Business Continuity Analyst
26 August by Search & Select
Reference ID: 204924
Duration:
Unspecified
Salary: To be advised
End Date: 17 Oct 2024
Job Description
Our client seeks a Business Continuity Analyst to join their team. Role Profile:
You will be responsible for developing, implementing, co-ordinating and
maintaining comprehensive business continuity and disaster recovery plans to
ensure the resilience and continuity of the organisation operations in the event
of an unforeseen disruption. Working closely with the IT Resilience Analyst, and
the business units, the role will involve assessing risk, designing recovery
strategies, to mitigate potential impacts, customer detriment and minimize
downtime. Key Responsibilities: Working with all business units, identify and
assess any potential risks and vulnerabilities that could disrupt business
operations, including natural disaster, cyber threats, pandemics, reduction in
staff, failure of key third party providers, and other emergencies. Using the
information collected during the completion of the BIRA, determine the potential
effects of various disruptive scenarios on the organisations operations,
financial stability and reputation. Working with all business units, develop and
document detailed business continuity plans, outlining procedures and protocols
for responding to, and recovering from disruption. Working with the IT
Resilience Analyst develop and document detailed IT disaster recovery plans
outlining procedures and protocols for responding to, and recovering from
disruptions. Working with relevant stakeholders to implement and regularly test,
demonstrate and record, the effectiveness of business continuity planning,
ensuring that they align with industry best practices and regulatory
requirements for the jurisdictions it operates in. Collaborate with the various
business units to raise awareness of business continuity protocols and provide
training to ensure staff understand their roles and responsibilities in the
event of a crisis. Monitor and review existing business continuity plans,
identify areas for improvements and make recommendations for enhancing the
organisations resilience to potential threats. Horizon scanning any analysis to
business continuity regulations relevant in our various jurisdictions. Establish
communication channels and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders
(in conjunction with the Vendor Managers) to ensure a coordinated response to
disruptions, including maintaining relationships with external partners and
emergency services. Working closely with the Head of Operations help develop and
implement a business incident management framework to dovetail with the IT Major
Incident Management framework. This should include BIRA, BCP and the
Organisations Incident Management Control Team. Under direction of the Head of
Operations be a point of contact during incidents, assisting with communications
and actions. Liaise closely with the IT Major Incident Management taking into
account the type of incident and who will lead etc. Collaborate with relevant
departments to ensure a swift and effective response to incidents. Support the
Head of Operations in the co-ordination of the incident response team, ensuring
adherence to established protocols. With the exception of IT related incidents,
ensure post incident reviews involving stakeholders from across the
organisation. Following review, produce a detailed report, including acti... If
you have the required skills please apply online at searchandselect.com quoting
reference number: 14733