Business Continuity & Resilience Manager

We are seeking a resilient and commercially-minded Business Continuity & Resilience Manager to act as a key figure in our client’s global Real Estate & Workplace Centre of Excellence team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and testing the Company’s business continuity program; ensuring that the company is prepared for potential disruptions to its operations as well as meet compliance requirements for BCP (Business Continuity Planning).

Reporting to the Head of Safety & Security Estates the post-holder will partner with all of our client’s business divisions to develop and implement BCP policies, ensuring consistent delivery across the global portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive Business Continuity and Resilience program that aligns with industry standards and regulatory requirements
• Identify potential threats and risks that could impact the company’s operations, and develop plans to mitigate them
• Develop and maintain crisis management plans and procedures that can be implemented quickly and efficiently in the event of a disruption
• Lead incident response and recovery efforts to minimize the impact of disruptions on the company’s operations and reputation
• Work with key stakeholders to identify critical business functions and develop recovery strategies to ensure that they can continue to operate in the event of a disruption
• Review and update the business continuity plan regularly to ensure it remains relevant and effective

Requirements

• Strong understanding of relevant regulations and standards within BCP
• Experience of managing business continuity within an organization, ideally within multiple locations/regions
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills
• Self-starter with the ability to work with a great degree of autonomy
• Preferably certified with Business Continuity and Planner Qualifications: CBCI, MBCI, CBCB or similar