Business Continuity & Resilience Specialist

Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development seeks a professional to support the implementation of business continuity plans and programs, ensuring service delivery during emergencies and disruptions. The role involves risk identification, maintenance of critical services registers, and updating risk profiles aligned with BCMS standards.

You will coordinate resources, assist in incident response planning, train staff, and contribute to BCMS documentation, audits, and exercises across the

Qualifications

• Experience in identifying and maintaining critical services registers and risk lists.
• Ability to update risk profiles for critical services.
• Familiar with Business Continuity Management standard classifications.
• Experience supporting training sessions on risk identification and remediation.
• Experience developing and updating BCMS documentation and records.
• Ability to coordinate resources for continuity plan execution.
• Experience with incident response planning and escalation procedures.
• Ability to conduct internal audits of Business Continuity programs.

Responsibilities

• Participate in identifying and maintaining register of critical services and risk lists.
• Update risk profiles for critical services and affiliates.
• Follow up on establishment of controls for risks per BC management standards.
• Attend and support training sessions for departmental risk coordinators.
• Collect information for development and updating of BCMS plans (BC Strategies, Incident Response Plan, BC Plan, Media Response Plan).
• Coordinate resources (personnel, tools, equipment, software, funds) for continuity plans.
• Train coordinators and management on response scenarios and implementation mechanisms.
• Assist in developing and updating notification, escalation, event management, and supply chain procedures during emergencies.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining BCMS documentation and records.
• Liaise with external parties to coordinate access to jointly delivered critical services.
• Participate in internal audits of the BCMS.
• Review and update the Incident Response Plan periodically.
• Assist in establishing safety procedures for resources during crises.
• Raise employee awareness of incident response procedures.
• Participate in post-incident damage assessments and related activities.
• Collect KPIs for BC standards and draft performance reports.
• Attend internal meetings and relevant workshops and conferences.
• Assist in BCMS exercises across the Department.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Continuity / Emergency & Crisis Management

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Management

Bachelor's degree in Information Security / Cybersecurity

Bachelor's degree in Safety, Security & Emergency Management

Bachelor's degree in Disaster Management / Organizational Resilience

ISO 22301 Certified Professional

NCEMA 7000 Training Certification

Job description

Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development seeks a professional to support the implementation of business continuity plans and programs, ensuring service delivery during emergencies and disruptions. The role involves risk identification, maintenance of critical services registers, and updating risk profiles aligned with BCMS standards.

You will coordinate resources, assist in incident response planning, train staff, and contribute to BCMS documentation, audits, and exercises across the