Senior Business Continuity Specialist

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi is seeking a senior leader to own and advance the business continuity and resilience program. You will oversee day-to-day operations, set recovery priorities, and lead analyses and testing to ensure robust recoveries across the university.

You will advise service owners and governance committees, coordinate incident reviews, and produce resilience reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline is required.
• Certification such as CBCP, MBCI or Operational Resilience, or equivalent experience.
• At least 7 years in business continuity, operational resilience or disaster recovery.
• Experience leading BIAs, continuity plans and playbooks.
• Experience designing and evaluating exercises and recovery tests.
• Working knowledge of ISO 22301 and UAE NCEMA requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of the business continuity program
• Lead business impact analyses and set recovery priorities and objectives
• Develop and lead the annual business continuity exercise and testing program
• Advise service owners and senior stakeholders on continuity and resilience gaps
• Coordinate incident support and post-incident reviews
• Prepare resilience reports for management and governance committees

Skills

BCP leadership

BIAs

Continuity playbooks

Exercise design

Stakeholder advisory

ISO 22301 / UAE NCEMA

Education

Bachelor's degree in any discipline

Certifications: CBCP, MBCI or Operational Resilience, or equivalent

Professional cert in business continuity, crisis or risk management

Job description

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of the business continuity program
• Lead business impact analyses and set recovery priorities and objectives
• Develop and lead the annual business continuity exercise and testing program
• Advise service owners and senior stakeholders on continuity and resilience gaps
• Coordinate incident support and post-incident reviews
• Prepare resilience reports for management and governance committees

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline
• Certification such as CBCP, MBCI or Operational Resilience, or equivalent experience
• At least 7 years in business continuity, operational resilience or disaster recovery
• Experience leading BIAs, continuity plans and playbooks
• Experience designing and evaluating exercises and recovery tests
• Working knowledge of ISO 22301 and UAE NCEMA requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certification in business continuity, crisis or risk management
• Experience in the UAE or wider Middle East
• Experience in a complex, multi-function organization such as a university

About the Company

MBZUAI is a graduate-level artificial intelligence university in Abu Dhabi focused on research and innovation.