Senior Risk & Continuity Specialist

Edge Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family visas

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for dependents

Education allowances

Job summary

EDGE is a UAE-based leader in advanced technologies for defence and related sectors. The Senior Specialist will support the implementation and continuous improvement of the Group's ERM and BCM programs across entities, delivering tailored risk assessments and advisory to drive risk maturity.

Based in Abu Dhabi, the role requires collaboration with risk champions and senior leadership to monitor, report and mitigate risks while strengthening resilience and continuity across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline.
• 3-6 years of experience in Enterprise Risk Management.
• Mandatory experience in Risk Management and Business Continuity Management.
• Experience conducting risk assessments and facilitating risk workshops.
• Experience maintaining Risk Registers and monitoring mitigation plans.
• Experience in strategic, operational, financial and project risk management.
• Understanding of business continuity planning, resilience and crisis management.
• Strong analytical, reporting and presentation skills.
• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive identification, communication, measurement and management of Group wide risks.
• Monitor and report risks; drive risk assessment and analysis to support informed decision making.
• Facilitate risk management workshops with stakeholders and advise leadership on mitigations.
• Prepare risk reporting tailored to stakeholders, including top strategic risks.
• Ensure comprehensive, continuous risk identification processes.
• Monitor the effectiveness of risk management processes.
• Conduct trend analysis and identify emerging risks.
• Provide coaching for entity risk champions.
• Identify and assess business continuity, operational resilience, and disruption risks.
• Recommend mitigation and resilience measures to reduce disruptions.
• Develop and maintain the organization's Business Continuity Management framework, policies, standards, and procedures.

Skills

Risk Management

Business Continuity Management

Risk assessments

Risk workshops

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree (Risk Management / Business Administration / Finance / Accounting / Engineering)

Job description

EDGE is a UAE-based leader in advanced technologies for defence and related sectors. The Senior Specialist will support the implementation and continuous improvement of the Group's ERM and BCM programs across entities, delivering tailored risk assessments and advisory to drive risk maturity.

Based in Abu Dhabi, the role requires collaboration with risk champions and senior leadership to monitor, report and mitigate risks while strengthening resilience and continuity across the organization.