Business Continuity Management Specialist

Quay Appointments Pty; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 129,000 - 157,000; Part time

Job summary

Quay Appointments Pty in Sydney is seeking an experienced Business Continuity Management Specialist to support a major resilience program. This senior role requires independent work, facilitation of BIAs, and enhancement of continuity planning practices.

You will partner with senior stakeholders to implement BCM frameworks, conduct exercises, support recovery planning, and drive resilience across the organisation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in business continuity management
• Extensive BIAs and developing BCPs
• Strong knowledge of ISO 22301 and BCM practices
• Experience in Operational Resilience, Crisis Management, or Risk Management
• Facilitate workshops and engage senior stakeholders
• Experience with BCM/GRC platforms such as RiskConnect, RSA Archer, ServiceNow GRC

Responsibilities

• Facilitate BIAs across business units
• Develop, review and maintain Business Continuity Plans (BCPs)
• Support operational resilience and recovery planning initiatives
• Conduct BCM workshops, testing exercises and scenario simulations
• Identify recovery gaps and support remediation activities
• Develop BCM maturity assessments and improvement roadmaps
• Deliver training, awareness sessions, and stakeholder engagement activities
• Produce governance reports, dashboards, and resilience metrics
• Support BCM lifecycle management and compliance activities
• Work closely with business leaders, risk teams, and key stakeholders

Skills

BIAs

BCP development

ISO 22301 knowledge

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Education

CBCI or MBCI certification

Tools

RiskConnect

RSA Archer

ServiceNow GRC

Job description

Business Continuity Management Specialist

Business Continuity Management Specialist

• Sydney CBD (Hybrid)
• 6-Month Contract
• Flexible part-time contract (2-3 days per week)
• $700 - $850 Per Day + Super

About the Opportunity

An experienced Business Continuity Management (BCM) Specialist is sought to support a major operational resilience and business continuity program. This role will suit a senior BCM professional who can work independently, facilitate Business Impact Assessments (BIAs), enhance continuity planning practices, drive resilience maturity initiatives, and provide expert advice across business continuity and operational resilience workstreams.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, the successful candidate will play a key role in implementing BCM frameworks, conducting exercises, supporting recovery planning, and strengthening organisational resilience capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate Business Impact Assessments (BIAs) across business units
• Develop, review and maintain Business Continuity Plans (BCPs)
• Support operational resilience and recovery planning initiatives
• Conduct BCM workshops, testing exercises and scenario simulations
• Identify recovery gaps and support remediation activities
• Develop BCM maturity assessments and improvement roadmaps
• Deliver training, awareness sessions, and stakeholder engagement activities
• Produce governance reports, dashboards, and resilience metrics
• Support BCM lifecycle management and compliance activities
• Work closely with business leaders, risk teams, and key stakeholders

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• 10+ years' experience in business continuity management
• Extensive experience conducting BIAs and developing BCPs
• Strong knowledge of ISO 22301 and BCM best practices
• Experience in Operational Resilience, Crisis Management, or Risk Management
• Proven ability to facilitate workshops and engage senior stakeholders
• Experience with BCM/GRC platforms such as RiskConnect, RSA Archer, ServiceNow GRC or similar
• Excellent written communication and reporting skills
• CBCI, MBCI or equivalent certification highly regarded