Business Continuity Management Advisor

Intact Financial Corporation; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Business Continuity Management Advisor to enhance its resilience programs. The role involves supporting the development and testing of business continuity strategies, ensuring preparedness for major disruptions. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in business continuity and excellent communication skills, contributing to a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Financial rewards program

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Extensive flex pension and benefits package

Flexible work arrangements

Annual wellness account

Community Impact program

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in business continuity or insurance.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the management and implementation of an effective Business Continuity Program.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis of risk and develop Business Continuity plans.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Adaptability

Bilingual (French and English)

Education

Certification in Business Continuity

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

About the role

We’re looking for a Business Continuity Management Advisor to join our team!

The Business Continuity Management team is responsible for supporting the business in developing and testing the business continuity programs that ensures Intact critical business units are adequately prepared to react to any major business disruption. The team also supports the Crisis Management Committees during incidents.

This opportunity will be based out of any of our main national office locations and will require the successful candidate to attend in office 2 days a week as part of our hybrid work model.

What you’ll do here:

• Providing support to the Business Resilience and Physical Security Manager in the management and implementation of an effective Business Continuity Program and for developing preparedness to respond effectively to the organization's risk exposure to internal and external threats.

• Provide ongoing governance (accountability, transparency, prioritization, allocation) for the management of business resiliency activities.

• Ongoing risk resiliency and effectiveness monitoring - conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis of risk, risk data, risk mitigation opportunities and execution strategies in the development of Business Impact Analysis and Business Continuity plans.

• Supporting the business in developing and testing the business continuity programs that ensures Intact’s critical business units are adequately prepared to react to any major business disruption.

• Resiliency management software support - Champion the suite of tools used to promote effective resiliency risk identification / management and response processes. Contribute to the development, implementation, and effective use of online tools for risk and resiliency management.

• Coordinate resiliency program effectiveness testing including test design, planning, execution and evaluation of business continuity programs. Ensure Intact’s critical business units are adequately prepared to react to any major business disruption through tabletop test scenario exercises, analysis, tracking participation and results

• Coordinate with business units in the development of exit and contingency plans relating to third-party risk management.

What you bring to the table:

• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in business continuity or in a field of insurance or financial industry.

• Certification in Business Continuity or related designations (considered an asset)

• Excellent communication skills, strong collaborator and comfortable engaging in discussions with stakeholders at all levels, capacity to share point of view in a diplomatic way.

• Ability to adapt and support a variety of business units and teams during critical times.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including advanced knowledge of Excel.

• Bilingual in French and English (considered an asset)

• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country.

• No Canadian work experience required but must have authorization to work in Canada.

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What we offer

Our hybrid work model provides the balance between working from home and enjoying meaningful in-person interactions.

Working here means you'll be empowered to be and do your best every day. Here is some of what you can expect as a permanent member of our team:

• A financial rewards program that recognizes your success

• An industry leading Employee Share Purchase Plan; we match 50% of net shares purchased

• An extensive flex pension and benefits package, with access to virtual healthcare

• Flexible work arrangements

• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

• An annual wellness account that promotes an active and healthy lifestyle

• Access to tools and resources to support physical and mental health, embracing change and connecting with colleagues

• A dynamic workplace learning ecosystem complete with learning journeys, interactive online content, and inspiring programs

• Inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities

• Inspiring leaders and colleagues who will lift you up and help you grow

• A Community Impact program, because what you care about is a part of what makes you different. And how you contribute to your community should be just as unique.

We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.