Business Continuity Management Advisor

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Toronto is seeking an Advisor for Business Continuity Management to support its operational risk strategies and business continuity planning. The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of experience in risk management and strong communication skills. This full-time position offers a comprehensive rewards program and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Flexible benefits

Opportunities for development

Work-life balance options

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of Business Continuity Risk Management experience in financial services.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Professionalism required to liaise directly with Senior Management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Business Continuity Management (BCM) Plan.
• Prepare business lines for potential disruption.
• Conduct BCM exercises to validate planning assumptions.

Skills

Business Process Design

Crisis Management

Decision Making

Financial Risk Management

Operational Risks

Teamwork

Education

University degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

What is the Opportunity?

The Advisor for Business Continuity Management is the first line of defense for Functions and is responsible to recommend changes to the recovery strategies for the Business and Functional Groups. Assist Group Risk Management (GRM) in identifying and mitigating operational risk and support the Business Segment or Geographical Unit, ensuring RBC Businesses meet the maximum level of preparedness, conforming to RBC BCM Standards for Incident Management and Business Continuity Planning (BCP). Supports business recovery strategies and coordinates tactical planning and activities.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Plan Development/Maintenance, to implement appropriate BCM contingency plans and associated controls


• Prepare business lines for potential disruption through communication and reporting processes re: Incident Management, Business Continuity and Recovery Strategy within area(s) of responsibility


• Coordinates tactical activities of BCM including:
  
  
  
  • Complete Business Impact Assessments (BIA) to understand the impact of process failures
  
  
  • Remain apprised of environmental and potential business-impacting BCM related risks
  
  
  • Conducts BCM exercises to validate planning assumptions and test controls (including work area recovery, contact exercises and simulations as required)
  
  


• Advise and recommend on continuity strategies in the identification of risks, the determination of risk tolerances, the selection of appropriate recovery strategies


• Identify gaps in application capabilities requirements working with the business and IT to resolve the gap through acceptance, work arounds or an enhancement project


• Ensures all Business Continuity Plans conform with Enterprise BCM standards


• Provide analysis and insights on function specific KRI’s to support management reporting and investigate and resolve deficiencies


• Partnering with EBCM Centralized team, Regional and Business Line Executive to coordinate and maintain a multi-discipline Incident Management Team to provide a resilient response to incidents


• Track outstanding audit items or regulatory findings relative to the respective business lines, as they relate to BCM, assuring established timelines are met


• Secretary to the Business Line(s) Regional Incident Management Team, maintaining a working relationship/liaison with other Crisis Management Teams


• Support business change initiatives as it relates to BCM, including completion of associated BIA, BCP and required recovery testing

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• 2-5 years Business Continuity Risk Management experience within a financial services environment, conducting risk and control assessment / process reviews, and/or key controls assessments (monitoring/testing), in a combination of knowledge, skill and background in operational risk practices, audit or compliance functions, and/or one or more businesses.


• Professionalism and solutions orientation required to liaise directly with Senior Management with different lines of business.


• Previous experience working in highly regulated business environments.


• Strong communication, interpersonal (verbal and written) and presentation skills.

Nice-to-have

• ABCP, CBCP, University degree, or equivalent, or relevant professional qualification.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation


• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities


• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team


• Opportunities to do challenging work


• Flexible work/life balance options

Job Skills

Business Process Design, Crisis Management, Decision Making, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Industry Knowledge, Operational Risks, Planning & Execution, Risk Control, Risk Management, Teamwork

Additional Job Details

Address: 20 KING ST W:TORONTO

City: Toronto

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: GROUP RISK MANAGEMENT

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-09-29

Application Deadline: 2025-10-12

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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