Band 3 Business Continuity Manager

Office for Nuclear Regulation; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A regulatory agency in the United Kingdom is seeking a professional to support incident management and business continuity efforts. The role involves maintaining policies, managing incidents, and providing training within a hybrid working environment. Ideal candidates will have relevant certifications and experience in business continuity management. The agency values inclusion and promotes well-being among its employees.

Qualifications

• Experience in implementing Business Continuity Management aligned with ISO 22301:2019.
• Experience in managing incidents and creating emergency plans.
• Ability to work in a complex, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Incident Management and Business Continuity policies.
• Assist in business impact analyses and determining key metrics.
• Develop and deliver incident management training.

Skills

Knowledge of Business Continuity Management System

Strong communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Time management skills

Confidence in using Microsoft applications

Education

Certification in Business Continuity or related degree

Job description

Job Purpose

As part of its 2025 strategy ONR is committed to being a modern and transparent regulator, delivering trusted outcomes and value. We are making substantial investments in new digital technologies and skills to enhance our regulatory processes and management of information.

About The Role

Reporting to the Head of Incident Management and Business Continuity, and engaging with senior ONR colleagues, this is an exciting role to support the continuous improvement of ONR’s incident management and business continuity programme and wider organisational resilience activity to ensure we are ready to respond to and recover from disruptions at all times.

You will work collaboratively across multiple teams, participate in incident response activity, and provide expert support to ONR’s strategic-level, incident response team. In addition to this you will provide training and exercises as well as interacting with external stakeholders when required.

Principal Responsibilities

• Maintain Incident Management and Business Continuity policies and procedures ensuring they align with ISO 22301:2019. Also support the development, exercising and maintenance of business continuity plans, and ensure that recovery strategies are effective for the restoration of key resources and for the resumption of critical business processes.
• Assist in the coordinating of business impact analyses and work with internal stakeholders at all levels across the organisation to determine key metrics (e.g. recovery time objectives, maximum tolerable periods of disruption) and review/establish critical business areas and activities.
• Act as a point of escalation and support incident management teams during live incident response activity and support post‑incident debriefs, reporting and remediation work.
• Develop appropriate guidance and communication items to all staff outlining ONR’s arrangements for Incident Management and Business Continuity Management, outlining their role and responsibilities.
• Proactively develop, prepare, and deliver incident management and business continuity training to ONR staff including the incident management response groups and senior stakeholders.
• Test incident response and recovery plans by developing and delivering local and ONR‑wide scenario exercises as required, ensuring staff are aware of roles and relevant procedures.
• Develop and maintain incident logs, exercising and maintenance schedules, and other key points of management information for use in internal reporting; assist in the preparation of reports for presentation for a variety of internal audiences, including senior management.
• Develop a network of internal and external contacts including external agencies i.e. government departments and industry bodies in order to develop effective working relationships and to ensure plans are in place and kept updated.

Line Management Responsibilities

• None currently, however, at this level there could be an expectation to manage staff in the future.

Location / Travel

This post may be undertaken from a base at any one of ONR’s office locations (Bootle, Cheltenham, or London). However, there is an expectation that travel to other offices may be required. ONR operates hybrid working (working in the office and or at home) as part of our flexible working policy. There is an expectation that everyone will spend time in the office on a regular basis, recognising that some work is better done face to face. Managers will work with their teams on what works best to meet individual, team, business and organisational needs to enable collaboration, as well as balancing personal choice and wellbeing.

Work with Us

Our colleagues are from all walks of life with varied personal experiences and career journeys into ONR. We want the best people for our roles. As an inclusive employer we value individuals’ contributions, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion, or belief. Our values ‘supportive, open‑minded, fair and accountable’ are central to this. We invest in our people to build capability, resilience, and promote wellbeing in our great teams, underpinned by our inherent focus on inclusion and excellence.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must hold or achieve and retain National Security Vetting clearance at Security Clearance (SC) level.

Inclusion

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We will consider reasonable adjustments to ensure the recruitment process is inclusive and barrier‑free. Please contact ONR.Human‑[e-mail] to discuss further.

We will also offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for applicants who opt into the guaranteed interview scheme.

We recognise we have a role to play in helping those leaving the Armed Forces and have a Veterans guaranteed interview scheme. We offer an interview to Veterans who meet the minimum criteria for applicants who opt into the scheme. Please see eligibility criteria below.

• served for at least one year in His Majesty's Armed Forces (as a Regular or Reserve).
• be in transition from, or ceased to be a member of, His Majesty’s Armed Forces.
• not already be employed by ONR.

Qualifications – Essential

• Certification in Business Continuity (e.g. ABCI/MBCI/CBCP) or associated degree, or willingness to work towards a relevant qualification.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Knowledge and practical, experience of implementing a full Business Continuity Management System aligned with the Business Continuity Institute’s (BCI) Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) 7.0 edition and the international standard for business continuity management (ISO 22301:2019)
• Experience of managing incidents and creating emergency plans/playbooks
• Experience of planning and progressing work activities within professional guidelines or organisational policy, applying initiative and independent judgement
• Proven record of ability to work in a complex, fast‑paced environment, demonstrating strong organisational and time management skills, delivering results within deadlines.
• Evidence of strong communication skills both internal and external with the ability to articulate and communicate with all levels of staff, both oral and written, with an eye for detail as well as the bigger picture
• Proven analytical and problem‑solving capability with the ability to analyse data and present in a manner relevant to a wide range of audiences.
• Confidence in the use of modern Microsoft based IT tools and applications.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience of working in/with a highly regulated industry, government department, and/or for a Category 1 or 2 Responder as designated by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004
• Experience of participating in external audits.

For Further Information

For more information about this vacancy please contact Sally Davies – Head of Incident Management and Business Continuity via email: [e-mail]

How To Apply

Please submit your application through the recruitment portal.

Your application should include:

• CV to include a full record of your education and professional qualifications and a full employment history.
• A suitability statement (maximum of 800 words) highlighting how you meet the ‘essential skills and experience’ required for the role, which will be used at shortlisting in conjunction with your CV.
• Where applicable highlight if you have any experience under ‘desirable skills and experience’ within the application form.

Throughout our shortlisting process, we will make decisions about your capability to do the job, based on evidence you provide against the essential criteria (and the desirable if applicable).

ONR do welcome applicants who require sponsorship through the skilled worker route. Unfortunately, this particular role is not open to application from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role, and it’s identified at any stage that you require sponsorship your application will be rejected, and any provisional offers of employment will be withdrawn.

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