Business Continuity Manager - Hybrid

Bangura Solutions; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority client in Greater London is seeking a Business Continuity Manager to oversee the development of Emergency Plans and Business Continuity procedures. The role requires expert knowledge of preparedness issues and the ability to manage complex relationships within local government. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in similar roles and excellent communication skills. This contract position offers a hybrid work model and is open to all professionals, including minorities and disabled candidates. Immediate applications are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Successfully navigated similar roles in local government.
• Experience in the development of business continuity plans.
• Demonstrable ability to engage with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Determine strategic resilience priorities and objectives.
• Deliver and maintain Emergency Plans and Business Continuity procedures.
• Lead workshops to promote policy awareness among staff.

Skills

Expert knowledge of preparedness issues

Awareness of emergency planning and business continuity requirements

Knowledge of political processes within local government

Relationship management and leadership skills

Track record in emergency planning and business continuity systems

Conflict navigation skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Business Continuity Manager - Hybrid

Proven Business Continuity Manager required to help our local authority client determine strategic resilience priorities and objectives to deliver a comprehensive Emergency Plans and Business Continuity procedures for the organisation. You will also review, revise as necessary and maintain the Corporate Business Continuity plan, to provide guidance notes and codes of practice in support of the policy and to lead activities, workshops, etc to ensure the Policy is brought to the attention of staff.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Expert knowledge of current and impending issues in preparedness.
• Excellent awareness of emergency planning and business continuity statutory requirements, national and corporate policies and legislation, organisational obligations and implications of variations in service delivery models.
• Knowledge of the complex political and democratic processes within local government, together with an understanding of the relationships with other local authorities and statutory bodies
• Highly developed relationship management skills delivered through effective leadership, and influencing skills to deal effectively and professionally with a variety of people at all levels to embed a compliance culture
• Successful track record of planning, development and implementation of emergency planning and business continuity systems in medium to large, complex organisations
• Ability to successfully navigate conflict whilst, developing and maintaining constructive relationships.
• Able to analyse and resolve complex issues, balancing organisational risk with business needs
• Able to understand and interpret emergency planning and business continuity legislation and information, collate, interpret and use research and statistical data, draw conclusions and recommend actions and to make such information understandable across various audiences
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.
• The ability to be proportionate is key.

The ideal candidate will have recently completed a similar role for another Council.

Minorities, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Interview will commence this week, so please apply immediately to be consider for this contract role.