Procurement Risk & Business Continuity Specialist - Fix term

Factor; Belfast; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal services provider in Belfast is seeking a Procurement Risk & Business Continuity Specialist on a 12-month fixed term contract. The role involves supporting the procurement team in risk management and developing business continuity plans. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor degree, at least 4-5 years of experience, and strong communication skills. This position emphasizes collaboration and adaptability within a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4-5 years' experience.
• Legally eligible to work in the country this role is based.
• Regular client-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Support unit in identifying, assessing, and managing risks.
• Develop and implement Business Continuity Management (BCM) system.
• Ensure company can restore key processes in case of incidents.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication

Strong attention to detail

Client relationship management

Commercial awareness

Microsoft Office suite knowledge

Education

Bachelor Degree

Job description

With a legacy as a pioneer in the ALSP market, Factor leads the next evolution in legal services through AI-integrated contracting.

Factor is the market leader in Integrated Law™, combining the expertise of Traditional Law, the efficiency of New Law, and the close business integration of In-house legal to deliver complex legal work at scale.

Factor works alongside corporate legal departments to solve for the ever-increasing demands and complexity of transactional legal work. Our "do while transforming, transform while doing" approach combines specialist expertise, AI-powered solutions, and business process knowledge to deliver better performance, better business and legal outcomes, and a transformed contracting experience.

Our clients span Fortune 500 companies including global banks, major pharmaceutical companies and large technology firms.

We believe that the more diverse our team becomes — in backgrounds, skills, experiences, and perspectives — the higher our creative potential as a company. We are dedicated to growing a diverse, inclusive company where individuals of all backgrounds thrive.

We are comprisedof more than 300 lawyers, legal specialists, technologists, and process consultants across Europe and North America – Join us!

The Role

We’re looking for a Procurement Risk & Business Continuity Specialist to join us initially on 12-months fix term basis in our Belfast Office. As a member of our team, you will be working on a project for our clients and supporting their procurement team and supply chain.

If you believe in being a team player, can collaborate and communicate well with technical and non-technical audiences while bringing a result-driven, focused, high energy, confident, curious, quirky, and most of all fun sense of self, then this is the place for you.

Risk Management

• Supporting the unit in identifying, assessing, and managing risks,
• Advising managers on minimizing operational, financial, reputational, or regulatory risks,
• Monitoring risk indicators
• Collaborating on the implementation of risk management policies and procedures.

Project Management for the Business Continuity Framework

• Developing, implementing, or updating the Business Continuity Management (BCM) system,
• Coordinating Business Impact Analyses (BIA),
• Planning and testing Business Continuity Plans (BCPs),
• Ensuring the company can maintain or quickly restore key processes in the event of a failure, crisis, or incident,
• Reporting on project progress and related risks.

Essential Criteria

• You are adaptable, authentic, accountable, and values-driven. You’re a team player who exhibits personal leadership and leaves things better than you found them. We’re looking for someone who always gives their best and inspires others to do the same. This role requires the legal knowledge to take instructions from our Clients, take appropriate action and serve as an escalation point on issues for more junior team members. It’s no small task!
• In addition to the above, here are the required skills, knowledge, capabilities, and education for this role:
• Bachelor Degree
• Legally eligible to work in the country this role is based
• Minimum of 4-5 years' experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Regular client-facing experience;
• Good commercial awareness, working directly with business managers;
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite - especially Microsoft Word;
• Organizational fit for the Factor culture - exhibiting the core values of Authenticity, Accountability, Adaptability and Stewardship;
• Client relationship management

Additional Information

As a member of an ISO Compliant center, the candidate will be required to follow the policies and procedures on Information Security Management System in place at the Center of Excellence and globally at Factor. As a member of the Factor team, the applicant will have access to various company and client assets and will be required to maintain the level of security as identified for each asset.

Factor is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For more, visit: factor.law