Senior Resilience Manager

MERJE; Basildon; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A national professional services firm is looking for a Senior Resilience Manager to lead a resilience framework development. This 6-month fixed-term contract offers the chance to influence business continuity and incident response strategies, advocating for a significant change in resilience practices.

Benefits

Flexible working

Commitment to colleague wellbeing

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in resilience and business continuity.
• Experience with crisis/incident response.
• Strong ability to drive change in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver a resilience and continuity framework.
• Lead incident response activities and develop playbooks.
• Govern operational vulnerability identification and mitigation.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Crisis Management

Education

CBCI Certification

Job description

Senior Resilience Manager – 6 Month FTC

Location: Home based

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Sector: Legal / Financial Services

A national professional services firm is seeking an experienced Senior Resilience Manager to lead the development and implementation of a firmwide resilience framework. This 6-month fixed-term contract offers a unique opportunity to shape critical business continuity and incident response strategies at an enterprise level.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and deliver a robust, outcomes-focused resilience and continuity framework. Map critical services and ensure recovery capabilities meet defined tolerances. Govern identification and mitigation of operational vulnerabilities. Lead incident response activities, including coordination of out-of-hours support. Develop playbooks and testing regimes for critical services. Partner with IT and business units to enhance disaster recovery preparedness. Represent the organisation externally and advise on resilience standards.

What We’re Looking For:

Proven leadership in resilience, business continuity, and crisis/incident response. Strong stakeholder engagement skills across regulated environments (e.g. SRA, FCA). Ability to drive change and embed risk-informed thinking into operations. Relevant qualifications (e.g. CBCI) desirable.

Why Apply?

Join a values-led organisation with a strong commitment to colleague wellbeing, flexible working, and inclusion. Be at the heart of strategic resilience in a complex and regulated environment. Benefit from a supportive team and a culture that champions collaboration and innovation.

Interested?

Apply now to shape and lead resilience strategy where your expertise will make a real difference.