AVP, Business Continuity Management

Great Eastern Life; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Eastern Life seeks an AVP for Business Continuity Management, responsible for ensuring effective BCM practices. The role includes advising business units, developing frameworks and policies, and managing compliance with regulations. Candidates should have an IT degree and 5+ years in a BCM-related role, along with excellent interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in a BCM or related role.
• Good understanding of BCM standards and local regulatory requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to maintain effective working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all BCM responsibilities are executed and monitored.
• Provide advisory support on BCM matters to all business units.
• Plan and execute business continuity planning related tests.

Skills

Business Acumen

Risk Assessment

Compliance

Governance

Internal Controls

Strategy

Education

IT degree

BCM / DRP certification

Job description

Job Description - AVP, Business Continuity Management (250000R3)

AVP, Business Continuity Management (

Job Number:

250000R3 )

About the Job

The role of Business Continuity Management is to ensure that all key BCM related responsibilities are well executed, monitored and maintained covering aspects of advisory, planning, training, testing and attestation exercises. This is a crucial function in ensuring continuity in all business practices with acceptable mitigation in place.

•To provide support and assistance to Company’s initiatives / practices.
•Develop or Review/enhance BCM related framework, policies and guidelines to ensure alignment with regulatory and group requirements.
•Ensure compliance with regulations
•Assist in the annual review of policies, procedures, guidelines, etc. relevant to TRM/BCM.
•Be the main point of contact for business units on BCM matters.
•To provide advisory support to all business units on BCM matters.
•Plan business continuity planning related tests with other stakeholders.
•Execute and monitor progress of all BCM programs (workbook / walkthrough exercises / connectivity, transactional, supplementary testing, attestation reporting).
•Support all risk assessment related initiatives (RCSA / CRSA / KRI / KCGI / EGRC).
•Assist in the review of risk assessments in consultation with business units on technological and/or business continuity risk matters.
•Support all BCM initiatives & projects (Disaster Recovery Planning / Joint exercises with Outsourced services / Contingency planning).
•Review DR strategies and provide advice for improvements in effectiveness
•Anticipate threats and technological changes and implement timely mitigation to minimise risks.
•Draft email communication, e-Learning content, and awareness collaterals, etc.
•Develop and conduct BCM training to coordinators and employees.
•Coach members of the team.
•Manage and maintain the alternate recovery site / equipment at high level of readiness.
•Work with key stakeholders to proactively shape the Company’s culture and conduct environment that is aligned to the Company’s Core Values.
•Champion culture and conduct behavioral expectations within the Department/Division.

We are looking for people who

•IT degree and/or BCM / DRP certification.
•Minimum 5 Years of experience in a BCM or related role.
•Good understanding of BCM standards, practices and relevant local regulatory requirements.
•Possesses technical skills which include Business Acumen, Risk Assessment, Business Continuity Management, Compliance, Governance, Internal Controls, Strategy etc.
•Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships at all levels.
•Demonstrates alignment with the Company’s core values through expected behaviours.

How you succeed

• Champion and embody our Core Values in everyday tasks and interactions.
• Demonstrate high level of integrity and accountability.
• Take initiative to drive improvements and embrace change.
• Take accountability of business and regulatory compliance risks, implementing measures to mitigate them effectively.
• Keep abreast with industry trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging threats and technologies to understand and highlight potential concerns/ risks to safeguard our company proactively.

Who we are

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well-established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels – a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of "AA-" by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies. Great Eastern's asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia. Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.

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