Business Continuity Specialist

Control Risks; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

401 (K) Retirement

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Life and AD&D

Hybrid working arrangements

Job summary

Control Risks' Embedded Consulting team is looking for a Business Continuity Analyst to support a Fortune 100 client's corporate business continuity program focused on the Americas region. The analyst will be in charge of executing the business continuity plans as put together by the Head of Business Continuity and Business Continuity Regional Managers.

This position will require the candidate to be onsite 5 days a week in Arlington, VA.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience implementing and managing corporate business continuity or risk management programs.
• Ability to travel across assigned regions and internationally as needed.
• Experience with commercial Business Continuity tools.
• Experience managing and analyzing data from various sources to align to strategic goals.
• Experience in responding to significant disruptive events.

Responsibilities

• Executing the BC strategy as developed by the Head of Corporate BC and Regional BC managers.
• Working with regional business teams to conduct business impact and risk assessments, identify critical services, define recovery objectives, and map critical dependencies.
• Working with business teams to document BC plan needs in Corporate Continuity tool to drive consistency and attestation.
• Partnering with the Business, and Global Real Estate and Facilities team to coordinate recovery strategies as identified through the Business Continuity planning process.
• Facilitating business continuity exercises and tests, to identify potential gaps in plans, as well as functionality of work transference processes supporting recovery.

Skills

Data analysis

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Project management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

Commercial BC Tools

BCI/DRII certification (plus)

Job description

Control Risks' Embedded Consulting team is looking for a Business Continuity Analyst to help support a Fortune 100 client's corporate business continuity program focused on the Americas region. The analyst will be in charge of executing the business continuity plans as put together by the Head of Business Continuity and Business Continuity Regional Managers. This position will require the candidate to be onsite 5 days a week in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Executing the BC strategy as developed by the Head of Corporate BC and Regional BC managers.
• Working with regional business teams to conduct business impact and risk assessments, identify critical services, define recovery objectives, and map critical dependencies.
• Working with business teams to document BC plan needs in Corporate Continuity tool to drive consistency and attestation.
• Partnering with the Business, and Global Real Estate and Facilities team to coordinate recovery strategies as identified through the Business Continuity planning process.
• Facilitating business continuity exercises and tests, to identify potential gaps in plans, as well as functionality of work transference processes supporting recovery.
• Work with large amounts of data and create meaningful reports.
• Support in launching and maintaining tools and POC for conducting trainings.
• Liaison with support teams to implement the program.
• Supporting workplace resilience initiatives by working with multiple stakeholders to include facilities, business continuity, information technology, security and crisis management, for the purpose of seamlessly integrating within the disaster response cycle, as required.

Requirements

• 3+ years' experience implementing and managing corporate business continuity or risk management programs.
• Ability to travel across assigned regions and internationally as needed.
• Bachelor's Degree in business or related field.
• Experience with commercial Business Continuity tools.
• Experience managing and analyzing data from various sources to align to strategic goals.
• Experience in responding to significant disruptive events.
• Ability to dive deep into data, existing processes, people, and technology challenges in order to identify risks and opportunities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the written and oral communication skills necessary to build relationships and positively influence decision making.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple complex projects.
• Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII), Business Continuity Institute (BCI), or other business continuity professional certification a plus.

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary bonus scheme that incentivizes, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.

The base salary range for this position is $95000-$105000 per year. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.

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