Business Continuity Specialist & Policy Support

NATO; Norfolk (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NATO invites applications for a Staff Assistant (Business Continuity) within the ACT Office of Security. The role supports BC policy, planning, oversight, and guidance and contributes to developing and maintaining directives and local BC plans across HQ SACT and subordinate commands.

The successful candidate will assist risk assessments, coordinate exercises, and liaise with NATO HQ and external stakeholders to ensure continuity capabilities and incident recovery are strengthened.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience with higher education path, or 4 years post-related experience.
• 1-3 years of experience in business or office administration.
• 1-3 years of experience in Business Continuity Management and disaster Recovery within a large organization.
• 1-2 years of experience in writing and developing policy documentation.
• 1-2 years of experience in the management of risk in relation to cybersecurity and/or CIS operations.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Staff Officer (Business Continuity) in developing ACT Business Continuity directives and guidelines.
• Advising and supporting the development and maintenance of the HQ SACT Business Continuity directives and guidelines.
• Supporting HQ SACT and subordinate entities in developing and implementing local Business Continuity Plans.
• Advising and supporting ACT subordinate commands on Business Continuity.
• Assisting the Staff Officer (Business Continuity) risk assessment and Business Impact Analysis to identify ACT critical functions and dependencies.
• Supporting ACT BC Plans to assess compliance with the Alliance Business Continuity Plan.
• Maintaining close liaison with the NATO HQ, ACO, NCI Agency, NSPA, and other relevant stakeholders in relation to Business Continuity.
• Supporting ACT BC Education and Awareness Program.
• Supporting the training of staff with specific BC responsibilities.
• Supporting BUDFIN to identify the budget impact in relation to ACT Recovery Strategies.
• Supporting and participating to the Business continuity and disaster recovery exercises within ACT.
• Assisting and supporting the Alliance Business continuity and disaster recovery exercises.
• Supporting the Alliance Business Continuity working group and other related fora.
• Supporting Security Inspections of subordinate entities to assess compliance with Business Continuity requirements.

Skills

Business Continuity

Policy Writing

Risk Management

Disaster Recovery

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Higher Secondary education + vocational training

Secondary education + advanced vocational training

Job description

NATO invites applications for a Staff Assistant (Business Continuity) within the ACT Office of Security. The role supports BC policy, planning, oversight, and guidance and contributes to developing and maintaining directives and local BC plans across HQ SACT and subordinate commands.

The successful candidate will assist risk assessments, coordinate exercises, and liaise with NATO HQ and external stakeholders to ensure continuity capabilities and incident recovery are strengthened.