Operational Risk Manager : Business Continuity Planning

Land Bank Careers; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in South Africa seeks a Business Continuity Management Specialist to manage execution of the BCM programme, develop frameworks, and enhance crisis management capabilities. Candidates should have a relevant degree, experience in BCM, and knowledge of risk management principles. This role is crucial for supporting organizational resilience and requires collaboration with various teams.

Qualifications

• 4 years of BCM experience organization-wide, including emergency and crisis management.
• 4 years knowledge and experience on IT Disaster Recovery.
• 2 years financial services experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage execution of business continuity management programme.
• Develop and implement BCM framework and policies.
• Coordinate and manage crisis management exercises.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Risk management principles

Project management principles

Business/Financial acumen

Knowledge of DR & IT Governance Principles

Education

Relevant Degree/Diploma in Business Management or Risk Management

Job description

Job Advert Summary (Land Bank) is South Africa's only specialist agricultural bank established in

the bank's sole objective is to serve South African commercial and emerging farmers and bring specially designed financial services within their reach.

These services enable farmers to finance land, equipment, improve assets and obtain production credit.

The Land Bank provides financial services that have moved with the times and continues to provide services to agri-business and constantly reviews its offerings to ensure that they match the needs of an industry.

As change has swept across the sector in South Africa the socio‑economic makeup of agriculture has altered, bringing new entrants from historically disadvantaged backgrounds on to the land, these new farmers, facing the challenges of establishing sustainable agri‑businesses across the agricultural value chain, Land Bank has been a commercial lifeline offering appropriately designed financial products that facilitate personal and commercial viability in a sector that is vital to the sustainability of South Africa and its people.

Main Purpose of the Job

To manage the execution of business continuity management programme for the Land Bank and to ensure that best practice frameworks / policies are used to safeguard against and / or ensure recovery from all types of business disruptions and threats.

Key Performance Areas

1. Emergency Response

Ensure delivery and maintenance of a fit for purpose emergency response capability focusing on effective response to physical disruptive incidents (i.e. safety, security and facilities related incidents)

Provide guidance in the establishment and enablement of Emergency response team

Promote and sustain emergency preparedness awareness and culture

Monitor internal and external environments for potential disruptive incidents and proactively inform stakeholders

Provide support to business units during invocation

Coordinate and manage emergency response exercises

Track and report emergency response capability

Assess and provide recommendations for emergency management

2. Business Continuity Management

Ensure delivery and maintenance of a fit for purpose business continuity capability with regard to business leadership teams responsible for managing financial and reputational impact of disruptive events for Land bank

Develop and implement BCM framework, policies, plans and standard operating procedures and BCM strategies for the Bank

Develop and Facilitate business impact assessments (BIAs)

Developm and facilitate the development and maintenance of BU Business Continuity Plans (BCPs)

Perform research and benchmarking with other similar organization to ensure best practice

Identify appropriate service providers

Coordinate regular testing to enhance recovery capability & resilience

Measure BCM capability across the organization

Analysis and reporting on the status of Business Continuity capability, recoverability and resilience

Monitor and report on IT DR testing and testing of all critical processes in the organization

Provide pro‑active risk mitigation and controls for all gaps identified across the organization based on BIA, Business recovery testing

Ensure implementation of all action plans as part of operational plans and BCM strategy

3. Crisis Management

Ensure delivery and maintenance of a fit for purpose crisis management capability with regard to business leadership teams responsible for managing financial and reputational impact of disruptive events for Land bank

Develop and maintain the Crisis Communication Plan (CCP)

Provide guidance in the establishment and enablement of the Crisis Management Teams at business EXCO / strategic leadership

Promote and sustain crisis management awareness culture

Monitor execution of all plans and report on them

Monitor internal and external environments for potential disruptive incidents and proactively inform stakeholders of such incidents

Provide support to business during an invocation of the crisis management plan

Coordinate and manage crisis management exercises

Stakeholder Relationships

Participate in the Operational Risk Committee

Participate in the OHS& Security Committee

Collaboration with ITIT Steerco reporting

Preferred Minimum Education and Experience

A relevant Degree / Diploma in Business Management, Risk management
4 years BCM experience organizational wide (inclusive of emergency and crisis management )
4 years Knowledge and experience on IT DR
2 years Financial services experience
Critical Competencies
Microsoft Office
Business / Financial acumen
Knowledge of risk management Principles
Project Management Principles
Advanced knowledge of Business Continuity Management principles
Knowledge of DR & IT Governance Principles

Additional Requirements

Travel as and when required
Extended hours as and when required
Required to work off site on occasion
Requires to activate the alternate recovery site
Requires to represent Land Bank at external stakeholder forums
Requires the authority to propose emergency interventions across business