Operational Resilience & Business Continuity Specialist

Job Title:Operational Resilience& Business Continuity Specialist
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available
Salary Range:£33,200 – £49,800
Location: Eastleigh Hybrid
Work Level:3
Closing Date for applications:Monday 19th May 2025
Hiring Manager:Mary-Lee Mitchell

Operational Resilience& Business Continuity Specialist:We are looking for and organisedand operational minded individual to help identify & reduce the risk fromdisaster events and plan for the recovery of services (including IT, Buildings& People) as an Operational Resilience & Business Continuity Specialist.

Reporting to the OperationalResilience & Business Continuity Manager, this role supports thedevelopment, implementation, and continual improvement of resilience andcontinuity strategies across the organisation, working collaboratively withboth IT and Business functions to ensure a comprehensive understanding ofoperational needs and recovery objectives

Main Responsibilities:

• Maintain and update BC/Resilience policies, plans, and documentation.
• Ensure recovery objectives and impact tolerances are met.
• Collaborate with IT on continuity testing and disaster recovery planning.
• Support crisis response, recovery site operations, and return-to-normal activities.
• Report on test outcomes and continuity issues.
• Promote Operational Resilience and Business Continuity awareness, training, and communications across Ageas.
• Ensure compliance with Group policy and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct business impact analyses and risk assessments.
• Design and implement effective continuity mechanisms and procedures.
• Oversee the effective execution of Disaster Recovery testing ensuring that the plans support both recovery point and recovery time objectives and that plans are updated in response to issues found during testing.

Skills and experience:

• Understanding of Operational Resilience and Business Continuity controls, in particular those relating to business process, governance, risk and education.
• An in depth understanding of the Ageas operational structure with experience working in several business areas.
• Good communication skills both verbally and in writing with good questioning and listening skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to talk comfortably and knowledgeably with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior management, business partners, audit functions.
• Experience in dealing with external stakeholders.
• Ability and desire to learn, develop and strengthen knowledge and skills in all areas of Operational Resilience and Business Continuity.
• Good decision-makingskills, strong team working, proactive, planning and organisation skills.

To find out more about this role and for information please contact Sarah Daines

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