Business Resilience Senior Analyst in Liverpool

Company description:

A rewarding place to work. At Rathbones, We invest in everyone\’s tomorrow that includes our people. We are always looking for future talent, and we can help you build a rewarding career with clear paths to progression and the opportunity to share in the success of our business.

Job description:

Job Title: Business Resilience Senior Analyst

Department: Shared Services

Multiple locations, Liverpool, Glasgow and Manchester

Contract Type: 12 month fixed term contract

The Role

Operating with 1LOD, accountable for ensuring a consistent Group-wide framework is in place to systemically identify, measure, mitigate, report, monitor & manage resilience risks. To provide analytical, administration, and assurance/oversight activities, in support of the Group-wide Business Continuity & Operational Resilience framework and associated processes. This includes supporting the development, implementation, maintenance and enhancement of related policies, incident & crisis management & communications plan, procedures, business impact assessments, and business continuity plans; as well as providing advice and support to all business areas.

Outcomes of the Role

• Supports the delivery of the Group-wide Business Resilience framework and associated processes.
• Supporting the development and embedding of the framework across the Group, to ensure that the Group meets regulatory obligations.
• Supports the completion of the business impact analysis (BIA) and business continuity plan (BCP) annual cycle.
• Support the transformation of data analysis and reporting for business continuity and resilience activities.
• Supports in major incident and crisis management awareness, training and exercise sessions.
• Provide support to the management of risks across business resilience, helping ensure that arrangements are in place to protect the firm from risk realisation.
• Maintain and enhance detailed data mapping for important business services.
• Analyse, and assemble data for report preparation and produce MI as required.
• Complete ad hoc activities and projects as required.

Detailed Role Duties & Responsibilities

Business Resilience Activities

• Supporting the implementation and continuous improvement of the Group business resilience programme, assisting with regulatory compliance.
• Supporting business areas in the development of their business impact analysis and continuity planning, ensuring that they remain within agreed tolerances.
• Support management (incident management team and crisis management team) in the event of a major incident or crisis event.
• Supporting in the delivery of appropriate training and awareness of the Groups Operational Resilience obligation.
• Working closely with key stakeholders, in particular Technology, Supplier Management and RIM Operations, to maintain a Group-wide resilience mapping, to underpin Operational Resilience.
• Working closely with colleagues, in particular, Supplier Management to support understanding of third-party (and fourth-party) supplier relationships; and mapping to the delivery of RIMs important business services.
• Provide support to the Group Business Continuity & Resilience Committee. Facilitate the design and testing of business continuity plans with business owners, ensuring results and lessons learned are captured and reported accordingly.
• Support the coordination, facilitation, & delivery (as required) of awareness & training activities, promoting business resilience & enhancing understanding across the Group.

Risk Management

• Supporting the management of business resilience risks, helping to ensure that arrangements are in place to protect the firm from risk.
• Promote a culture of operational resilience throughout the Group.
• Ensure adherence to the risk management policy and procedures, including expected standards of internal control.

Reporting

• Supporting the data inputs into the monthly reporting to the Director of Shared Services highlighting areas of concern, key risks & salient issues.
• Participate, engage & produce regular updates (when requested) to senior management, including the GEC, on business resilience risks & issues; including the Groups adherence to regulatory requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Experience in process mapping, business continuity/resilience planning or assessment of IT/operational risk would be an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to produce MI and reports, and report and present findings.
• PC literate; good working knowledge of MS Office including Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint.?
• Ability to quickly review data, interpret and provide meaningful interpretation and output.
• Able to communicate proactively and confidently with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Good organisation and time management skills.
• Excellent and persuasive communicator, both verbally and in written form.
• Proactive stance towards continual professional development.
• Ideally worked within a similar role within business resilience, business continuity, risk or a regulatory area.
• Financial services knowledge advantageous.
• Knowledge of ISO22301 & PRA/FCA operational resilience requirements would be beneficial.