BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Contribute to the development and maintenance of the enterprise-wide business continuity management program including development of tools and instructional guides for both businesses and IT Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets such as data centres Develop contingency plans to deal with organizational emergencies Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans Analyze impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements Assess risks to business operations and develop mitigation controls and plan Establish, maintain, or test call trees to ensure appropriate communication during disaster Monitor organizational compliance with regulations Design or implement products and services to mitigate risk or facilitate use of technology-based tools and methods Create scenarios to re-establish operations from various types of business disruptions Implement crisis management plan and crisis communication plans Contribute to establishing and maintaining program processes and practices which effectively ensure that the IT program remains current and incorporates/aligns with industry standards and practices as appropriate, and adequately covers general regulatory requirements Ensure appropriate integration of requirements and information obtained from various sources, including external regulators and Auditors Participate as independent business continuity professional in support of various other initiatives to achieve the risk management objectives Identify potential Business Interruptions, develop safeguards against these interruptions, and implement recovery procedures in the event of a business interruption Provide documentation and training on Contingency Planning concepts and procedures Safeguard data processing operations by identifying potential problem areas and single points of failure that may result in interruptions to critical data processing operations Develop safeguards and Business Recovery Plans and Procedures governing the remote Business Offices and Operations associated with the organization • Identify and Categorize outage exposures that could cause a business interruption, then obtain Insurance and Vendor agreements to safeguard against a disaster event Assess the Business Continuity implications of proposed technological or organizational changes and coordinating any revisions to existing Business Continuity Plans and Procedures Coordinate routine updates to the detailed information supporting the Business Continuity Procedures (e.g., contact lists, personnel assignments, hardware and software specifications, network diagrams, vital records management and inventory lists, off-site back-up schedules, etc.) Coordinate electronic access to, and hard copy distribution of, the Business Continuity Plans and Procedures Consider information security continuity requirements Ensuring all personnel with specific Business Continuity responsibilities are adequately trained to fulfil their assigned responsibilities Perform other duties as requested to meet the ongoing organizational needs Experience/Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree, plus substantial continued education and training in the related field 8-12 years of progressive experience in Business Continuity, Disaster recovery, DR Testing and Crisis Management Ability to read, analyze and interpret information as it pertains to compliancerelated functions and regulations Significant, demonstrable, experience within business continuity and disaster recovery role Strong understanding of key Compliance, standards, and framework such as ISO, NIST, etc. Preferred to hold Business continuity certifications such as ISO 22301, CBCI, CBCP etc. Preferable have worked in Health Care Sector#J-18808-Ljbffr