Business Continuity Management Consultant

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior BCM Consultant to join our growing team.

In this role, you will play a crucial part in assisting our clients on developing and implementing a robust

business continuity plans to build operational resilience against disruptions and ensure swift recovery.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct a thorough analysis of the current business continuity and risk management practices.
• Perform BIAs to determine and prioritize the critical business functions that will require recovery strategies.
• Carry out comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential threats to business operations.
• Identify gaps and areas for improvement relative to ISO 22301, 27005 and ISO 31000 standards and other related standards and best practices.
• Create a scalable and adaptable business continuity and risk management framework ensuring it supports all critical business functions and complies with international standards.
• Develop business and IT strategies to mitigate identified risks.
• Elaborate comprehensive documentation for all processes, assessments, plans, and tests conducted. This include:
• Building actionable plans (Crisis Plans, Communication Plans, etc.) for response and recovery for various scenarios.
• Elaborating communication plans to keep internal and external stakeholders informed and involved.
• Developing crisis governance and related plans.
• Developing or revising policies and procedures (BCP, IT, Transversal) that support management and business continuity goals according to standards and best practices.
• Ensuring that business continuity plans, policies and procedures are integrated with internal processes and IT systems to enable swift and coordinated response to incidents.
• Designing and delivering training programs for internal concerned stakeholders to ensure they understand their roles in risk management and business continuity.
• Planning and conducting tests (IT, Crisis) to validate the effectiveness of the business continuity plans and risk response strategies.
• Defining key performance indicators (KPIs) related to risk management and business continuity readiness.
• Establishing mechanisms for updating and refining business continuity and risk management plans in order to ensure:
• Their evolution meets the organization changes and growth
• Ensure business continuity and risk management practices meet all legal, regulatory, and standard requirements.
• Assisting the organization through the process of obtaining related certifications (such as ISO 22301).

Qualifications

• Master degree in Business Continuity, Emergency Management, Risk Management, Business Administration, or or a related field.
• Relevant experience (2 – 5 years) as a BCM Consultant or similar role.
• Strong understanding of business continuity principles and best practices
• Knowledge of relevant regulations and standards.
• Detail oriented, client focused, with a pragmatic approach.
• Relevant certifications in BCM (such as ISO 22301) or related would be a plus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Fluency in English and Arabic.

Additional Information

This role necessitate mobility flexibility, allowing individuals to work interchangeably between Tunis and Saudi Arabia.