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Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
1. Strategic Design & Development
- Lead the design, implementation, and maturity advancement of the BCMS to ensure full compliance with regulatory and certification requirements.
- Drive the annual Business Continuity Management Plan & Objectives, aligning with Group strategy, risk appetite, and resilience priorities.
- Act as the Business Continuity Subject Matter Expert (SME), advising senior stakeholders and steering BCM integration in strategic initiatives, critical projects, and major procurements.
- Guide affiliates and functions on BCMS adoption, integration, and compliance, ensuring consistency and alignment across the Group.
- Champion the embedding of resilience culture through awareness programs, capability-building, and senior-level engagement.
2. Operational Leadership & Governance
- Oversee the review, enhancement, and approval of BCM documentation (policies, standards, frameworks, and continuity plans).
- Lead and represent the organization in internal/external audits and regulatory inspections (ISO 22301, NCEMA 7000, and other compliance reviews).
- Plan and execute enterprise-level Crisis Management and Business Continuity exercises; produce high-quality reports and actionable recommendations.
- Govern Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Risk Assessment (RA) activities to maintain an up-to-date, risk-informed continuity posture.
- Oversee the integration of incident response, emergency management, crisis communication, and business recovery strategies into a single resilient operating model.
- Monitor and report on BCM risks and readiness metrics to senior leadership and governance forums.
- Drive the standardization of tools, procedures, and templates to ensure consistency in BCM practices across the Group.
- Provide strategic insight and escalation support during disruptive incidents and crises as part of the Crisis Management Team (CMT).
3 Continual Improvement & Innovation
- Drive post-audit, post-exercise, and post-incident corrective action programs and ensure lessons learned are embedded into BCM governance.
- Monitor and benchmark the maturity of the BCM program, recommending and implementing best practices, innovative technologies, and digital tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Proactively identify emerging risks and disruption trends (e.g., cyber, supply chain, geopolitical) and advise on organizational preparedness.
- Influence the integration of BCM with ERM, HSE, ESG, and Technology Risk frameworks for a holistic resilience approach.
Desired Candidate Profile
- Bachelor s degree in Business, Risk, IT, Engineering, or a related discipline (Master s degree preferred).
- Minimum 8 10 years of progressive experience in Business Continuity Management, Crisis Management, or Operational Resilience, including multi-entity or group-level oversight.
- Proven leadership in driving ISO 22301 and NCEMA 7000 certifications or equivalent BCM programs at an enterprise scale.
- Strong governance, risk management, and resilience strategy expertise, with experience advising executive stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex exercises, risk assessments, and recovery strategies across multiple business units and geographies.
- Professional certifications required: ISO 22301 Lead Implementer / Lead Auditor and CBCI or equivalent (MBCI / DRII certifications preferred).
- Strong understanding of IT Service Continuity, Cyber Resilience, and Crisis Communications.
- Experience integrating BCM with ERM, HSE, ESG, or Integrated Management Systems is a plus.
Company Industry
- IT - Software Services
Department / Functional Area
- Administration
Keywords
- Senior Specialist - Business Continuity
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Group 42
Support in Designing, Developing, Implementing and Operating the Business Continuity Management Program within G42./p> G42 is an Abu Dhabi based artificial intelligence and cloud computing company with a global footprint delivering holistic and scalable AI solutions to a variety of commercial and government clients. The Group s business operations cover a wide range of industry verticals including Healthcare, Government, Smart City & Smart Mobility, Oil & Gas, Fintech, Geospatial, Aviation, Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics and Sports./p>