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Business Continuity Specialist

Premier Services and Recruitment Overseas
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Posted 4 years ago
19Applicants for1 open position
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Basic Function:

  • Actively managing the planning, implementation, and improvement of business continuity and disaster recovery systems based upon established direction and priorities of the company.
  • Fully understand, drive and promote company's vision, culture and values.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for developing and maintaining business continuity and disaster response plans to facilitate the recovery of specific critical processes and applications in the event of a significant business disruption.
  • Assesses both financial and non-financial impacts of a critical process or application on the critical business units by initiating and maintaining a Business Impact Analysis (BIA).
  • Develops or assists in developing and maintaining an enterprise wide Pandemic Plan, to address crisis management response triggers.
  • Develops and maintains an enterprise wide Crisis Management framework, to include mass notification system, Crisis Management Teams, and Emergency Operational Centers.
  • Plans, conducts and maintains Business Impact Analysis (BIA).
  • Performs risk analysis for business areas to identify points of vulnerability and recommend crisis business disruptions and reduction strategies.
  • Provides guidance to critical business units and coordinates the development of business resumption and disaster recovery plans throughout the enterprise.
  • Establishes crisis recovery testing methodologies; plans and coordinates the testing of recovery support and business resumption procedures in different functional areas to ensure the recovery procedures are effective.
  • Conducts business continuity and disaster recovery training for stakeholders in all priority business areas
  • Develops enterprise wide emergency response & crisis management procedures; publishes & updates procedures to reflect changes in staff, location, & organization.
  • Assists recovery support and business resumption staff during a crisis in the implementation of response and business resumption and operating strategies.
  • Perform other duties as required in support of company and departmental objectives.
  • Prepare regular reports and metrics for Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Systems.
  • Coordinate and Participate in the departmental EHS system activities including hazard identification, safety awareness and procedures implementation, waste management, environmental aspects identification, and EHS audits
  • Actively participates in the development and implementation of EHS objectives & programs
  • Participates in the emergency response plan
  • Actively participates in the EHS audits/inspections. Take a major role in incident reporting & investigation
  • Coordinate and participate in the paper and other recycling programs

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor degree in Science, Engineering, Business, or other related field.
  • 2+ years of functional/professional experience in business continuity Information technology and/or financial institutions / Administrative/Technical Skills/ Other Information
  • Excellent command of both written & spoken English language.
  • Knowledge in Safety (including fire fighting) and environmental management systems and equipment
  • Knowledge in First Aid
  • Awareness of Safety & Environmental Management principles
  • Competence in Safety and Environmental Management, EHS Management system, Technical training courses in Risk assessment, Knowledge of Root cause analysis, and environmental / waste management

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