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 Location: UK
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BC Analyst.
Location: Manchester, UK
Salary: 30k base
Andersen Steinberg are wanting to speak with a Business Continuity Analyst. For the right candidate this presents an excellent opportunity for someone who is determined to expand and develop his or her career in Business Continuity.
Preferably the candidate will have a good grounding in BC. The role will be Reporting into the BC Manager, the successful applicant will assist in the Trading, Financial and IS areas in implementing Business Continuity Management best practice. Working closely with the nominated business coordinators to provide support and guidance on a broad range of BC related topics including the delivery and reporting of effective exercises. Excellent report writing skills are therefore essential.
The applicant should be able to work proactively to produce work of the highest standards. Good customer relations are an essential part of the job in order to develop trust and respect with customers and stakeholders to ensure delivery of successful business outcomes.
You will have experience of Business continuity and Disaster recovery and have knowledge of planning and project management.
For more details please contact Mark Medcalf at mark@andersensteinberg.com
IT/DR Practitioner
Location: North West UK.
Salary: 42k base
Andersen Steinberg Group are looking for an IT/DR Practitioner for their client, a leading FS organisation.
This is a mid-level level role. The ideal candidate must have proven experience to undertake full, active roles within the planning, running and reporting of complex IT and datacentre DR exercises.
We are looking for someone who can work on their own initiative and get the job done, with potential to advance quickly.
Role Purpose:
• Improvement of IT Services Recovery & Resilience Capabilities
• Improvement of Core Bank IT Infrastructure Recovery and Resilience Capabilities
• Recovery strategy definition, business impact analysis
• Delivery and Maintenance of Group-wide assurance plan
• Maintaining and reporting datacenter exercises.
Key skills and knowledge required:
• Specialist skills in IT Disaster Recovery.
• Ability to inspire and lead a step-change in technical and operational capabilities
• Planning and organizing datacenter strategy.
• High degree of communication skills.
For more details please contact Mark Medcalf at mark@andersensteinberg.com
Business Continuity Specialist
Cotswolds, UK
£35,000 Basic
Purpose
Business Continuity Management is an holistic management process that identifies potential impacts that threaten an organisation and provides a framework for building resilience and the capability for an effective response that safeguards the interests of its key stakeholders, reputation, brand and value-creating activities.
There are two roles which focus upon development and management of business-focused continuity and recovery capability.
Accountabilities & Deliverables
• Identification and Assessment of Business Continuity (BC) risks in business operations, including both current and new business operations and clarification of risk ownership / sharing within and across Company boundaries
• Working with all of areas of the business to provide guidance in developing and maintaining effective business continuity solutions including plan management, training / awareness, technical recovery and exercising / assurance in line with BS25999
• Relationship Management for all allocated contracts / clients performed through the regular and effective reporting of risk, capability and coverage
• Advise the Business Continuity Manager of any consultancy opportunities identified and assist in developing the opportunity to provide a revenue stream to the Business Continuity Team (BCT)
• New Business - working as part of Company bid teams on new client / contract bids and working direct with existing clients to develop new BC services
• Reporting the position of each Business / Client’s alignment to BS25999 in line with the BCT Reporting Structure
• Assist in the management of Incidents which impact on the delivery of the service to the Client
• Assist in the management of any Supplier relationship, external & internal, which the BCT have in place to support the solutions which have been developed
Key Measures
• Ensure that BC Co-ordinators / contacts are in place for all areas of Company and communicate on a regular basis with each area
• Ensure that BC Plans are documented and tested in line with the contractual obligations agreed with the Client
• Identify, reporting and monitoring progress against BCP Risks
• Review and interpret documentation producing by the Business Continuity contacts / co-ordinators and provide documented feedback in line with the requirements for BS25999 identifying dependencies and weaknesses and to ensure an effective Continuity / Recovery Strategy
• Assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of the BCT’s policy, documentation and framework in line with BS25999.
• Assist in the development and perform / organise training for all Business Continuity contacts / co-ordinators and deputies
• Manage offsite tests from Initiation to the production of Post Test Report
• Post Incident reports produced after each incident
• Support the bid teams where BC is required in the production and costing of solutions
• Participate in regular meetings with Suppliers, external & Internal to review the service provided and identified improvements and cost savings
Core Skills, Knowledge and Attributes
• Detailed knowledge of BS25999
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Good understanding of the Company Business and organisation including the technology used by the Company
• Good organisational skills / team player / well motivated and used to working to tight timescales
• Good interpersonal skills including Customer service and communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail with a questioning and probing approach
• Good project and planning skills
• One of the successful candidates will have an emphasis on strong and detailed knowledge of BCM lifecycle and an ability to work with business managers to ensure BCM is embedded in the business
• The other candidate does not need such strong knowledge of BCM (they do need to have a good appreciation of the rationale and processes, but they will need a strong business acumen, strong communication and negotiation skills
• Hold a driving licence and be happy to travel within the UK, with perhaps some international travel over time
Relationships
• Good working relationship with other members of the BCT
• Good working relationship with contacts / co-ordinators within the Business
• Good working relationship with Technical resource required to deliver the BC Solution
• Ability to obtain the best level of service from internal and external supplier
The job holder shall be (or shall be working towards) a qualified and active member of either / both the Business Continuity Institute or the Emergency Planning Society
For more details please mail careers@andersensteinberg.com or call Ade Howarth on 0207 043 2918.
Business Continuity Specialist
North West, UK
£35,000 Basic
Purpose
Business Continuity Management is an holistic management process that identifies potential impacts that threaten an organisation and provides a framework for building resilience and the capability for an effective response that safeguards the interests of its key stakeholders, reputation, brand and value-creating activities.
There are two roles which focus upon development and management of business-focused continuity and recovery capability.
Accountabilities & Deliverables
• Identification and Assessment of Business Continuity (BC) risks in business operations, including both current and new business operations and clarification of risk ownership / sharing within and across Company boundaries
• Working with all of areas of the business to provide guidance in developing and maintaining effective business continuity solutions including plan management, training / awareness, technical recovery and exercising / assurance in line with BS25999
• Relationship Management for all allocated contracts / clients performed through the regular and effective reporting of risk, capability and coverage
• Advise the Business Continuity Manager of any consultancy opportunities identified and assist in developing the opportunity to provide a revenue stream to the Business Continuity Team (BCT)
• New Business - working as part of Company bid teams on new client / contract bids and working direct with existing clients to develop new BC services
• Reporting the position of each Business / Client’s alignment to BS25999 in line with the BCT Reporting Structure
• Assist in the management of Incidents which impact on the delivery of the service to the Client
• Assist in the management of any Supplier relationship, external & internal, which the BCT have in place to support the solutions which have been developed
Key Measures
• Ensure that BC Co-ordinators / contacts are in place for all areas of Company and communicate on a regular basis with each area
• Ensure that BC Plans are documented and tested in line with the contractual obligations agreed with the Client
• Identify, reporting and monitoring progress against BCP Risks
• Review and interpret documentation producing by the Business Continuity contacts / co-ordinators and provide documented feedback in line with the requirements for BS25999 identifying dependencies and weaknesses and to ensure an effective Continuity / Recovery Strategy
• Assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of the BCT’s policy, documentation and framework in line with BS25999.
• Assist in the development and perform / organise training for all Business Continuity contacts / co-ordinators and deputies
• Manage offsite tests from Initiation to the production of Post Test Report
• Post Incident reports produced after each incident
• Support the bid teams where BC is required in the production and costing of solutions
• Participate in regular meetings with Suppliers, external & Internal to review the service provided and identified improvements and cost savings
Core Skills, Knowledge and Attributes
• Detailed knowledge of BS25999
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Good understanding of the Company Business and organisation including the technology used by the Company
• Good organisational skills / team player / well motivated and used to working to tight timescales
• Good interpersonal skills including Customer service and communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail with a questioning and probing approach
• Good project and planning skills
• One of the successful candidates will have an emphasis on strong and detailed knowledge of BCM lifecycle and an ability to work with business managers to ensure BCM is embedded in the business
• The other candidate does not need such strong knowledge of BCM (they do need to have a good appreciation of the rationale and processes, but they will need a strong business acumen, strong communication and negotiation skills
• Hold a driving licence and be happy to travel within the UK, with perhaps some international travel over time
Relationships
• Good working relationship with other members of the BCT
• Good working relationship with contacts / co-ordinators within the Business
• Good working relationship with Technical resource required to deliver the BC Solution
• Ability to obtain the best level of service from internal and external supplier
The job holder shall be (or shall be working towards) a qualified and active member of either / both the Business Continuity Institute or the Emergency Planning Society
For more details please mail careers@andersensteinberg.com or call Ade Howarth on 0207 043 2918.
•Date: 30th June 2008 •Region: UK |
