Continuity Planning Specialist

4 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Apex Systems Full time

POSITION SUMMARY

Apex Systems is seeking a seasoned Business Continuity Analyst with extensive expertise in Business Continuity planning and evaluation. The selected candidate will play a pivotal role in advancing the Business Continuity program throughout the organization by collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure the robustness of the program against various challenges. Responsibilities include tracking and coordinating regular updates to existing plans, ensuring thorough reviews, and documenting approvals as necessary. The analyst will also expand the scope of Business Continuity plans based on stakeholder feedback and assessed business criticality. It is essential that these plans are aligned and consistent with Disaster Recovery strategies for both conventional and ransomware scenarios. The role involves managing daily operations related to Business Continuity while ensuring synergy with other IT resilience initiatives. A clear understanding of organizational priorities and the potential impact of failures in internal and external dependencies, including IT infrastructure and supplier relationships, on service delivery is crucial. Travel may be required up to 10% of the time.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES


• Oversee the governance of Business Continuity program initiatives, including mission/vision, charter, policies, standards, steering committee, budget, and program management metrics and reporting.


• Coordinate the development of regular updates (PowerPoint presentations) regarding the BC program for senior management.


• Facilitate business impact analyses (BIA) and risk assessments as necessary across the organization.


• Ensure the development, maintenance, and testing of appropriate BC, DR, crisis management, crisis communication, and third-party contingency plans by relevant business owners.


• Align DR plans and other operational recovery strategies with BC plans.


• Maintain accurate records of developed plans.


• Design and facilitate tests and exercises for the business continuity plans and crisis management execution.


• Assist in navigating BC plans during events.


• Support post-exercise discussions, summaries, enhancements, and resolutions.


• Provide training to business teams to support BC plan management.


• Offer recommendations regarding business continuity and disaster recovery systems to enhance coverage and minimize disruption.


• Manage relationships with key business and administrative stakeholders to uphold the effectiveness of business continuity processes.


• Perform additional duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Required:


• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to define, collect, and analyze data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make informed decisions.


• Skills to assist with BC/DR and Incident Response operations.


• Demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, and a consistent ability to achieve results.


• Proficient in clearly communicating business continuity and disaster recovery requirements to all organizational levels, including senior management.


• Ability to build and maintain relationships across all management levels to achieve consensus among diverse audiences with competing objectives.


• Capability to work independently and manage project deadlines with minimal oversight.


• Comprehensive understanding of BC management and resilience principles.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize competing demands.

Preferred:


• Experience in project management within a BC/DR context.


• Coordination of large-scale initiatives in the BC, DR, and/or IT Security domains.


• Familiarity with various information security technologies and business applications.


• Certifications such as Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP), Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP), Fellow Business Continuity Institute (FBCI), Member Business Continuity Institute (MBCI), and/or NIMS/ICS are advantageous.

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