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BCM Jobs jan 2008

Category - Business Continuity Jobs

Business Continuity Positions

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POSITION: Technology Risk (Business Continuity) Senior Consultant
LOCATION: Various US

JOB DESCRIPTION

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY

The Senior Consultant has primary responsibility for direct supervision of Consultants in executing Business Continuity Management project work plans. The Senior Consultant has direct, client-facing engagement responsibilities. Serving as both role model and trainer, the Senior Consultant demonstrates the attributes of excellent client service and assists team members in developing technical and professional competency. The Senior Consultant learns to identify areas of IT risk and opportunities to improve IT business processes.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
• Communicate Business Continuity strengths and weaknesses to the client or engagement team and develop effective solutions
• Ensure timely completion of assigned project phases
• Develop and maintain effective client relationships
• Apply understanding of company policies and proficiency in company methodologies
• Apply understanding of business processes and technical skills to successfully complete project assignments
• Develop understanding of project requirements and client’s business
• Supervise and train project personnel
• Prepare reports on findings and make recommendations to senior management
ABILITY TO TRAVEL

• The position requires an average of 50% to 70% out-of-town travel to client work sites

EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline (e.g. Accounting, Computer Information Systems) required
• Required minimum GPA 3.0
• 3+ years in a related field required, preferably in professional services and/or industry—at least two years working with BCM tools
• Professional Certification such as CBCP, ABCP,MBCP, CISA
• “Big 4” experience in a relevant area strongly preferred

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Prior experience in a consulting environment
• Prior project management and supervisory skills
• IT and business process design and improvement skills
• Solution strategy, design, and integration skills
• Process, organization, and deployment planning skills
• Interpersonal skills to interact in team environment and foster client relationships
• Ability to work with clients and teams to manage expectations and ensure project success
• Prior experience leading projects with some direct supervision
• Prior interviewing experience
• Demonstrated understanding of the importance of business ethics
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Must be able to handle highly confidential information in a strictly professional manner
• Must be able to maintain professional demeanor in times of high stress

REQUIRED TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Business continuity management governance knowledge
• Facilitation and interviewing skills
• Process documentation knowledge
• Deep, multi-industry Risk Assessment and Business Impact Analysis experience
• Multi-industry business continuity strategy development experience
• Crisis management and business continuity plan documentation experience
• Plan test (exercise) experience (facilitation, simulation, and review)
• Training and awareness program development knowledge
• BCM audit experience
• Plan maintenance process knowledge
• Design and development of alternate workplaces, emergency operations centers and hot-sites
• Crisis communications and media handling process development experience
• BCM software solution knowledge (pros/cons) and customization of internal templates and screens

PREFERRED TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Experience with some/all of the following BCM technologies
o Platform recovery (mainframe, AS/400, RS6000, Windows/Novell server), to include internal redundancies and clustering/mirroring technologies
o Application recovery (ERP and web application)
o Database recovery (SQL, DB2, Oracle)
o Data network recovery and high availability strategy options
o Voice communications recovery options
o Data backup and recovery strategy options
o Storage solution knowledge (with a focus on EMC knowledge development)
o Data center design (to implement hot-site solutions)

For the above role please contact Stephen Haigh or phone on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426 or Tel US: +(1) 646-652-1217

POSITION: Senior Manager – Technology Risk/IT Audit
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA

JOB DESCRIPTION

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY

Responsible for execution on client engagements and maintaining a strong relationship with senior client personnel. Must have a solid understanding of their client’s business and be able to demonstrate technical competence in their product group and industry. Ensure quality and satisfaction on engagements. Must be able to clearly articulate the value drivers of our business, and are responsible for developing opportunities both at existing clients and new clients. Responsible for job economics and for ensuring timely close and billing of projects.
ABILITY TO TRAVEL
• Travel throughout the month frequently required based on client requests/commitments

EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline (e.g. Accounting, Computer Information Systems) required
• Required minimum GPA 3.0
• 7+ years in a related field, preferably in professional services and/or industry
• Professional Certification such as CPA, CISA, CISSP strongly preferred
• “Big 4” experience in IT Audit, strongly preferred

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Prior management and direct supervisory experience in a team environment required
• Ability to travel as necessary to meet client needs
• Must work well in a team-oriented environment as well as independently
• Must work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Demonstrated excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Must have ability to multi-task
• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent client relationship skills
• Proven Business Development skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Demonstrated mentoring and people development skills
• Must be able to handle highly confidential information in a strictly professional manner
• Must be able to maintain professional demeanor in times of high stress

REQUIRED TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Specialized Industry skills
• Solid Understanding in both IT auditing and information systems
• Solid knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite applications

For the above role please contact Stephen Haigh or phone on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426 or Tel US: +(1) 646-652-1217

Job title: Disaster Recovery Sales
Location: London & SE
Salary: up to £40,000 base/ £80,000 (Uncapped) Expected OTE

Car Allowance (Up to £400 - £500 per month)
Tools for the job, i.e. phone, laptop etc…
Telesales person dedicated to working for the selected candidate, to generate potential leads.

Global leader in software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector are currently seeking a Disaster Recovery Sales representative to join there new sales practice.

This organization has opened up this new practice, which will be focused on the SME market.

The candidate will be required to sell the organisation’s Business continuity services (Work area recovery) which have an average deal size of £8,000 - £12,000.

The organisation is ideally looking for a candidate that has skills in one or more of the following areas:

Disaster Recovery Sales
Business Continuity Sales
Storage Sales
Security Sales

The organisation offer great benefits for the role:

Car Allowance (Up to £400 - £500 per month)
Tools for the job, i.e. phone, laptop etc…
Telesales person dedicated to working for the selected candidate, to generate potential leads.

For the above role please contact Charles Foulger c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Title: Business Continuity Consultant (Permanent Staff).
Reports to: Head of Professional Services

Role: The Consultant will be a primary source of specialist knowledge on the business continuity products and services Office-Shadow delivers to its clients. The Consultant will support the business from the client engagement process to the delivery of commissioning, training, deployment and support services.

The Consultant will manage and lead individual and group workshops, focused on software delivery, integration and the business continuity management requirements of clients. He / she will support, deliver and inform clients of developments in the solutions and be knowledgeable in current features designed to assist in helping the client succeed. He / she will assist in the ongoing design, development, maintenance, delivery and review of the product.

Delivery: The Consultant will provide a full understanding of the product suite to lead clients to successful projects meeting client-specific requirements. The Consultant will utilize interactive workshops, presentations and live software.
Shadow-Planner is a sophisticated software suite, and the skills required to fully understand and deliver successful business continuity management deployments are challenging.

Skills: The post holder will be experienced in business continuity and / or technical disaster recovery, with commercial understanding. A pre-sales background is a useful additional attribute.

The consultant will be able to articulate and demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and experience of helping clients with their business continuity programs specifically, but not exclusively, through software deployment.

The post holder will be able to demonstrate their ability to work both as part of a team and on their own with the minimum of supervision in delivering a high standard of consultative services that show attention to schedules, deadlines, budgets and quality of work. They shall have an ability to communicate with senior managers and directors both individually and in a group scenario

In addition the applicant will have a good understanding of common business practices and processes and must be qualified to work in the United Kingdom. The role requires significant European and some international travel.

For the above role please contact Chris Oliver chris.oliver@office-shadow.com

Title: Business Continuity Program Manager (Permanent Staff).
Reports to: Head of Professional Services

Role: Office-Shadow seeks an experienced Project Manager to play a lead role in client featured deployment work. The Project Manager will be able to lead a Business Continuity team consisting of, but not limited to staff and specialists from both the client and supplier(s) perspective. They will support Projects from engagement and program planning process to the delivery of commissioning, training, deployment, support services and maintenance.

The candidate will be able to lead individuals and groups, focused on programme management, software delivery, and integration capturing the business continuity management requirements of clients.

Delivery: The Project Manager will provide a full understanding of the product suite to lead clients to successful projects - meeting client-specific requirements. Shadow-Planner is a sophisticated software suite, and the skills required to fully understand and deliver successful business continuity management projects are challenging.

Skills: Ideally experienced in Project Management and Business Continuity, we seek a Project Manager with measurable skills (such Prince 2 qualification and Professional Membership of an Industry body such as the BCI). A commercial understanding and a rounded ability to be able to engage at differing levels within an organization to deliver on time and within tolerance and budget are essential. The project manager will have the ability to articulate and demonstrate his / her knowledge, understanding and experience of helping clients with their business continuity programs specifically through software deployment.

The applicant should be able to demonstrate his / her ability to lead a multi-faceted team and on his / her own with the minimum of supervision in delivering a high standard of programme and project services that show attention to schedules, deadlines, budgets and quality of work.

In addition the applicant will have a good understanding of common business practices and processes and must be qualified to work in the UK. The role requires UK, European and some international travel.

For the above role please contact Chris Oliver chris.oliver@office-shadow.com

Job title: Business Continuity Consultant(s)
Location: USA (all locations)
Salary: $70,000-$200000 + benefits

Global consulting firm requires experienced professionals with business continuity and disaster recovery experience to work with existing and new clients.

Working with clients in all industry sectors you will offer a wide range of consulting solutions based around Business Continuity, Storage and Disaster Recovery.

Candidates applying must have excellent communication, presentation, relationship management, client/customer development experience, project programme management and business development experience with a proven track record in business continuity or storage or a disaster recovery role.

Ideally candidates will be degree educated with a proven business continuity or storage or disaster recovery background

For the above role please contact Paul Adkins p.adkins@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Job title: Business Continuity Consultants
Location: UAE
Salary: $70,000-$140000 + benefits

Global consulting firm requires experienced business continuity and safety professionals to work with our developing client base in the UAE.

Candidates must be degree educated with a sound background in Business Continuity or Safety.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

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Job title: Business Resilience contractors required for 2008
Location: EMEA locations
Salary: Typically between £300-£600 per day

RCS has an impressive and growing portfolio of clients in all industry sectors. We expect demand for bespoke contractors throughout 2008.

We are interested in speaking with business resilience professionals who hold experience in: projects, testing, training, education programmes, analysis, interim management, planning, strategy and more…

Candidates must have a proven background in: Business Continuity or Security or Risk or Safety.

Paul Adkins will be conducting introductions and interviews on the 31s Jan and 1st Feb in London.

For the above role please contact Paul Adkins p.adkins@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Job title: Business Continuity Officer
Location: Poole
Salary: Up to £30,000
Type: Permanent

Our Client is a leading Retail organisation, who is interested in candidates from all industries, with a strong Business Continuity background to assist with the implementation of a Business Continuity Plan for the Distribution Centre, Head office and key offices across the estate and to provide support to embed and maintain effective Business Continuity Management.

Responsibilities will include:

Organize Business Impact Analysis reviews with key departments and raise/ update Business Continuity Plans.
Agree and train Business Continuity champions in the understanding of Business Continuity principles.
Plan, Support, Deliver and Follow up Business Continuity related exercises/ Plan walk through

If this role is of interest and you have a good Business Continuity working history, then contact Charles Foulger c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

BCM Contractor - Oil and Gas sector

An integrated international service provider to the oil & gas industry, with capabilities to serve the complete lifecycle for upstream, midstream and downstream facilities and infrastructure for them.

They are looking for a hands on Business Continuity Contractor to help two of the largest divisions within the organisation have an up and running Business Continuity function for their office and IT functions

The two divisions are located in Dubai and Aberdeen and the contractor will be working in either of these locations for the duration of the contract

There is strong buy in from the business and it is the business driving this.

Their Risk and Impact analysis has already been done on their office and IT functions, now they need someone with strong hands on experience to take them from their plans and put it into practice.

The role reports into the Head of Risk and he is looking for someone to be able to start as quickly as possible.

It is expected this contract will last for between 6-9 months.

For the above role please contact Iain Sutherland iain@informationsecuritysolutions.com or phone on + 44 (0) 20 7887 6090

Technical Policy Writer- Contractor
Reference No. CF-266
Company Financial
Location Basingstoke
Rate Flexible
Duration 3 months +
Start Date ASAP

The Role

A financial organisation is looking for an experienced technical writer with strong security experience and grounded in ISO 17799/BS7799 policy writing. The documentation will be in English. The role would be primarily based in Basingstoke.

The successful candidate will be required to create security polices, procedures and technical security requirements for a number of systems including but not limited to:

• ISO 17799 based Policies
• Cisco PIX and Checkpoint Firewalls
• AIX and Solaris
• Windows
• Secure Data Communication
• Security Operation Centre Policies and Procedures
• NCircle Operating Procedures
• IDS/IPS Security Procedures

For the above role please contact Iain Sutherland iain@informationsecuritysolutions.com or phone on + 44 (0) 20 7887 6090

Job title: Business Continuity Relationship Manager
Location: London (Canary Wharf)
Salary: Open

Investment Bank urgently requires business continuity professional with front office and relationship management experience to conduct a 6 months contract.

For the above role please contact Paul Adkins p.adkins@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Job title: Business Continuity Manager (AVP/VP)
Location: Dubai or Saudi
Salary: €70,000-€100,000

Global Financial Services Company requires experienced Business Continuity professional to work in Dubai or Saudi.

Given the cultural sensitivity of the region and the differing language requirements, the a candidate is needed for mid- to mgmt level positions within Business Continuity.

An Arabic speaking candidate would be of benefit, cultural sensitivity and the ability to operate in a non-native environment will be pre-requisite to successful mission execution. Strong, developed communication are required.

The candidate’s will have responsibility for crisis management and business continuity.

Given the nature of the task, preparedness to travel at short notice plus an inquisitive mind are important. High level of flexibility (time, geographic, tasks and missions) are required.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Job title: Programme Manager and assistant to the COO/CAO
Location: London
Salary: £45,000-£75,000

Global Investment Bank requires highly professional and top achieving candidate.

Working directly for the COO you will project manage activities and be an executive management assistant responsible for: communication the COO community– verbal, e-mail and through presentations, preparation of communication material, Involvement in global strategy definition and implementation planning, key control and driver in staff planning, budgeting and cost management, primary contact for related policies and guidelines’ sign-off process, key contact point for management level problem resolution of issues, management of project management tacking, management, work streams, projects and programs on the back of best practice governance structure, project plans against market best practice project mgmt discipline, independent project related analysis, restructuring and turn-around management of internal processes or IT related work streams or equivalent.

Given the exposure to senior members of the management team, strong appearance and communication impact is required.

For the above role please contact Karla Reffold k.reffold@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Title: Regional Risk Manager
Salary: 40-50,000
Permanent
Location: South East

A large retailer is looking for a Regional Risk Manager to look after their stores in the South East.

You will be responsible for visiting the stores and assessing the risks in loss prevention, physical security and health and safety. You will need to report on the status and compliance of the individual stores and recommend areas that require improvement. You will be responsible for liaising with store managers, head office, the police and local crime prevention groups.

The successful candidate should have a good background in retail security and an understanding of the health and safety obligations within a food retailer. You will need to be able to commute to locations within the M25 and hold a full driving licence.

For the above role please contact Karla Reffold k.reffold@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

IT Effectiveness Consultant – Risk
Location: Various, US

Responsibilities and Experience Requirements

A qualified candidate will likely have worked within a Management Consulting environment in a consultancy/engagement/advisory role dedicated to large scale ERP Implementation and Integration and/or Supply Chain or Customer Relationship Management system engagements. We wish to recruit candidates who have market experience and recognition, delivering services for the design and implementation of software applications and Application Enabled Technology Transformation.

Requirements:

• a bachelor's or master's degree in business, accounting, finance, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related discipline
• 5+ years of experience leading large scale ERP implementation with a leading professional services firm or within industry
• strong business process knowledge, and an advanced understanding of how Technology is applied to those processes is required
• strong understanding of market needs and competitor positioning
• strong understanding of enterprise architecture development techniques
• working knowledge of major market technology offerings such as SAP, Hyperion, Cognos
• advanced English written and verbal communication and presentation skills - must be fully capable to articulate business acumen at the C-Suite level

Level: Consultant/Engagement Manager/Advisor
Desired Start Date: ASAP
Travel: Some Domestic travel anticipated
Package: Negotiable

In the first instance please email your CV to Luke Chambers luke@andersensteinberg.com

Job title: Disaster Recovery Manager
Location: London UK travel
Salary: £45,000-£60,000 + Car allowance and excellent pension.

Blue Chip Consulting Company Requires highly experienced DR Consultant with detailed: DR programme management, testing, planning and management…

This is an excellent opportunity to gain entry into the consulting sector.

For the above role please contact Charles Foulger c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: JS05

Job title: Security and Risk Consultant
Location: London UK travel
Salary: £55,000-£65,000 + and package

Consulting Company requires highly experienced security and risk professionals to provide consulting solutions clients. Varied Risk and Consulting experience from multiple environments is required.

For the above role please contact Charles Foulger c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: JSNEW

Risk and Business Continuity Manager – Media Company
Location: Essex
Salary: £ negotiable
Andersen Steinberg Group is looking for a Risk and Business Continuity professional for a financial services company based in Essex.

Main purpose of role:
To provide support to the Senior Risk & BCP Manager in the on-going monitoring and reporting of the effectiveness of the company’s Risk Framework and assisting in ensuring the strategic plans are realised in a way that reflects the risk appetite of the Board.

Responsibilities:
 Participate in the Risk Project of researching, selecting and implementing a Risk Management System to enhance the existing Risk Management Framework.
 Undertake work to support business managers in developing and further embedding the existing Risk Management Framework.
 Co-ordinate the Annual Risk Management Self-Assessment and Plan report to the owner company, tracking open items throughout the year.
 Act as secretary to and provide Risk representation at the Risk Management Committee.
 Maintain the Risk Register to ensure that it is accurate and up to date, to support timely reporting to the Risk Management Committee.
 Co-ordinate updates to the Corporate Governance Manual on an annual and ad hoc basis.
 Contribute to the Risk & Compliance report for the monthly Board meetings.
 Perform monthly review of the Risk section of the department intranet site and provide updates.
 Arrange and attend informal monthly catch-ups with other internal risk functions.
 Attend relevant business meetings
 Assist with co-ordination of Business Continuity Plans
 Assist with the development and management of IRIS (BCS)
 Additional Responsibilities – complete any other appropriate ad hoc tasks as directed by your manager
 Accountable for ensuring that team members are aware of how their individual objectives link to Corporate goals.
 Accountable for identifying Learning & Development needs for team members
 Accountable for assessing the impact of Learning & Development on team members

Key performance area:
 Manage time across tasks to meet deadlines.
 Efficient and timely organising and minuting of the Risk Management Committee, plus completion of actions.
 Timely co-ordination of and updates for Risk Register, Corporate Governance and RMSAP.
 Work with senior management within the company and external parties to determine and implement a strengthened Risk Management Framework.

Accountabilities:
 Employees are required to comply with the regulatory regime in which the company operates as appropriate to the above role.
 Employees are expected to exercise due care and diligence, ensuring the areas the incumbent is responsible for are organised and controlled.
 Employees are required to observe proper standards of market, business and personal conduct, demonstrating integrity in the execution of duties.
 The incumbent is required to respect the company’s approach to client care and must demonstrate due regard to the interests of our clients and in any all third party dealings.

Qualifications and Experience:

 Understanding of the Financial Services Industry
 Understanding of risk and control (BCP methodologies)
 Attention to detail
 Strong report writing skills
 Good interpersonal skills
 Organisational skills
 Ability to effectively communicate with senior management and external clients
 Flexibility to work solo or as a member of a small team within a structured team environment
 Knowledge of auditing systems or internal control and assessing risk

For the above role please contact Stephen Haigh or phone on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426

Job title: Risk/ BCP Manager
Location: Basildon, Essex
Salary: £29,000

Financial Services organisation urgently requires experienced Business Continuity professional to manage and delivery BCM programme across EMEA. Candidate must be MBCI and have Security clearance. Candidate must have an understanding of the Financial Services industry and Risk and control (BCP methodologies). Ideally the candidate will hold a degree or be degree level educated.

Responsibilities will include:

Participating in the Risk project of researching, selecting and implementing a Risk Management System to enhance the existing Risk Management framework.
Co-ordinating the annual Risk Management, self-assessment and plan report.
Provide support to the Senior Risk and BCP Manager.

If this role is of interest then please send a CV to following contact info:

For the above role please contact Charles Foulger c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: JSCF06

Business Continuity Project Manager
Location: NY, NY City
Salary: Competitive

Job Description

Andersen Steinberg is representing one of the world's leading banks, to find a Business Continuity Proect Manager.

Position Description:

The position will need heavy interaction with IT Disaster Recovery (DR) Managers in the various application and infrastructure groups, as well as with Business Continuity Management (BCM) team counterparts in the Europe and Asia Pacific regions. In some instances, DR Managers may not exist in certain IT areas. This position will be responsible for coordinating BCM tests, ensuring recovery site readiness and performing test and site assessment reports

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a key contact for business continuity management readiness for their respective support area(s).
• Organize and manage regular BCM DR Tests simulating the loss of the various production sites and the use of the existing recovery sites based on one or more impact types.
• Facilitate and coordinate Industry/Street-wide DR test activities with exchanges, counterparties and vendors.
• Facilitate and coordinate Command and Control structure during BCM DR Tests and building powerdowns of the New York and Princeton campus.
• Conduct recovery site review and assessments to help ensure site readiness and currency.
• Coordinate with Corporate Services and IT teams to identify gaps and track status of actions/issues.
• Provide guidance and training to staff on BCM concepts, methodology, regulations, contingency requirements and tools (via workshops, tabletop exercises, individual meetings, webcast tutorials).
• Review DR Dashboard status and application readiness with various application teams across the firm.
• Review application recovery guides and conduct walkthroughs to support BCM driven DR Test, as required.
• Review business process flows and test scripts and provide guidance, as required.
• Provide expertise knowledge and guidance on DR solutions.
• Work closely with BCM colleagues locally and in other regions to understand global and local regulatory and compliance requirements for BCP/DR.

Required Work Experience:

• Experienced individual with minimum 5 years involvement in the financial services industry preferably gained in a line support role within infrastructure or application support.

Desirable Work Experience:

• Project management experience is preferred.
• Product knowledge of fixed income, equities, treasuries, leveraged finance, etc. is a plus.
• Business Continuity experience a plus

Required Technical/Business Skills and Knowledge:

• A good understanding of the securities regulatory environment in Americas.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to build relationships with people at all levels.
• Familiarity in use of main PC based applications e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Access.
• Problem solving and influencing skills.
• Ability to assimilate large amount of information and make judgments based on specified criteria.
• Big picture – can step back and understand the context of problems before applying analytical skills to address the issues.
• Out of the box thinker – open to new approaches and methods to business continuity planning and willing to influence others to understand and practice.
• Strong team player with the ability to galvanize support of others where possible.

Required Education and Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

For the above role please contact Stephen Haigh or phone on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426

Senior Manager/Director, Business Continuity – Pharmaceutical Firm (Fortune 40)
Location: US – NY or Connecticut
Salary: $110k – 180k dependent on experience & location

The is a new position responsible for the delivery of a standardized, enterprise-wide Business Continuity Management (BCM) activities across a global pharmaceuticals Research and Development (R&D) function for a Fortune 40 corporation. Close interaction and seamless integration with Crisis Management (CM), Emergency Response (ER), and Disaster Recovery (DR) disciplines is essential.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The primary responsibility is to ensure the identification of critical business processes, formulation and implementation of effective recovery strategies, and mitigation of operational risks in a coordinated and consistent manner using a standardized methodology applied across a global R&D function under the direction of the Worldwide BCM Leader. Responsibilities include:
• Understanding the business requirements and processes of R&D customers and applying an enterprise-wide BCM standardized methodology and enterprise-wide technology platform to enable mitigation of operational risks and the recovery of critical business processes at time of incident.
• Providing support and guidance to R&D management and site-based BCM professionals at larger/complex R&D locations.
• Working closely with the Worldwide BCM colleagues to contribute to the refinement and continuous improvement of a standardized, best-in-class, BCM methodology and technology platform.
• Partnering with other risk-based functions -- principally Information Technology -- to coordinate and ensure consistency across R&D sites and lines for disaster recovery planning efforts.
• Compiling and performance reporting of BCM capabilities and program status of R&D sites
• Building relationships and sharing knowledge and best practices with BCM professionals across the company
• Communicating overall BCM program status and direction to R&D sites
• Assisting in the preparation of Worldwide BCM leadership communications and briefings.
• Supporting the planning, preparation, and coordination of Internal Audit and other compliance related audits.

WORK EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:
Technical skills
• Understanding and application of business continuity management principles and best-in-class techniques.
• Very strong understanding of pharmaceutical research and development function and underlying processes
• Demonstrated ability to implement business continuity management program across pharmaceutical research and development function.
Behavioral skills
• Proven ability to establish relationships and coordinate across varied customer groups
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple virtual teams simultaneously, preferably with international experience
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results
• Ability to think strategically and help others stay focused on the appropriate level of detail
• Experience in building effective teams and programs and the ability to lead through others
• Ability to stay focused on customer needs and develop systems to assure the customer can utilize business risk information effectively
• Excellent team interaction skills to work with other business protection professionals
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and appropriately based on audience with excellent facilitation and customer service skills
• Ability to communicate and deliver presentations with executive management
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Bachelor’s degree preferably in business or a technical discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, etc.). Masters Degree in relevant technical discipline or MBA highly desired.

Minimum of seven years of Business Continuity Management (BCM) experience in large multinational organization (ideally in a pharmaceuticals or biotech company). A minimum of five years experience in a pharmaceutical research and development function (ideally in the application of BCM techniques).

Professional certification from the Disaster Recovery Institute, International (DRII) or the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) is desirable but not required. DRII certifications may be either MBCP or CBCP. BCI certifications may be either FBCI or MBCI. International experience desirable but not required.

For the above role please contact Stephen Haigh or phone on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426

Business Continuity Positions

Senior Consultant: Technical Risk Management Engagement Manager
Locations: Various in US and Canada

Andersen Steinberg Group is looking for a number of Technical Risk Engagement Managers for a client in the US who is one of the fastest growing consultancies with a focus on Technical/Enterprise Risk. We are looking for specialists in business continuity, information security or disaster recovery. A proven project manager.
Job Description:

• Provide innovative information security, information technology auditing, IT compliance and business continuity management consulting expertise to clients in a range of industries.
• Conduct and oversee business continuity planning, computer forensics, information technology audits, policies and procedures evaluation, SOX compliance, security integration, technology risk assessment and web security assessment.
• Translate engagement scope into work plans describing engagement tasks, timing and responsibilities.
• Apply the company’s Service Quality Process, methodologies and tools.
• Manage the day-to-day execution of tasks in fulfilment of established work plans.
• Review work papers for completeness and quality.
• Provide the information required to allow engagement personnel to appropriately and accurately enter and submit time and expense information.
• Track engagement time and expenses against established budgets.

Degree Requirements: BA/BS

Experience Desired:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant subject area (computer science, computer management, information technology focus, etc)
• PMI, CISSP, CISM, CISA, ABCP or CBCP certification preferred
• Minimum 7 years experience in the general areas of technology risk management planning and compliance, accounting experience (Big 4), or professional service experience.
• Broad understanding of information security, information technology auditing compliance and business continuity management
• Ability to perform security assessments or perform audits of security environment
• Develop deliverables using established formats.

Preferred Certifications: SAP basis/ Business is required, other modules are a plus.

For the above role please contact Stephen Haigh or phone on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426

Consultant: Technical Risk Management Professional
Locations: Various in US and Canada

Andersen Steinberg Group is looking for a number of Technical Risk Engagement Professionals for a client in the US who is one of the fastest growing consultancies with a focus on Technical/Enterprise Risk. We are looking for specialists in business continuity, information security or disaster recovery. A proven consultant who works well as part of a multi-discipline project team.

Job Description:

• Complete projects as assigned and maintain appropriate level of utilization;
• Understand and apply engagement methodology practices and role within the process, including but not limited to:
- Initiating an engagement/scope of engagement;
- Familiarity with client processes;
- Provide clear, concise and appropriate documentation of work performed, issues and observations using oral and written forms of communication;
- Prepare status reports for client status meetings;
- Gain understanding of client operations, processes, and business objectives and utilize that knowledge on engagements;
- Research and consult on various information security, information technology auditing compliance and business continuity management consulting and compliance in a wide range of industries;
• Conduct the following tasks: business continuity planning, computer forensics, information technology audits, policies and procedures evaluation, SOX compliance, security integration, technology risk assessment and web security assessment.

Degree Requirements: Bachelors

Experience Desired:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant subject area (computer science, computer management, information technology focus, etc)
• CISSP, CISM, CISA, ABCP or CBCP certification preferred
• Minimum 7 years experience in the general areas of technology risk management planning and compliance, accounting experience (Big 4), or professional service experience.
• Broad understanding of information security, information technology auditing compliance and business continuity management
• Ability to perform security assessments or perform audits of security environment

Skills Required: Preferred Certifications: CPA, CIA, CISA

Other Notes: Risk Assessment and Security; Sound audit methodologies

For the above role please contact Stephen Haigh or phone on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426

Data Centre & Disaster Recovery Lead - Consultancy
Location: Reading Berkshire
Salary: £50,000 + exceptional benefits

Andersen Steinberg Group is looking for a Data Centre & Disaster Recovery Lead for a leading consultancy client, based out of one of their offices in Reading.

The Client currently has a requirement for an experienced professional to lead the implementation of a Tactical Data Centre and a Global Disaster Recovery solution to be implemented in 2007.

The Lead will provide strong leadership and direction to the project and will liaise with all business/technical areas. This will include day to day operations management for the tactical data centre and DR project.

They will need to develop relationships with IT and business staff in multiple diverse countries, and to liaise with 3rd party suppliers and key team members.

Key responsibilities will include:
• Day to day Data Centre Operations Management
• Managing and maintaining good working relationships with the business user's and 3rd parties
• QA activities on deliverables, liaising with design teams and proactively managing issues/blockers
• Lead and manage the support team and influence designs and implementations into DC’s
• Problem solving and presenting proposals / recommendations of solutions
• Develop and manage the DC Recovery plan to ensure that, at all times, the recovery objectives of the business can be achieved.
• Manage the ongoing business impact analysis and risk assessment work
• Manage the DC planned maintenance and testing schedule to ensure it is successful and does not conflict with Business need.
• Undertake quality reviews of all procedures
• Negotiate and manage contracts with providers of third party services to the DC’s.
• The candidate will adhere to global strategy and best practice to drive global consistency of approach and where required set up formal policies and procedures for DC’
• Life Cycle Management within the DC’s
• Management of the Data Centre Schematics and responsible for keeping them up to date
• Manage the IT Service delivery during times of crisis including:
• Co-ordination with the crisis control team
• Invocation of the appropriate recovery facilities
• Resource management, direction and arbitration
• Recovery site management.

Qualifications
• The role requires confident strong leadership, direction and management in a challenging busy and fast paced environment.

The successful candidate will have:
• A proven ability to work with people and co-ordinate a number of competing client requirements
• Excellent communication and negotiating skills
• Excellent reporting and documenting skills

They will be experienced in the following areas:
• Business leadership skills in a global environment
• Enterprise Data Centre Management
• Disaster recovery and business continuity for a global multi-asset/site environment
• Influencing and advising on policy
• Vendor management
• Leading multi-disciplined projects
• Technical experience in planning projects and managing third party suppliers
• Change Management
• Configuration Management
• Incident Management
• Crisis Management

Preferred accreditation:
• Business Continuity Institute
• ITIL Accreditation preferred
• Understanding of TIA942 and TUI tiering

For the above role please contact Stephen Haigh or phone on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426

BCP / DR Architecture Lead
Salary - £85-95,000 per year, plus exceptional benefits package
London

Andersen Steinberg are recruiting on behalf of a multinational outsourcing client. This leadership position is responsible for developing technology solutions to enhance the Clients Technology Infrastructure availability and Disaster Recovery capability. A key member of the team, possessing deep technical skills & experience, the BCP DR Architecture Lead will pro-actively identify & report on continuity risk areas & mitigation approaches, build & syndicate business cases to implement mitigation programs and ensure the agreed mitigation strategies get delivered.

Key aspects of the role include:
• Work with business units to understand their Business Continuity requirements
• Work closely with leadership to develop & implement technology solutions that enhance the client’s DR capability
• Build & maintain a resilience inventory of business applications, telecommunication links/networks and Technology Infrastructure
• Establish & Implement process for the BCP/DR Architecture Team to perform Quarterly Resilience reviews of provider telecommunication links/networks
• Develop & maintain a list of key contacts in all geographies that are to be called in a crisis
• Identify & report Business Continuity Risk areas and explore Technology mitigation options. Scope of work includes: the client’s core technology infrastructure and applications, Communication Services, Supplier contracts, Global Delivery Support teams/tools
• Oversee deployment of agreed investment to mitigate identified continuity risk areas
• Develop & maintain Global Testing Plan for Core Technology Infrastructure. Resilience Test Plan to include: Data Centre Technology, Delivery Centre LAN & PBX Technology, internet Gateway Architectures, ACN WAN Backbone, Tollbypass, Email & other Core applications, Regional MAN connectivity services
• Drive root cause analysis of issues and ensure they get resolved
• Provide Inputs into Telco carrier selection & review SLA agreements
• Build, lead, guide and mentor a high-performing BCP/DR Architect team that delivers high-quality results
• Provide availability management input for Voice/Server/Network/Security Architecture Teams to be incorporated into Core Technology Infrastructure Designs
• Ensure that all Risk Mitigation measures identified by the team are incorporated into infrastructure standards
• Provide management presentations on proposed DR technology and architecture strategies
• Develop Business Cases for project sponsorship

Qualifications
• Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience
• ITIL Foundation Certified or equivalent accreditation
• Substantial experience in roles designing & implementing BCP/DR Technology solutions in large Enterprise environments
• Solid technical architecture background in designing & implementing Technology Infrastructure solutions at Enterprise level in an outsourced & multi-client enterprise environments
• Significant experience in Business Case development, developing future plans and roadmaps
• Understanding of industry best practices for IT DR planning and BCP recovery experience
• Ability to facilitate progressive change
• Excellent planning, organising, and leadership/supervisory skills - demonstrated ability to manage and motivate peers and subordinates
• Possesses experience in the overall responsibility for structuring a project, performing the detailed planning and managing project execution
• Demonstrates excellent skills in English communication; both spoken and written
• Is an ambitious, self-starter who takes pride in their work and shows evidence of having the drive and the will to succeed

Desirable:
• Has experience in designing & implementing voice & data solutions leveraging MPLS technology
• Experience with Sarbanes Oxley, ISO & BS principles & practices
• Certification in BCM/DR capabilities

For the above role please contact Stephen Haigh or phone on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426

Disaster Recovery Test Manager
Location: London
Rate: £600 p/d

ASG would like to talk to experienced DR test managers regarding requirements on behalf of a leading multinational organisation. The candidate must demonstrate in-depth experience of developing and managing testing strategies for an expedient roll-out of numerous, complex, inter-dependent applications and data services, working in a comparable role/s

· Robust project management skills
· Experience of developing DR testing solutions that manage Recovery Point and Recovery Time objectives
· Practical development and deployment of testing methodologies
· An ability to balance business risk with operational assurance requirements
· An ability to deliver robust solutions acceptable to ongoing operations management teams

For the above role please contact HERE! or phone Adrian Howarth on 0207 043 2918

Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery IT Technical Architecture Contract
UK, London (home working an option)

Andersen Steinberg are recruiting for a Technical Architect on behalf of a multinational outsourcing client. Proven technical skills & experience are necessary. They are ideally looking for someone who would consider a permanent role.

Qualifications & Requirements:
Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience
ITIL Foundation Certified or equivalent accreditation
Substantial experience in roles designing & implementing BCP/DR Technology solutions in large Enterprise environments
Solid technical architecture background in designing & implementing Technology Infrastructure solutions at Enterprise level in an outsourced & multi-client enterprise environments
Significant experience in Business Case development, developing future plans and roadmaps
Understanding of industry best practices for IT DR planning and BCP recovery experience
Ability to facilitate progressive change
Excellent planning, organising, and project management skills - demonstrated ability to manage and motivate peers and subordinates
Possesses experience in the overall responsibility for structuring a project, performing the detailed planning and managing project execution
Demonstrates excellent skills in English communication; both spoken and written
Is an ambitious, self-starter who takes pride in their work and shows evidence of having the drive and the will to succeed
Preferably has experience in designing & implementing voice & data solutions leveraging MPLS technology
Experience with Sarbanes Oxley, ISO & BS principles & practices
Certification in BCM/DR capabilities

For the above role please contact Stephen Haigh or phone on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426

Senior Manager/Director, Business Continuity Management
LOCATION New York City or Connecticut

The position is responsible for the delivery of a standardized, enterprise-wide Business Continuity Management (BCM) activities across a global pharmaceuticals Research and Development (R&D) function for a Fortune 40 corporation. Close interaction and seamless integration with Crisis Management (CM), Emergency Response (ER), and Disaster Recovery (DR) disciplines is essential. The primary responsibility is to ensure the identification of critical business processes, formulation and implementation of effective recovery strategies, and mitigation of operational risks in a coordinated and consistent manner using a standardized methodology applied across a global R&D function under the direction of the Worldwide BCM Leader.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The primary responsibility is to ensure the identification of critical business processes, formulation and implementation of effective recovery strategies, and mitigation of operational risks in a coordinated and consistent manner using a standardized methodology applied across a global R&D function under the direction of the Worldwide BCM Leader. Responsibilities include:

• Understanding the business requirements and processes of R&D customers and applying an enterprise-wide BCM standardized methodology and enterprise-wide technology platform to enable mitigation of operational risks and the recovery of critical business processes at time of incident.
• Providing support and guidance to R&D management and site-based BCM professionals at larger/complex R&D locations.
• Working closely with the Worldwide BCM colleagues to contribute to the refinement and continuous improvement of a standardized, best-in-class, BCM methodology and technology platform.
• Partnering with other risk-based functions -- principally Information Technology -- to coordinate and ensure consistency across R&D sites and lines for disaster recovery planning efforts.
• Compiling and performance reporting of BCM capabilities and program status of R&D sites
• Building relationships and sharing knowledge and best practices with BCM professionals across the company
• Communicating overall BCM program status and direction to R&D sites
• Assisting in the preparation of Worldwide BCM leadership communications and briefings.
• Supporting the planning, preparation, and coordination of Internal Audit and other compliance related audits.

WORK EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:

Technical skills

• Understanding and application of business continuity management principles and best-in-class techniques.
• Very strong understanding of pharmaceutical research and development function and underlying processes
• Demonstrated ability to implement business continuity management program across pharmaceutical research and development function.
Behavioral skills
• Proven ability to establish relationships and coordinate across varied customer groups
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple virtual teams simultaneously, preferably with international experience
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results
• Ability to think strategically and help others stay focused on the appropriate level of detail
• Experience in building effective teams and programs and the ability to lead through others
• Ability to stay focused on customer needs and develop systems to assure the customer can utilize business risk information effectively
• Excellent team interaction skills to work with other business protection professionals
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and appropriately based on audience with excellent facilitation and customer service skills
• Ability to communicate and deliver presentations with executive management

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in business or a technical discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, etc.).
• Masters Degree in relevant technical discipline or MBA highly desired.
• Minimum of seven years of Business Continuity Management (BCM) experience in large multinational organization (ideally in a pharmaceuticals or biotech company).
• A minimum of five years experience in a pharmaceutical research and development function (ideally in the application of BCM techniques).
• Professional certification from the Disaster Recovery Institute, International (DRII) or the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) is desirable but not required.
• DRII certifications may be either MBCP or CBCP. BCI certifications may be either FBCI or MBCI. International experience desirable but not required.

For the above role please contact Diane Alexis diane.alexis@pfizer.com or apply on-line at www.pfizer.com/career/find_career and enter Job Requisition Number 073549.

BCP / DR Architecture Lead
Salary - £85-95,000 per year, plus exceptional benefits package
London

Andersen Steinberg are recruiting on behalf of a multinational outsourcing client. This leadership position is responsible for developing technology solutions to enhance the Clients Technology Infrastructure availability and Disaster Recovery capability. A key member of the team, possessing deep technical skills & experience, the BCP DR Architecture Lead will pro-actively identify & report on continuity risk areas & mitigation approaches, build & syndicate business cases to implement mitigation programs and ensure the agreed mitigation strategies get delivered.

For the above role please contact Stephen Haigh or phone on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426

Role: DR Project Manager: Contract
Location: South East
Rate: 800pd

SG have several urgent requirement for a freelance DR specialist on behalf of a leading global blue-chip. You must be certified (Prince or similar) and have DR experience. The ideal candidate preferably understands the BC process and will have extensive experience in the BC and project management arena. Immediate start

Contact Gabriel Terranova: careers3@andersensteinberg.com or on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426

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Role: DR Test Manager: Contract
Location: South East
Rate: 700pd

Andersen Steinberg requires a high end senior DR test manager for a contract position ideally immediate start. Candidate will have in depth experience ideally for a large FS Group managing end to end Disaster recovery tests. Immediate start and rate up to 700 a day working for leading global blue chip.

Contact Gabriel Terranova: careers3@andersensteinberg.com or on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426

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Role: IT Auditor : Permanent
Location: Japan
Rate: Negotiable

ASG have been given the task of providing a leading Bank in Japan with a Japanese IT Auditor. The candidate will be degree educated, be a specialist in either IT Infrastructure or IT Development and have a working knowledge of IT Security and IT Development. The ideal candidate would have a keen interest in IT Security, IT Control and IT Auditing.

Contact Gabriel Terranova: careers3@andersensteinberg.com or on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426

Jobs from RCS

Job title: Business Continuity Analyst
Location: Sheffield (ideal location, but high level of home working available)
Salary: £35,000 + company benefits

Business Consulting Company requires experienced Business Continuity professional with skills in: BIA’s, Testing, Planning, Client Consulting, Project Management, Support and more…

Candidates should hold 2years+ business continuity experience.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: JSNEW

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Job title: Security professionals
Location: EMEA
Salary: Competitive packages

RCS is currently in the process of launching a new dedicated desk focused on security professionals (information, IT and Corporate).

We currently have a variety of positions ranging from junior appointments in consulting, technology and end user environment.

Current positions vary from short term contracts to permanent placements across EMEA.

Contact: Owen Jobling

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JSNEW

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Job title: Business Continuity, Risk and Security professionals (contract and permanent)
Location: Middle East
Salary: Competitive packages

RCS is currently in the process of launching a desk focused on Middle East appointments in Business Resilience (contract and permanent).

We require experienced professionals who are seriously considering relocating to the ME for 1 year+

Current positions vary from short term contracts to permanent placements.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: JSNEW

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Job title: Pre Sales Consultant
Location: London (City)
Salary: £40,000-£50,000

Work area recovery provider requires experienced pre-sales support specialist with technical skills across a number of areas including High Availability Hosting, Workplace, Advance Continuity Solutions, Mainframe, Distributed Systems and Communications.

You will be responsible for preparing technically quotations and proposals and presenting these to customers to support the sales targets.

The ideal candidate will hold 1-2 years BC experience in a similar position.

For the above role please contact Charles Foulger c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS25

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Job title: Business Continuity Assistant
Location: London (City)
Salary: £25,000-£30,000

Globally recognised Financial Services Company requires experienced Business Continuity assistant to shadow the BCM. You will assist with: planning, testing, BIA's, call cascades, meetings, presentations and educating the business the business units.

The ideal candidate will hold 1-2 years BC experience looking for a challenging role.

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS25

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URGENT REQUIREMENT

Job title: Crisis Management Team Leader Fixed contract 18months
Location: Bulgaria
Salary: £50,000-£80,000 per annum

RCS has an urgent requirement for a consultant in Bulgaria to conduct high level crisis management and civil protection projects.

You will be required to spend 18months in Bulgaria working for Blue Chip Company delivering top end training, presentation, crisis management business continuity projects and more...

Ideally you will hold a background in crisis management, emergency planning, civil protection and excellent consulting skills at an executive and operational level.

START ASAP

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: JSTEMP

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URGENT REQUIREMENT

Job title: Training Development Consultant (crisis management & emergency response)
Location: Bulgaria
Salary: £50,000-£80,000 per annum

RCS has an urgent requirement for a consultant in Bulgaria to produce a high level training course.

You will be required to spend 18months in Bulgaria working for Blue Chip Company developing crisis management training material.

Ideally you will hold a background in crisis management, emergency planning, and civil protection in a MOD, Education or University environment developing training excellent consulting skills at an executive and operational level.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: JSTEMP

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Job title: Business Resilience Consultants
Location: London (City)
Salary: £35,000-£90,000

Leading strategic consulting company requires entrepreneurial business resilience consultants to deliver business continuity, risk, security related to change management, supply chain, procurement, and process management.

Ideal candidate could be working for an end user wanting more or running your own business or working for a consulting firm wanting a more dynamic consulting environment.

Excellent long-term prospects.

For the above role please contact Charles Foulger c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS25

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Job title: Emergency planning and Coham Consultants x2
Location: London (City)
Salary: £180-£250 per consulting day

Ideal candidate could be working for a end user wanting more or running your own business or working for a consulting firm wanting a more dynamic consulting environment.

Excellent long-term prospects.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Regional Head (Americas) – Financial Services Firm
Location: US (NYC)
Salary: tba

Andersen Steinberg Group is looking for a Regional Head (Americas) of Business Continuity for a client in the US who is one of the largest Financial Services organizations globally. We are looking for a specialist in business continuity. A dynamic executive who can develop and deploy a successful BC plan.

You need to have a proven track record as a successful BC manager and business leader. A superior business presence with the ability to interact at all levels of the business is required. Must have experience of managing BC teams.

For the above role please contact Stephen Haigh or phone on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426 or in the US: +(1) 646-652-1217

Business Continuity Manager
Location: London
Salary: £55,000-£70,000 + benefits and bonus

Globally recognised Company requires experienced business continuity manager to take the lead internally and facing to customers/clients.

You will hold solid experience as a BC professional dealing with internal operations management and senior industry specific management.

This highly influential position requires someone with strong leadership experience.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS09

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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Consultant

Location: All UK
Salary: £55,000-£65,000 + benefits and bonus

Global Technology consulting firm requires technology professional with disaster recovery experience. Working with clients in all industry sectors across the

UK you will deliver complex disaster recovery solutions.

Excellent in-depth knowledge of technology, architecture and business continuity/disaster recovery solutions is required.

You will be expected to spend large amounts of time on client site.

For the above role please contact Charles Foulger c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS14

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Business Continuity Analyst

Location: London
Salary: £30,000-£35,000 + benefits and bonus

Established Insurance Company requires business continuity analyst to coordinate all BCM active across Europe.

Shadowing the BCM you will, plan, test, coordinate activity, present, conduct BIA’s, project manage and much more…

Excellent written/communications skills, 1-3 years BC experience, experience facing off to management and directors is essential.

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS18

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Quality and Risk Manager
Location: London
Salary: £50,000-£65,000 + benefits and bonus

Leading Audit, Risk and Tax firm requires experience Risk and Quality professional.

Working within a specialist cluster to the business you will conduct a managerial and hands-on position dealing with all aspects of Quality and Risk.

Experience in a similar position ideally with Financial Services Company.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS24

Service Continuity Manager
Location: London (City)
Salary: £45,000-£55,000 + bonus and benefits

Financial Services Company urgently requires Business Continuity professional with detailed Disaster Recovery and technology background.

Skills and experience managing DR testing, reporting to management, managing all technology recovery issues and much more…

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: JS13

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Business Continuity Analyst
Location: London (City)
Salary: £45,000-£55,000 + bonus and benefits

Financial Services Company urgently requires experienced Business Continuity professional to shadow the head of BCM in all aspects of BC planning, testing, BIA’s, management reporting, presentations, gaining operational buy-in and more…

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: JS14

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Business Continuity Analyst (Temp)
Location: London (City)
Salary: £300-£400

Financial Services Company urgently requires Business Continuity professional with office shadow experience to conduct a 3 month contract.

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: JS22

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Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Consultant
Location: All UK
Salary: £35,000-£65,000 + car and benefits package

Blue Chip Technology and Consulting Company requires Technology and Disaster Recovery professional. Working with clients in all industry sectors across the UK you will Test, Project Manage, deliver storage solutions and much more…

For the above role please contact Charles Foulger c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: JS14

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Corporate Security Manager
Location: All UK
Salary: £60,000-£70,000 benefits package

Financial Services Company requires highly experienced Security professional to manage security risks, develop policy, implement strategy, develop relationships with

Internal/external stake holders and much more…

For the above role please contact Paul Adkins p.adkins@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: JS12

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RCS Corporate – Business Resilience Recruitment Specialists
Office: +44 208 3421644
Fax: +44 208 3423266
Mobile: +44 7717 277126
Email: o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk
Web: www.redcatsolutions.co.uk

Please visit www.redcatsolutions.com/pages/rcs corporate.htm for the latest job opportunities in Business Resilience

Business Resilience Architect
Location: US
Salary: tba

Andersen Steinberg Group is currently accepting applications for Business Resiliency Architects for a number of clients. An up-to-date knowledge of business resilience products and technology is essential, as is an ability to communication at all levels, in particular with clients.

Job role will be to deliver business resilience plan in line with business needs, translating and communicating technical benefits/costs to client’s management team. Most of the roles require 80%-100% travel and a flexible approach to working due to client needs.
Project management certifications such as PMP, PRINCE(2), or Six Sigma would be beneficial.

Additional background in Information Security, Crisis Management, Disaster Recovery or MIS would be seen as advantageous.

For the above role please contact Stephen Haigh or phone on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426

Freelance DR Specialist Contract

Andersen Steinberg have an urgent requirement for a freelance DR specialist on behalf of a leading global blue-chip. You must be certified (Prince or similar) and have DR experience. The ideal candidate preferably understands the BC process and will have extensive experience in the BC and project management arena. immediate start

For the above role please contact Gabriel Terranova Gabriel Terranova or phone on + 44 (0) 203 083 5426

Andersen Steinberg. Global business continuity recruitment specialists

Job title: Project Consultant
Location: London
Salary: £50,000 + car allowance and company benefits

Business Continuity solutions provider requires experience project consultant to deliver client solutions in Business Continuity. You will project manage activity; assist with the proposal of complex solutions to customers, coordinating the delivery of proposal components from third party suppliers and internal departments.

Experience required: Project Management, Prince 2, Business Continuity and Data.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: JS11

IT Contingency/Disaster Recovery Project Coordinator

A leading global brand name in the Health and Care industry are seeking a IT Contingency/Disaster Recovery Project Coordinator to be based at their offices in Staines, the successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating the development, maintenance, test and execution of the group continuity plans and act as the centre of excellence.

The coordinator will act as the main contact for all business units and prepare an annual test program/timetable for testing live applications in the event of a disaster, this will involve pulling together a team of technicians to carry out the work at a pre-defined location, you will liaise with various departments ensuring that they are prepared for such and event, have the necessary procedures, documentation and designated personnel in place, you will then simulate the event assessing and evaluating performance and ensuring problems are rectified prior to future tests.

The third party who provide the infrastructure for such events work on two scenarios,

Warm Start

An operational office with up to 250 seats with existing personnel representing the main office environments and the hardware/systems/servers needed to operate within the agreed time frames

Cold Start

An office where only the equipment is provided, the environments, systems, servers would all require setting up within agreed time frames on top of that this would be based on all new staff with experience of the skills required however with no knowledge of working for the company or industry.

The successful candidate will have strong administrative/organisational background with excellent communication, team working skills and attention to detail, be strong enough to delegate work and confront issues and excellent written ability to provide concise documentation/reporting.

On the technical side it would be ideal however not essential for the right person to have knowledge covering UNIX, Intel and system restoration.

Salary/Benefits

This position attracts a salary of £30-35K plus extensive benefits including Pension (company contributes 4-12%, employee contributes 4%), Health Assessment, Life Assurance, Health Assurance, Medical Insurance, Bonus Scheme (up to 10%, performance related)

For more details please contact Richard Hodgson at Capita Resourcing on richard.hodgson@capita.co.uk or 01628 408197 detailing your suitability/experience for the role

“Capita Resourcing is a trading name of Capita Resourcing Ltd. Services offered are those of an Employment Agency and Employment Business. Applicants will be required to register with Capita Resourcing.”

Global Investment Bank – Global Head of Business Continuity
Location: US (East Coast)
Salary: $ generous package

Andersen Steinberg Group is looking for a Global Head of Business Continuity for a client in the US who is one of the largest Investment Banks globally. We are looking for a specialist in business continuity. A dynamic executive who can develop and deploy a successful BC plan.

The individual should have gravitas, excellent communication skills, strong presentation experience and presence.

A Six Sigma black belt would be an advantage to demonstrate your commitment to ongoing improvement and management capabilities

For more details please contact Stephen at stephen@andersensteinberg.com at Andersen Steinberg. Global business continuity recruitment specialists

Financial Services – Business Continuity Manager
Location: US (East Coast)
Salary: $ generous package

ASG are recruiting a Business Continuity Manager for one of the major US Investment Banks.

You must be a specialist in Business Continuity with a proven track record in the industry as a consultant or practitioner. You must be able to work well at all levels as a team player with a commitment to thorough communication of the defined plans.

For more details please contact Stephen at stephen@andersensteinberg.com at Andersen Steinberg. Global business continuity recruitment specialists

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Job title: Business Continuity Analyst
Location: London
Salary: £35,000-£45,000

Global Banks requires Business Continuity professionals for newly developed team. As one of the BC Analysts within the team you will conduct a hands-on role; planning, testing, managing administration, presenting to the business, advising the business, reporting to the group function and more…

Ideally the successful candidate will have business continuity experience within a banking or financial services company.

Excellent opportunity to develop your business continuity career.

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill p.adkins@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

E-Mail: p.adkins@rcs-corp.co.uk

Reference: JS11

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Job title: Business Continuity Analyst/Manager
Location: Ireland
Salary: €35,000-£50,000

European Bank requires junior Business Continuity Manager to deal with day to day BCM issues.

Reporting into the Business Continuity Manager you will shadow all activity conducted for the Ireland office; testing, strategy, planning, report writing, advising the business and much much more…

Active position requires a candidate with a good grounding in Business Continuity.

(This position is also up for discussion on a 6month contract basis initially)

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: RCS02

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Job title: Business Continuity Relationship Managers
Location: London
Salary: £55,000-£75,000

Global Bank requires Business Continuity professionals for newly developed teams.

Working within the group function you will manage BC relationships within divisions throughout Europe.

Key experience from a Blue Chip: planning, testing, reporting to executives, educating the business, presenting to the business, developing strategy, delivering strategy and more…

Ideally we are looking for candidates without Banking or Finance experience but still with corporate Blue Chip experience in Business Continuity.

For the above role please contact Paul Adkins p.adkins@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: JS210

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Job title: Business Continuity Manager
Location: London
Salary: £85,000-£100,000

Global Bank requires head of Business Continuity to manage strategy and team across EMEA offices.

Similar experience within a Blue Chip environment required.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

Reference: RCS25

Business Continuity Consultant
London /Home Based - to £55K plus benefits

Working for this international leader within business continuity you will be responsible for working with their blue chip client base to aid in managing their business continuity solution. Looking at a software based approach, you will aid clients structure their plan electronically, look at incident management and organise planned walk throughs.

You should have a minimum of two years business continuity management experience, preferably in a client facing role. You should be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, a thorough approach and be an excellent relationship manager. Although this is a London based position it is an external role and you will be expected to travel to sites throughout the UK and potentially Europe as required.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly growing company that rewards success and dedication with promotion and unequalled career development. If you are self-motivated, ambitious and want to get back what you put into your career we should speak.

In the first instance please email your CV to Julie Holmwood julie.holmwood@eton-mai.co.uk

Role: BC Analyst / Relationship manager
Location: Connecticut, USA.

leading FS group require a BCP specialist based in Connecticut with travel to NY. Financial Services background essential. Strong Business continuity skills.

Responsibilities:
• Assess business risk associated with Business Continuity (BC) and align RBSGC /GBM divisional disaster recovery efforts with the level of risk.
• Initiate and maintain a strong consulting relationship with assigned departments and customers through BC relationship managers to ensure that Business Continuity plans remain current and updated.
• Ensure plan requirements are met and company assets are being properly secured in the event of disaster.
• Ensure RBSGC / GBM BCM reporting requirements are agreed and timeframes are met
• Work with IT teams to ensure that plans are developed and maintained and that recovery exercises are completed to requirements for critical assets.
• Responsible for the organization of appropriate ad hoc disaster recovery teams to complete required tests.
• Conduct disaster recovery reviews, evaluations, risk assessments and investigations.
• Perform post-mortem after recovery exercises; develop action plans as necessary to correct any deficiencies noted during testing.
• Ensure tasks are assigned and completed to correct any deficiencies.
• Report on progress of testing exercises and other related activities.
• Develop recommendations for improvement in alignment with business strategy and risk.
• On-call for emergency corrective actions; facilitate Incident Management Team as required
• Will report to the Head, North America Business Continuity Management.

For the above role please contact Mark Medcalf bcmjobs@andersensteinberg.com

Job title: Head of Business Continuity
Location: London
Salary: £90,000+ and benefits

European Financial Services Companies requires experienced business continuity manager. Working with a remote team you will manage and deliver the BCM programme across Europe.

Experience in leading the BCM programme across multiple global sites, managing relationships at executive and support level, Financial Services or Banking exposure and proven negotiation skills.

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

E-Mail: m.iffil@rcs-corp.co.uk

Reference: JS21

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Job title: Business Continuity Manager
Location: London
Salary: £60,000-£75,000+ and benefits

Global Bank requires experienced business continuity manager.

Due to the recent departure of the BCM, my client requires a new BCM with a proven track record in leading the BCM programme, team leadership and the point of contact for incidents.

Experience in leading the BCM programme, managing relationships at executive and support level, Financial Services or Banking exposure and proven negotiation skills.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

E-Mail: o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk
Reference: JS22

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Job title: Business Continuity Relationship Managers
Location: London
Salary: £55,000-£85,000+ and benefits

Global Bank requires innovators in Business Continuity. Working with a large global team you will develop, report write, project manage, educate, build relationships, negotiate, test and much much more…

Individuals with vision and business continuity experience from all industry sectors (ideally educated to degree level but not essential) welcome.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

E-Mail: o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk

Reference: JS10

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Job title: Business Continuity Contractor (fixed contract)
Location: London
Salary: £40,000

Bank requires experienced business continuity analyst with Strohl LDRPS experience.

Due to the high work load the head of BCM requires assistance updating LDRPS plans.

Experience using LDRPS and 2 years in a Business Continuity role.

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

E-Mail: m.iffil@rcs-corp.co.uk
Reference: JS13

BC Relationship Manager
Based London – to £40K plus benefits

Our client an International Banking Group is looking to recruit a Business Continuity Manager for its products and markets wholesale division.

Working closely with Corporate Banking they provide a wide range of structured solutions across all areas of risk management for small, start-up businesses through to FTSE 100 companies. Operating a 24 hour dealing room and trading centre in the global exchange markets they provide four survival critical activities by funding the bank, managing liquidity, maintaining nostros and Bank of England accounts and managing / closing out trading positions.

The Business Continuity Management team works in partnership with business representatives to understand their operation and critical processes by ensuring that effective business continuity is implemented and in place for all areas maintaining critical operations and/or recovery in the event of an incident. Working in partnership with the lead Relationship Manager and other team members you will conduct business impact and risk assessments, ensure that appropriate recovery plans are in place and tested, organise and facilitate walkthroughs of business unit recovery plans to ensure they remain fit for purpose ensuring best practice and compliance with all Group crisis and Business Continuity Management and FSA requirements.

This position is ideally suited for an enthusiastic and motivated individual keen to develop their understanding of the Products and Markets business.

In the first instance please email your CV to Julie Holmwood julie.holmwood@eton-mai.co.uk

Job title: Business Continuity Analyst
Location: Scotland (Edinburgh) or London
Salary: £35,000-£42,000 + benefits and bonus

European Financial Services Company requires experienced Business Continuity professional to conduct a highly active position planning, testing, education, administering, presenting, managing and much, much more…

Experience required: Solid Business Continuity experience as a coordinator or analyst for 3 years.

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
E-Mail: c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk

Reference: JS17

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Job title: Business Continuity Manager
Location: Scotland (Edinburgh) or Leeds
Salary: £35,000-£50,000 + benefits and bonus

Global Financial Services Company requires highly experienced professional with Business Continuity, Consulting and Strategy development experience. Working within the centre of excellence for Business Continuity you will set strategy for the BCM programme, write white papers, presenting on status to management/executives, consult to the business and more...

Experience required: Business Continuity experience setting strategy (not delivery) and excellent project/programme management and consulting skills.

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
E-Mail: c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk

Reference: JSCF

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Job title: Business Continuity Analyst
Location: Scotland or London
Salary: £35,000-£42,000 (fixed term contract)

European Financial Services Company requires highly experienced FS/Banking BC professional to work on a fixed period of 1 year in the capacity of a Business Continuity Analyst.

Experience required: Business Continuity 3years+ (delivery) and corporate company experience.

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
E-Mail: c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk

Reference: JSCF

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Job title: Business Continuity Advisor
Location: Reigate
Salary: £30,000 + benefits and bonus

Business Continuity professional required to advise on the development and operation of the firm’s Business Continuity framework. Experience required: Ability to influence people at all levels of seniority, Proven experience of facilitating large groups of senior people and managing any conflicts to achieve desired consensus, Ability to use own initiative and see tasks through to completion, ability to prioritise and meet deadlines, proven organisational skills, proven experience of identifying drivers for change and taking them through to implementation, to be methodical and systematic in approach

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill c.foulger@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

E-Mail: m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk
Reference: JSMI

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Job title: Business Continuity - Programme Manager
Location: London, Canary Wharf
Salary: £65,000-£85,000 + benefits and bonus

Global Bank requires highly experienced programme/project manager to work within the global BCM programme.

Experience: Project/Programme management (Prince 2) 5 years for a blue chip and 2 years working on a Business Continuity project/programme.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

E-Mail: o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk
Reference: JSOJ

Looking at a software based approach, you will aid clients structure their plan electronically, look at incident management and organise planned walk throughs. You should have a minimum of two years business continuity management experience, preferably in a client facing role. You should be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, a thorough approach and be an excellent relationship manager.

Although this is a London based position it is an external role and you will be expected to travel to sites throughout the UK and potentially Europe as required. This is an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly growing company that rewards success and dedication with promotion and unequalled career development.

If you are self-motivated, ambitious and want to get back what you put into your career we should speak.

In the first instance please email your CV to Julie Holmwood julie.holmwood@eton-mai.co.uk

Job title: Business Continuity Team Leader
Location: Milton Keynes
Salary: £40,000-£50,000

Corporate company requires experienced business continuity and disaster recovery team leader to manage a small team of business continuity analysts.

You will be expected to manage the day-to-day team and deal with incident issues.

Experience required as a senior BC professional with proven man management background.

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

E-Mail: m.iffil@rcs-corp.co.uk
Reference: JS20

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Job title: Business Continuity Manager
Location: London (city)
Salary: £50,000-£60,000 + company bonus and benefits

European Investment Bank requires experienced business continuity processional to manage all aspects of business continuity within the asset management arm to the business.

Experience as a business continuity manager, coordinator or analyst: planning, testing, educating, report writing, reporting to senior management on BC status, conducting BIA’s, plan updates and more within a financial services or investment banking environment…

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

E-Mail: m.iffil@rcs-corp.co.uk
Reference: JS07

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Job title: Risk Consultant
Location: London, Birmingham and Manchester
Salary: £35,000-£80,000 + company bonus and benefits

Global Insurance Company requires experience Risk professional from all industry sectors to join on of the risk consulting practices.

Your role with be heavily based on delivering to clients and developing business in all aspects of risk management.

Experience required as risk consultant/manager delivering solutions and strategies.

Solid education helpful but not essential.

You will be required to work away from home for short periods.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone him on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

E-Mail: o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk
Reference: JS04

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Job title: Compliance Specialists required
Location: London (city)
Salary: £35,000-£57,000 + company bonus and benefits

Global bank require experience compliance specialist urgently.

3years + experience as a compliance manager or analyst for a financial or banking institution essential

Solid education helpful but not essential.

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

E-Mail: m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk
Reference: JS24

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Job title: Partner (business continuity practice)
Location: Open (UK)
Salary: Six figure base plus competitive package (negotiable)

Global consultancy requires top level manager/consultant to lead the business continuity practice. The company already has an existing presence in delivering business continuity solutions, however this new position requires an individual with vision and a business plan for the development of business continuity service offering to the market.

The position requires proven: sales and marketing skills, practice development, delivery of consulting solutions, budget responsibility, executive reporting and more…

You will already be expect to be at partner level or looking to make the next step to partner level (director, practice leader, EMEA lead etc…)

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone him on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

E-Mail: o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk
Reference: JS25

EMEA Head of Business Continuity Management

Reference No. CF-220
Company BPO
Location Flexible within EMEA
Salary £65,000 - £70,000
Package Generous benefits package
Start Date ASAP
Reports To EMEA IT Governance and Compliance Director

The Role

Summary of Primary Job Responsibilities: (may perform other duties as requested not specifically addressed in this document)

The role is part of an EMEA regional Governance and Compliance team that is being built and will lead the newly defined Business Continuity Team. The team provides compliance and continuity services for IT, all Business functions and clients.

The BPO industry is challenging as the candidate will not only be responsible for defining the BCP policy, but also for working with and defining plans for outsourced business processes of multiple Fortune 500 organisations with whom we work.

The Business Continuity Manager is a new position;

Responsible to design and implement strategies to ensure that the company is prepared, resilient and able to respond to events that could impact or disrupt critical business operations for both our organisation and our clients with continuity requirements. You will also be tasked with identifying risks and implementing analysis and methodologies to be able to continue to do so.

The Business Continuity Team will provide methodologies, guidance/training, templates and support for the implementation of Business Continuity plans for Sites, Functional teams and Clients. The function is also responsible for the audit of deployed plans and ensuring regular scenario tests are conducted, reporting on the status of BCP management in the organization to Executive management.

Dealing with all aspects of Business Continuity, including: Disaster Recovery (DR), Business Impact Analysis (BIA), contingency planning and crisis management.

Responsible for the education and training of appropriate business and functional management in business continuity methodologies, implementation and ongoing maintenance.

Ensures integrity and accuracy of process and tools used to support crisis management efforts within region

Declaration & on-going management of an incident or event.

To take personal responsibility to understand and comply with all company and client security requirements and policies

You must adhere to agreed procedures and ensure that any continuity and operational activities are conducted in line with the organisation or client security policy requirements and ensure the effective management of 3rd party providers and their compliance with both our and Client security policies.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

Preferably Degree educated in a relevant subject

Experience Target

This is a senior role; candidate will be expected to hit the ground running. Person must have the ability to translate customer (internal and external) business needs into continuity and recovery solutions. Develop trust and respect with customer stakeholders and ensure delivery of successful business outcomes.

Typically 5+ years experience in IT, 5+ years of Security & Business Continuity experience for both IT and business functions. Demonstrable experience of defining and delivering Business Continuity strategies and methodologies to with at least 3 years of working in a pan EMEA organisation delivering Business Continuity plans and business impact analysis, assisting with the definition of solutions and business cases.

Skills:

Excellent interpersonal skills, person will be dealing with Executive level and staff from all levels, flexibility to react to customer demand and an IT technical understanding. Microsoft Word and Excel (strong). The coaching nature of this role requires the individual obtain the majority of his/her results through the effort of others. This requires excellent personal and communication skills (written & oral).

Languages: English must be excellent, both written and Oral. Dutch, German, French, Spanish, etc. would be a useful second language

Knowledge/Abilities:

You must be experienced with BS25999/BS7799/ISO27001, have project management methodologies experience and you should also be a member of the Business Continuity Institute. Ability to formulate and recommend improvements to any aspect of their role. Self-driven, ability to work under pressure.

Special Certifications

BCI Business Continuity Certification or Security Certification e.g. CISSP, CISM or Similar preferred.

Travel Required

There will be a 50-80% pan EMEA travel involved in this role (44 sites throughout EMEA), this can be balanced against working from home or a local office when not travelling. Role can be based in any EMEA location situated near company offices or travel hubs.

For more details on the above role please contact Iain Sutherland l.doyle@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on 020 7887 6090

Compliance Manager
Peterborough
Salary £35K +car and bens

Our client is a national firm of Chartered Surveyors with offices country wide. They are now seeking to expand their team by recruiting an experienced Compliance Manager to handle a range of regulatory and compliance projects.

This is an excellent opportunity to take the lead in the development and implementation of regulatory and compliance projects. Projects are likely to include quality assurance, Health & Safety, FSA insurance regulations, estate agency and other such compliance issues.

While this is primarily a Peterborough based role, there will be a requirement to visit other company offices from time to time so flexibility to travel is essential. You should have relevant experience working in a similar regulated environment and you will be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of compliance issues and processes. Excellent written and verbal communication is essential as is competence in Microsoft Office. This is an excellent opportunity to develop a new role within the company and to influence and be involved with key projects of regional and national importance.

In the first instance please email your CV to Julie Holmwood julie.holmwood@eton-mai.co.uk

Business Continuity Coordinator
North Midlands
£30,000-£40,000

Financial Services Company with established business continuity team requires an experienced business continuity coordinator to assist in all aspects of the BCM and DR programme across the UK and Europe. You will be commercial focused with 1-4 years Business Continuity experience in planning, testing, crisis management, coordinating activity and working with both operational and senior management.

Interviews will be conducted in mid June.

For the above role please contact Liam Doyle l.doyle@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644

BCM
Location: London
Salary: up to £70k

An exciting and challenging role working with one of the worlds top Investment Banks . A great opportunity to move your BCM career forward.

Key Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be focused primarily on a key project currently underway (initially 80%) and also supporting the BCM relationship with key business areas (20%). Key responsibilities will include:
• Project
o Preparing interview templates: analyzing information from various sources such as BC plans, process definitions other similar projects
o Conduct BU interviews: facilitate interviews to validate templates and understand business requirements
o Validation individual BU analysis and consolidate into “front to back” business processes
o Facilitate cross BU workshops
• BCM Relationship
o Coordination of activities including Planning, Testing, Education and Awareness
o Maintenance of the BCM administrative processes (both project and operational) including; source data maintenance, email group maintenance, calendar entries, bookmark processes, firm data booklet distribution and other ad hoc requirements.

For more information mail *** HERE ***

BCM
Location: London
Salary: up to £70k

ASG have been asked to bring in a regional Business Continuity Manager for a key role within a leading global organisation. Role duties will include:

• Ensuring a pan-Group Incident Management Framework is maintained, and assurance is provided
• Develop, implement and maintain policy, standards and governance framework to enable the effective management, testing, measurement and reporting of resilience and ability to continue operations within agreed parameters
• Ensure that requirements are embedded in other policies, processes and standards – such as for Facilities, IS&T, HR, Operations, Products & services.
• Ensure that we at all times have a single coherent and consistent group wide plan
• Ensure management of critical BC risks to the Group, including:
o inter-business unit dependencies and maintenance of Group-wide priorities for recovery
o resilience of ‘critical infrastructure’ such as telecoms, power etc.
o assurance of service availability throughout an increasingly complex and global supply chain
• Ensure a pan-Group Incident Management Framework is maintained, and assurance (e.g., through testing) is provided.

Desired Skills:-

• Understanding of BCP industry standards
• Business Continuity/Incident Management experience within large organisation
• Bachelor's Degree
• MBCI or Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) preferred.
• Good project management skills
• Proven leadership, relationship management and communication skills.
• Track record of delivery in Business Continuity Management., including effective co-ordination of incident management
• In depth knowledge of financial services industry

For more information mail *** HERE ***

BCM
North West

Andersen Steinberg would like to talk with experienced Business Continuity professionals with several years experience in either FS or Consulting roles particularly.

For more information mail *** HERE ***

Business Continuity Consultant x3
London and Midlands
Salary: £40,000-£65,000 Car + bonus and benefits

Globally recognised consulting firm requires experienced consulting professional to develop and deliver BC consulting services.

You will hold 3-5 years BC consulting experience for a leading consulting firm or a specialist supplier, proven business development experience and multiple industry sector experience.

For the above role please contact Liam Doyle l.doyle@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS11

Risk Consultants
Location: London, Midlands and North
Salary: £35,000-£65,000 + Bonus and Benefits

Consulting firm specialising in consultancy and construction solutions requires experienced consultants at all levels to develop business and deliver solutions. The client operates at the executive level providing strategic solutions to all industry sectors.

You will be working for a consultancy firm providing risk solutions based around project and programme management.

For the above role please contact Liam Doyle l.doyle@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS19

Risk and Security Manager (Consulting)
Location: London UK
Salary: £65,000-£80,000 Car + bonus and benefits

Globally recognised consulting firm requires experienced Risk and Security professional to develop and bring to market the specialist risk tool they offer. Experience of Risk consulting tools, bring a product to market and consulting experience is required.

For the above role please contact Liam Doyle l.doyle@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS14

Business Continuity Manager VP/SVP(EMEA)
Location: London (some travel)
Salary: £65,000-£85,000 + car+ bonus and benefits

Financial Services Company requires highly experienced Business Continuity professional with hands-on experience of managing a disaster or crisis situation.

You will deliver the entire EMEA BCM programme working with executives and operational staff managing, testing, training, delivering crisis management exercises; chair the EMEA BC working group and much more…

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone him on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS14

Business Continuity Assistant
Location: London
Salary: £30,000-£34,000 + bonus and benefits

Financial Services Company requires experienced Business Continuity professional to shadow the Head of Business Continuity in all aspects of the BC strategy. 1-2 years Business Continuity experience in a financial services company (hands-on).

For the above role please contact Engin Kizmazoglu e.kizmazoglu@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS09

Security Consultant
Location: All UK
Salary: £65,000-£100,000 Car + bonus and benefits

Globally recognised IT consultancy firm requires experienced security professional to develop and consult in all aspects of Security in particular Identity and Access Management.

Recognised certification in Security e.g. CLAS, CISSP, CISM etc and Security consulting experience in identity and access management required.

For the above role please contact Engin Kizmazoglu e.kizmazoglu@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS03

Senior Business Continuity Analyst
Location: London
Salary: £45,000-£55,000 + Bonus and Benefits

European Investment Bank urgently requires a highly experienced Business Continuity professional to manage and deliver the BCM programme internally to management and operational staff.

You will currently be working within a financial services of banking environment in a similar role desiring a more challenging environment and position.

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS07

Business Continuity Manager
Location: London
Salary: £65,000-£75,000 + Bonus and Benefits

Financial Services Company requires experienced Business Continuity professional with proven experience working with senior management delivering the BC programme.

You will be working for a leading bank, financial services or consultancy firm providing: bia, testing, risk management, consultancy, relationship management, training and more…

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS13

Business Continuity - Team Leader
Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: £40,000-£50,000 + bonus and benefits

Financial Services Company urgently requires highly experienced Business Continuity professional with man-management experience to manage a small team of BC Analysts.

Managing a small team you will have responsibility for all aspects of work area recovery, testing, reporting, presenting and dealing with disaster situations…

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS10

Business Continuity Analyst
Location: London
Salary: £40,000-£49,000 + bonus and benefits

Global Investment Bank requires Business Continuity Analyst to manage all business line BC activities. Working within an experience team of BC professionals you will be exposed to the full BCM life cycle.

Excellent opportunity for career BCM experience development.

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS16

Business Continuity Manager
Location: London
Salary up to £70k.

ASG have been asked by a leading Investment bank to bring in a new BCM. An excellent opportunity to move into a leading role within one of the worlds leading FS organisations. You will have a background and experience in BCM and a desire to drive your career forward.

For more information please contact Adrian Howarth of Andersen Steinberg at mark@andersensteinberg.com or phone him on +44 207 043 2918

Business Continuity Manager
Location: North West
Salary up to £70k.

ASG have been asked by a global bank to bring in a new BCM. An excellent opportunity to move into an excting role with a leading FS organisation. The key responsibilities are –

· Provide representation for BC on audit and regulatory matters pertaining to business continuity
· Provide consultancy for all Lines of Business (LOB) in regards to their BC programme
· Manage the Regional Recovery Centre and testing schedule
· Responsible for the management of scheduled BC events
· Responsible for LOB Co-ordinator and Manager training
· Responsible for delivery of the Business Continuity awareness program
· Represent Business Continuity on ad hoc bank initiatives and projects
· Ensures integrity and accuracy of process and tools used to support crisis management efforts within region

· Declaration & on-going management of an incident or event

For more information please contact Adrian Howarth of Andersen Steinberg at mark@andersensteinberg.com or phone him on +44 207 043 2918

BCP Analyst
Location: London

ASG have been asked by a leading Investment bank to bring in a Junior BCP Analyst. Role duties will include :

- Maintain the central (MS Access) database of BC Documentation.
- Maintain the BCP (MS Access) database of audit points.
- Meeting preparation (agenda/minutes/slide presentations/etc)
- Author and administer BCP documentation (Posters/pocket guides/Crisis Management Team (CMT) plans/books/etc)
- BCP Project management
- Exercise preparation (bookings/test scripts/scope documents/etc)
- Attend on average 4 weekend exercises per annum (2 London and 2 Bristol)
- Be available 24x7x365 to respond to incidents and alerts.
- Stand in for the BCM on short notice (including attending the CMT)

For more information please contact Adrian Howarth of Andersen Steinberg at mark@andersensteinberg.com or phone him on +44 207 043 2918

Business Continuity Specialist
Location: India

ASG would like to speak with BC specialists based in India or Asia regarding openings within Investment Banks in India, Mumbai and Pune. An excellent opportunity to move your career forward.

For more information please contact Adrian Howarth of Andersen Steinberg at mark@andersensteinberg.com or phone him on +44 207 043 2918

Business Continuity Coordinator
Location: Central London
Salary: c£45K plus package

Part of the European team of this financial services organisation you will be responsible for working closely with the business continuity manager to ensure their long-term operational continuity.

You will undertake BIAs and reviews, work with the different business areas to develop their business continuity plans, ensure ongoing plan maintenance, conduct walkthroughs, develop corporate awareness, facilitate training and represent business continuity in departmental meetings. You should already be experienced in business continuity and have a minimum of eighteen months working within financial services.

You should have great business process analysis skills, be an excellent communicator and presenter and be strong at organisation and planning. French is desirable but not essential, as is a knowledge of business continuity software packages. In exchange my client offers an excellent working environment in great offices within central London. They provide training, an open and friendly culture and ongoing support in your personal development.

There is some International travel associated with this role so flexibility is essential. If this opportunity sounds attractive then I would love to hear from you.

For the above role please contact Julie Holmwood at julie.holmwood@eton-mai.co.uk

Business Continuity Contract
Location: Berkshire
Salary: £300-£450 per day

Global Company requires experienced interim manager for a period of 3 months+

You will have experience in BC testing, planning, management, ideally LDRPS maintenance within a supply chain environment

For the above role please contact Michelle Ifill m.ifill@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone her on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS06

Senior Business Continuity Manager (VP-SVP level)
Location: London with some EMEA travel
Salary: £75,000-£90,000

Investment Bank urgently requires highly experienced Business Continuity professional to manage and delivery BCM programme across EMEA.

You will currently be working for a Bank or Consulting firm and hold hands on experience of dealing with a disaster or crisis situation.

For the above role please contact Owen Jobling o.jobling@rcs-corp.co.uk or phone him on + 44 (0) 208 342 1644
Reference: JS14

BC Analyst
Location: Leeds

Salary: 25k base + Package.

Andersen Steinberg Group are looking for Business Continuity Analyst (graduate) The role will involve developing plans, writing BIA reports, and testing. Also you will be heavily involved in Emergency Planning.

We are looking for a business focused person. Someone looking to move forward in their career.

For more information please contact Adrian Howarth of Andersen Steinberg at mark@andersensteinberg.com or phone him on +44 207 043 2918

Crisis Management
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Salary: 50k base + Package.

Andersen Steinberg Group are looking for Crisis Management professional. The role will involve developing plans, writing scenarios, and engaging in external negotiations with business and senior management.

We are looking for a very dynamic person. Also you need to be a problem solver, able to work under pressure. Also you need to be flexible and adaptable in your approach.

For more information please contact Adrian Howarth of Andersen Steinberg at mark@andersensteinberg.com or phone him on +44 207 043 2918

A unique opportunity to build something special…

Salary: Neg
Location: London and International

A unique opportunity has arisen for someone special … very special.

The clients' are already there … as are some of the best skills in the world, but a dynamic leader is needed to meld them together into an effective and well directed Business Unit.
You would be working not just with one of the most respected companies in the world, which holds a unique market position, but with an array of exceptional individuals as well.

You’ll have excellent knowledge of BCM obviously, be well connected and energetic. You’ll have confidence and the experience to impress at the most senior of levels and be able to work effectively in a diverse range of situations.

You’ll have to be adaptable, persuasive, creative and diligent with a demonstrable track record of excellence, but you knew that didn't you. This is a top draw opportunity and one to be siezed!

If you think this ‘might’ just be you don’t call … If this IS you don't send in a CV, just call Russell Price confidentially on 07770 666004 or mail him on HERE!.

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