IT Business Continuity Specialist - UAE NATIONAL

• Develop and Implement Business Continuity Plans (BCPs):
• Create, maintain, and update comprehensive BCPs that outline procedures for various disruptive scenarios, ensuring alignment with the clients objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA):
• Perform BIA to assess and prioritize potential impacts of disruptions on critical business functions, processes, and assets.
• Identify dependencies, interdependencies, and critical timelines to support informed decision-making in BCP development.
• Identify the resources needed.
• Risk Assessment and Management:
• Identify potential threats and vulnerabilities through risk assessments.
• Develop and implement strategies to mitigate risks to business operations identified through BIA and risk assessments.
• Training and Preparedness:
• Educate and train employees on business continuity policies, procedures, and their roles during disruptions.
• Coordinate and conduct drills and exercises to test BCP effectiveness and enhance organizational readiness.
• Incident Response and Crisis Management:
• Coordinate response efforts during emergencies, crisis or disruptions.
• Implement and oversee BCP activation and recovery processes as per established protocols.
• Monitoring and Continuous Improvement:
• Monitor changes in the organizational environment and update BCPs and BIAs accordingly.
• Conduct post-incident reviews and lessons learned sessions to identify improvement opportunities and implement corrective actions.
• Compliance and Reporting:
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards related to business continuity and disaster recovery.
• Prepare and present reports on business continuity metrics, preparedness levels, and incident response effectiveness.

Skills:

• Risk Management: Experience in performing BIA to assess and prioritize the impacts of disruptions on critical business functions.
• Crisis Management: Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks to business operations.
• Communication: Proficiency in developing, implementing, and maintaining comprehensive BCPs based on BIA findings.
• Analytical Thinking: Experience in coordinating and managing responses to emergencies and disruptions

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to liaise with employees during incidents and reporting.
• Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical skills to evaluate scenarios, assess impacts, and make data-driven decisions.
• Ability to prioritize a wide range of workloads with critical deadlines.
• Availability outside of working hours to resolve emergency issues promptly.
• Bachelor’s degree in business Continuity, Crisis Management or relevant degree
• Relevant certifications such as CBCI, ISO 22301 Lead Auditor.