Operational Resilience Lead
Full or part time option
Hybrid, Suffolk
We are delighted to be partnering with our client - a medium sized business in the financial services sector based in Suffolk. They are recruiting a newly revised role in their team, an Operational Resilience Lead. They are open to people working this role as a full time or part time position and also open to relevant experience from any sector.
The main purpose of this Operational Resilience Lead role is to develop and improve the organisation’s operational resilience framework, ensuring key risks are identified, managed, and reported. You will support daily risk monitoring and help senior management meet regulatory requirements.
Develop, review, and coordinate implementation of the Operational Resilience Policy, framework, and action plans.
* Ensure Important Business Services (IBSs) are mapped, considering people, processes, premises, data, systems, and third-party suppliers.
* Support and train process owners in conducting business impact analysis (BIA) and identifying IBSs.
* Identify, track, and document key assets essential for delivering resilient services (e.g., IT systems, personnel, third parties, data).
* Collaborate with technology teams to align Business Impact Assessments and IBSs with Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs) Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and system architecture.
* Coordinate and lead scenario testing for severe but plausible disruption events.
* Prepare and present reports on resilience capabilities and risks to the COO, Board, committees, regulators, and auditors.
* Knowledge of risk management
* In return, you will receive a competitive salary and package which includes hybrid working arrangements (50% office based over a 2-week period – lots of flexibility is available and can include being office based half of the day or working 1 week in the office 1 week at home if preferred), pension up to 7%, private medical and family friendly benefits.