Business Continuity Management; BCM) Advisor

• Location:
  
  Jersey City, NJ - Hybrid (2-3 days on site)
• Pay Rate: $70/hr
• Contract Length: 6 Months with possibility for extension

We at Raise are hiring a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Advisor for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand.

• Provides subject matter expertise and works directly with Banking CM, LLC business units regarding all requirements in the Enterprise Business Continuity Risk Management (EBCRM) Standard. Specifically, new or existing business impact analysis (BIA), business continuity planning, and exercises.
• Complete Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to identify all requirements to understand the impact of process and key dependency failures.
• Develop a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and document recovery strategies and workarounds.
• Conducts BCM exercises to validate planning assumptions and test controls (including work area recovery, contact exercises and simulations as required)
• Perform internal business continuity risk controls through timely scheduling, completion and quality of BCRM requirements outlined in the EBCRM Standard.
• Retain responsibility to ensure that all approvals are obtained. Where applicable, elevate roadblocks in a timely fashion.
• Identify Banking CM, LLC Business Unit recovery time and point objective gaps, challenge business requirements where appropriate and assist in developing workarounds.
• Collaborate with the Business Unit BCM Coordinator, BCM Central Team and IT Risk to identify, track, and approve remediation decision on Business Unit RTO and RPO gaps.
• Work with the Banking CM, LLC Third-Party Risk Team to review exit strategies and document manual workarounds and / or alternate methods of processing for loss of critical suppliers.
• Manage and support work area recovery sites with BCM Central Team and where appropriate, with BCM Coordinators in banking CM, LLC Business Units.
• Remediate known gaps, issues, risk acceptances, and action plans to conclusion and elevate systemic or material gaps through issue management to Senior Manager, Business Continuity Risk.
• Contribute to the monitoring and risk reporting processes for banking CM, LLC Business Units, where applicable.
• Support the delivery of training to banking CM, LLC Business Units, promoting understanding of key components and core BCRM artifacts and activities (e.g., BIA, Threat Risk Assessment, BCP Exercising), and their respective roles and responsibilities (e.g., activating the BCP, strategies addressing loss of key employees, interdependencies, disruption impacts).

• Strong, demonstrated BCM experience (Primary qualification)—ideally those who have developed or managed Business Impact Analyses, Business Continuity Plans, or led recovery and continuity initiatives.
• Experience in implementing business continuity management practices in the financial services industry
• Strong understanding of Business Continuity Management an enterprise level.
• Understanding of the high-level processes to support the Business Unit to manage and mitigate business continuity risk
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and leading practices regarding Business Continuity Management
• Execution of policies and procedures and proficiency in business continuity risk management methodologies
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong customer service focus
• Strong communications skills with Business Units
• Experience in identifying and implementing appropriate controls for effective risk mitigation

• A certificate in Business Continuity Management is nice to have.

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