Business Continuity Consultant (Business Impact Analysis, Governance & Operational Resilience

(Business Impact Analysis, Governance & Operational Resilience)

Join a leading insurance organization and play a key role in strengthening Business Continuity, Operational Resilience, and Disaster Recovery governance practices.

This opportunity is ideal for a hands-on Business Continuity professional who enjoys reviewing, challenging, and improving continuity programs while partnering with business and technology stakeholders across the organization.

This is not a program leadership role. Instead, the position focuses on Business Impact Analysis (BIA), governance, quality assurance reviews, stakeholder engagement, and continuity oversight within a Second Line of Defence framework.

• Salaried: $48-54 per hour.
• Incorporated Business Rate: $57-63 per hour.
• 6-month contract with potential for extension or permanent employment.
• Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• Hybrid work model: 2 days per week in office (subject to change).

• Act as a Second Line of Defence subject matter expert supporting Business Continuity Management (BCM), Disaster Recovery (DR), and Operational Resilience programs.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews and challenge business stakeholders on continuity documentation, including:
  • Business Impact Assessments (BIAs)
  • Business Continuity Plans (BCPs)
  • Disaster Recovery Plans
  • Technology Recovery Plans
  • Testing and exercise results
• Review and validate:
  • Critical business functions
  • Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs)
  • Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs)
  • Recovery strategies
• Lead or facilitate Business Impact Assessment (BIA) discussions and reviews with business stakeholders.
• Challenge assumptions and completeness of continuity documentation while providing recommendations for improvement.
• Support the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of Operational Resilience, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery frameworks.
• Participate in continuity and resilience testing exercises, review results, identify gaps, and track remediation activities.
• Collaborate with Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management, Risk, and Technology teams to ensure alignment across continuity initiatives.
• Support regulatory compliance activities, continuity governance reviews, and audit requests.
• Review third-party and supplier continuity documentation and assess continuity readiness using the Three Lines of Defence model.
• Track outstanding actions, remediation plans, and business unit deliverables to ensure timely completion.
• Support KPI and KRI reporting, dashboard preparation, gap tracking, and program reporting for leadership.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on Fusion Risk Management (Fusion RM) and support continuous improvement initiatives within the platform.
• Develop and deliver training sessions related to:
  • Business Impact Assessments
  • Business Continuity Plans
  • Continuity Testing
  • Operational Resilience
  • BCM governance activities

• Business Continuity and/or Disaster Recovery designation.
• Minimum 3 years of Business Continuity, Operational Resilience, Disaster Recovery, or Continuity Governance experience.
• Hands-on experience conducting, facilitating, reviewing, or challenging Business Impact Assessments (BIAs).
• Experience reviewing and maintaining Business Continuity Plans (BCPs).
• Experience participating in or supporting Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery testing exercises.
• Experience working within governance, quality assurance, risk management, or review-and-challenge functions.
• Experience operating within a Three Lines of Defence framework.
• Minimum 2 years of experience within insurance, banking, or other regulated financial environments.
• Experience using Fusion Risk Management (Fusion RM).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong analytical, documentation, reporting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience identifying gaps, tracking remediation activities, and improving governance processes.
• Ability to challenge stakeholders constructively while building strong working relationships.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across business and technology teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer…