• Contributes to the formulation and drive the implementation of the organisation business continuity strategy.
• Drive the development and maintenance of the business continuity strategy and support the CFO and Organization’s strategic objectives.
• Coordinates all strategic initiatives and deliverables assigned by the SM aligned to the CFO office and portfolio.
• Serves as a strategic advisor to the SM, understanding challenges and provides recommendations on any allocation.
• Coordinate the reporting for the BCM on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Provides decision-support to the SM and advises where applicable on strategic matters relating to the CFO organisational strategic commitments.

 
Strategic Support

• Work with all functional business areas to develop and maintain an organisational wide business continuity plan/program/process that addresses business recovery and emergency response management (crisis management).
• Development, implementation and maintenance of Business Continuity Management policy and procedures.
• Coordinate and facilitate regular training, simulation exercises and awareness programs to enhance the organisation’s preparedness and response capabilities.
• Establish and maintain effective communication channels and protocols to ensure timely and accurate dissemination of information during a crisis or disruption.
• Monitor and evaluate emerging trends, technologies, and regulatory changes related to Business Continuity Management.
• Facilitate digital transformation for Business Continuity Management.
• Coordinate the design, planning, and execution of strategic initiatives within the CFO Office, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and providing comprehensive project management support for high-impact deliverables.
• Drafts and coordinate detailed project charters to guide the governance, execution, and performance tracking of strategic CFO-led and cross-functional initiatives, ensuring effective oversight and accountability.
• Manage changes in project scope, schedule and budget including the prescribed change request process.
• Schedule, facilitate and co-ordinate steering committee meetings and any other sessions required to track progress on strategic initiatives including assisting with secretarial functions and admin functions for the steering committee.

 
Monitoring:

• Monitor BCM Strategy and provide regular updates to the BCM committee on the BCM audits, training, simulations awareness programmes communications disaster recovery testing and emerging BCM trends
• Monitor that each action/task implemented within the portfolio yields the desired outcome as envisaged, aligned with senior management and executives’ expectations.

 
Reporting:

• Co-ordinate, tracks and reviews BCM reports including organisational monthly, quarterly and annual reports and provides input into the relevant reporting.
• Functions as first line of review for all BCM related proposals and requests for approvals presented to the office of the CFO.

 
Project Management:

• Provides a project coordination for function strategic projects including BCM allocated deliverables in the office of the CFO and monitors progress and performance supporting the SM to ensure timely delivery of key outcomes.
• Acts as the initial reviewer for proposals and approval requests submitted to the SM, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and completeness before escalation.
• Pro-actively considers and drafts responses to correspondence, preparations of memorandums and submissions, in consultation with the SM.
• Prepares the CFO for meetings by reviewing and analysing briefing materials and engaging with relevant stakeholders to gather and validate supporting information.
• Preparing SM for meetings – reviewing and analysing packs, engaging with relevant participants to source information.
• Compile a variety of ad hoc written documents e.g. summaries, workshop reports, meetings etc.

 Requirements

• Honours Degreesin (Informatics and Risk management / Information Technology / Information Systems / Disaster Management / Crisis Management
• 3–5 years in risk management, IT continuity, or emergency planning roles
• Postgraduate Diplomasin Risk or Crisis or Project Management can be advantageous
• Certification in (Certificate of the Business Continuity Institute – CBCI 7.0 / Certified Business Continuity Management Professional (CBCMP) / ISO 22301 Lead Implementer or Auditor Certification
• Experience with BCM software tools and frameworks can be advantageous

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