Business Continuity Management Advisor

Business Continuity Management Advisor

Requirements

• College or University degree in Business Administration, Technology, or BCM and Emergency Management
• 3-5 years of combined knowledge, skill, and background in any of operational risk, supplier/vendor management, risk practices, business continuity
• Knowledge of Enterprise Business Continuity Management Standards and Policy
• The ability to collaborate and work effectively in teams, with internal departments or suppliers, building partnerships with stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills coupled with the ability to engage effectively across all levels of the organization
• The ability to effectively manage a variable workload and prioritize work, multi-task responsibilities, perform under pressure, and meet time-sensitive deadlines
• Knowledge of Riskonnect (or other BCM tools), and Microsoft Office tools

Responsibilities

• Executes day to day activities of RBC WM BCM in North America and other locations, as required
• Advise and recommend on continuity strategies in the identification of risks, the determination of risk tolerances, and the selection of appropriate recovery strategies
• Identify gaps in application capabilities requirements working with the business and IT to resolve the gap through acceptance, workarounds, or an enhancement project
• Ensures all Business Continuity Plans (BCP) conform with Enterprise BCM standards and provide analysis and insights on platform specific KRI’s to support management reporting and investigate and resolve deficiencies
• Partner with Enterprise BCM Core team, Regional and Business Line Executive to create, coordinate and maintain a multi-discipline Incident Management Team to provide a resilient response to incidents
• Track outstanding audit items or regulatory findings relative to the respective business lines, as they relate to BCM, assuring established timelines are met
• Cascade information on behalf of Business Regional, or cross-segment Locational, Incident Management Team to RBC WM IMT stakeholders and maintain a working relationship / liaison with other Crisis Management Teams
• Support business change initiatives as it relates to BCM, including completion of associated BIA, BCP, and required recovery testing
• Support Client engagement for Request for Information (RFI), Due Diligence, written and face to face presentation; and support key strategic Enterprise projects
• Other projects and initiatives, as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of RBC WM Lines of Business: business products / services, processes / workflows
• Process documentation, Business Architecture and/or Workshop facilitation experience