Job Role
Responsible for conducting Risk assessments and the evaluation of Information systems and/or Networks and identifying and clearly defining potential ICT Security and business continuity vulnerabilities and ensuring that the ICT Security implementation is tested and monitored closely.
This would include:
- Testing of policies and procedures.
- Analyzing business information risk and generating relevant solutions to safeguard information against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction or disclosure.
- Providing advice to business units on information security fundamentals.
Responsibilities
- Update Business Continuity Management (BCM) policies and procedures.
- Build a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to assess internal and external threats and the risk they pose to the Company and community and recommends mitigation strategies to reduce or eliminate identified risks.
- Develop a BCM strategy leveraging existing efforts and best practices.
- Work closely with technology teams to ensure their disaster recovery plans for critical systems and applications are consistent with the plans developed for the company.
- Manage and coordinate the efforts of functional managers or service line managers.
- Coordinate BCP testing program and actively participate in testing scenarios.
- Assist with the company governance structure for crisis management and continuity planning.
- Escalate risks and coordinate mitigating responses.
- Develop status reports on location continuity plans and prepare management reports as necessary.
- Provide leadership and advice to assist other departments with BCM budgets and activities.
- Ensure compliance with evolving regulatory requirements and industry standards.
Administration
Strong Administration focus:
- Diary Management
- Setting up Meetings and logistics (solid knowledge of Teams is a plus)
IT Disaster Recovery Processes
Assist and Support with the planning, co-ordination and participation of all IT DRP related issues:
- Maintenance and support:
- Assure that recovery procedures are updated to remain effective for the restoration of key corporate resources and for the resumption of critical business processes.
- Implementation and Procurement
- Work with the relevant Service Line management to ensure that as new equipment, facilities, services, and systems are installed that the disaster recovery issues are addressed.
- Testing:
- Support the BCM Competence Manager in planning, organizing, and coordinating the testing of recovery support and business resumption procedures in different functional areas.
- Support, maintain and update all established disaster recovery testing methodologies and plans according to the BCM methodologies and practices
- Assist with the conducting of simulations and initiatives to assess IT disaster readiness.
- Ensure alignment with Business Continuity
Business Continuity Planning
- Emergency Management OHS representative (First Aid and OHS Officer)
- Crisis Management, Pandemic Planning, Contingency Planning
- Assist with the maintenance of the planning and information platforms used to support crisis management plans.
- Change Management
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications
- Grade 12
- Relevant IT Degree or Diploma
Experience
- Minimum 3 years relevant experience in Business Continuity Planning/ Disaster Recovery / Crisis Management.
Knowledge and Skills
- Incident Investigation
- Document Auditing
- Risk Management
- Reporting and Administration
- Quality, Compliance and Accreditation
