Administrator - Business Continuity Job Details

Position Description

The Business Continuity team determine and implement the BCP strategy. Ensuring that business units are on track with implementation and review of their plans is critical to the continued operation of the organisation. The BC team work with IT, HR and Facilities departments to build site recovery plans which support the recovery of business activities.

The Business Continuity team have responsibility for the implementation of the program across all SunGard Financial Systems offices across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Ensure that the recovery plan owners complete and update their Business Impact Analysis documents. BIAs are to be reviewed at least annually.
• Ensure that recovery plan owners are updating their Risk Assessments. Ensure risks are appropriately documented and have owners identified.
• Ensure that the Business Recovery Plans are reviewed by the plan owners at least annually and follow the standard templates.
• Maintain the schedule of desktop, workplace and technical recovery exercises. Report on exercise attendance.
• Content management of the BCP Intranet portal. Maintain the portal where all BCP information is stored, templates, Q&A, discussion forums etc.
• Generate status reports on program adherence for business units and segments.
• Maintain template documentation. Where possible all documentation is based on templates. These need to be reviewed regularly to ensure they are fit for purpose and contain all the latest updates.
• Produce and distribute minutes for all meetings conducted by the BC team.

Position Requirements

The role of the Business Continuity Co-ordinator is to ensure that the organisation adheres to the Business Continuity Program. The business is expected to complete and update plans and risk profiles as well as attending scheduled exercises. All these activities need co-ordinating to ensure response to a live incident is successful.

The successful candidate must be confident in dealing with all levels of management with excellent communication skills.

Knowledge/Experience:

Essential Experience Required;
• Dealing with stakeholders at all levels
• Communications using different methods and with other nationalities and cultures

Desirable Experience Required;
• Business Continuity Management
• Risk analysis

Skills:

Essential Experience Required;
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Suite - Advanced
• Time management
• Communication skills

Desirable Experience Required;
• SharePoint content management

Qualifications:

• A-Level education
• Any study in business analysis or risk management would be advantageous

With annual revenue of $5 billion, SunGard is a global leader in software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also helps information-dependent enterprises of all types to ensure the continuity of their business. SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 50 countries, including the world's 50 largest financial services companies.