Carlisle, United Kingdom

Business Continuity & Resilience Advisor

 Job Description:

Business Continuity & Resilience Advisor

Contract Length: 12 months
Location: Cumbria, 2 days a week onsite
IR35 Status: Inside
Pay Rate: Umbrella £400/day

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide advice and guidance on enterprise resilience and business continuity in line with HMG requirements and best practices.
  • Support incident response for operations outside the Nuclear Licensed Site.
  • Develop and maintain business continuity plans, impact analyses, and disaster recovery documentation.
  • Advise on business continuity risks related to information, facilities, reputation, and critical assets.
  • Support resilience exercises to validate and enhance business continuity plans.
  • Assist in implementing improvements based on lessons learned from exercises.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

  • Professional qualification in Resilience, Business Continuity, Risk Management, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in developing Business Continuity programs aligned with ISO22301 or resilience programs aligned with ISO22316.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills and experience in a corporate or regulated environment.
  • Experience in supporting inspections, audits, and reviews of business continuity and resilience programs.
  • Knowledge of Enterprise Resilience, Business Continuity, and Emergency Management standards.
  • Experience in civil nuclear or other Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) organizations.
  • Proficient in project management techniques related to business continuity.
  • Skilled in writing procedures, drafting reports, and providing guidance.
  • Experience delivering briefings to staff and suppliers.

Desirable:

  • Experience in the Nuclear Industry.
  Required Skills:

Business Continuity Business