Are you a professional line manager with experience of leading a Business Continuity function?
Are you confident in communicating with colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels of authority?
Do you enjoy the challenge of anticipating and responding to risks?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference and put your stamp on a role that has the potential to encompass a multitude of interesting scenarios! You will have access to high-quality training, and the chance to build a rewarding, challenging and varied career with us.
This is a role within Human Resources and Estates Directorate, reporting to the Deputy Director, Head of Estates Management Group.
* You will work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure the development, implementation and validation of resilience processes whilst developing a network of professional contacts across Government and elsewhere.
* You will oversee a small team who are supplemented by a number of Business Continuity Co-ordinators from across the business who are responsible for delivery within their business area.
* Your workload will encompass a variety of challenges, and you will deal with critical incidents as they occur. For example, you may be required to manage business continuity in the event of an energy blackout or natural disaster or respond to a physical or cyber security threat. In order to successfully navigate the organisation through these challenges, it is essential to proactively ensure that stringent processes are in place and are reviewed periodically to ensure that an effective response is guaranteed at all times.
* You will utilise your communication skills to ensure processes are thorough and easily interpreted by colleagues who may not be familiar with specific terminology.
* You will be confident with risk assessing a multitude of factors, with a view to preventing issues that are within the organisation’s control, as well as mitigating the impact that may be inevitable should external threats occur. Your activities will include scoping potential risks so that disruption can be minimised should they occur.
Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:
* Leading the development and continuous improvement of Corporate Business Continuity, Incident Management and Operational Resilience Strategies and ensure the effective management of BC across DVLA.
* Working closely with all key stakeholders across the Agency to ensure that any business interruption or incident is managed and minimised and has an appropriate contingency and is operationalised effectively. Coordinating and attending Incident Management meetings at Gold and Silver Incident Level providing the consolidation of situation reports from business areas, analysing complex information and acting as a trusted advisor to support decision making.
* Being accountable for developing a suite of business impact reports which quantify and identify impacts of any losses to enable the creation of response plans for the agency to allow appropriate responses to ensure delivery of DVLA’s key services.
* Proactively horizon scan to identify threats and risks, ensuring they are adequately controlled and mitigated against by using the relevant risk tools and processes.
For further information about the role please see the attached role profile.
Additional Information
Applications will be accepted from full time/part time/job sharers. Full time roles at DVLA consist of 37 hours per week. Part time and/or flexible working may also be available subject to the needs of the business. If you have a flexible or part time working requirement, you should contact the vacancy holder in advance of making an application to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your desired working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role. To contact the vacancy holder, please use the job contact details listed under ‘Contact point for applicants’.