Job Summary:

The Business Continuity Manager will collaborate with department directors and the executive team to develop and implement plans to anticipate, address, and mitigate the effects of various business interruptions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains a business recovery plan and procedure; reviews, revises, and expands existing plans and protocols.
• Conducts risk assessments for various departments and functions, analyzing potential business impact of unpredictable business interruptions such as natural disasters, security breach, legal claims, and market disruptions.
• Collaborates with IT staff to develop and implement best practices to protect and restore data and systems in the event of natural disasters, viruses, and hackers.
• Identifies and implements recovery operations and methods to allow the company to function at limited or partial capacity in the event that part or all of the infrastructure is damaged or destroyed.
• Creates and facilitates practice drills for plan execution.
• Develops and provides staff training on risk management and disaster recovery.
• Works with health, safety, and security staff and local, state, and federal agencies to align the organizations emergency management plan with established best practices and community standards.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Thorough understanding of risk management.
• Excellent strategic, problem solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to think through hypothetical situations and concepts and to identify risks and weaknesses in various business processes.
• Ability to collaborate with others to develop an emergency plan.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Finance, or similar field required; Masters degree preferred.
• Minimum of five years of management experience with at least two years in a risk management position required.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.