Business Resilience Program Specialist

Location: Jubail, Saudi Arabia

Salary: Market related

Our client is a Petrochemical company specializing in chemicals for various industries.

We are looking for a Business Resilience Program Specialist who is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the organization's business Continuity and Resilience programs.

This role ensures that the company can maintain a uniform organizational readiness and operational resilience to respond effectively to incidents and disruptions to normal business operations, minimizing impact and ensuring a swift recovery.

Supporting the following listed programs and requirements:

·      Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

·      Business Continuity Planning (BCP)

·      Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)

·      Emergency Response Plan (ERP)

·      Compliance with regulatory requirements.

·      Training and Awareness Programs.

·      Continuous Improvement and Audits.

Responsibilities

·      Develop and Maintain BCP and DRP.

·      Create and update business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

·      Maintain the Business Continuity Policy (BCP), manual, and plan.

·      Plan, develop, and improve Business Resiliency Programs (BRP)

·      Develop and implement procedures for responding to emergencies, ensuring the safety of employees, customers, and assets.

·      Maintain multiple organizational resilience programs and projects.

·      Conduct BIA (Business Impact Analysis) to identify critical business processes, dependencies, and the potential impact of disruptions on operations.

·      Ensure formulating and implementing departmental plans.

·      Track and monitor the recovery process post-incident, ensure critical functions are restored, conduct lessons learned sessions, implement corrective actions measures to enhance organizational resilience, and act to modify business continuity plans based on feedback

·      Conduct regular reviews and updates based on risk assessments and changing business needs.

·      Evaluate the effectiveness of risk management programs and recommending changes as necessary.

·      Maintain a tight linkage with business strategy and priorities.

·      Proactively seek and recommend enhancements to processes and development.

·      Design and implement an overall organizational risk management process which incorporates analysis of the financial impacts on the company whenever risks occur.

·      Perform regular risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities.

·      Involve in reviewing new major contracts or internal business proposals which may impose risks or impact the company resilience.

·      Develop mitigation strategies and action plans.

·      Consult and coordinate with relevant departments to determine, analyze, and mitigate risks involved in establishing and maintaining various client, governmental, and industry relationships.

·      Develop and deliver training programs for staff and Improve risk.

·      Coordinate the response to incidents and disruptions.

·      Establish and lead a crisis management team to coordinate response efforts, make critical decisions, and communicate with stakeholders during emergencies.

Skills

Requirements:

·      Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Business Administration, Law, Finance, Accounting or a related field, advanced degree preferred.

·      Professional certifications such as CBCP, CRISC, CISA, Business Continuity Management are preferred.

·      More than five (5) years of experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, Risk Management, or a related field in Refineries or Petrochemicals.

·      Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks and industry standards related to business resilience.

·      Proven track record in developing and implementing business resilience programs.

·      Experience in conducting training and awareness programs.

·      Familiarity with relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards.

·      Effective plan, development, monitor, analysis and reporting of Business Resilience Program.

·      High levels of staff preparedness and awareness.

·      Efficient and effective incident response.

·      Compliance with regulatory requirements and continuous improvement in resilience practices.

·      Number of successful risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies.

·      Training completion rates and staff participation in drills.

·      Incident response effectiveness and recovery times.

·      Compliance audit results and identified improvements.

·      Expert knowledge of contemporary theories and practices related to Risk Management, Compliance, Governance, and Business Continuity.

·      Expert level in Risk management fields.

·      Strong command of oral and written English.

·      Excellent understanding of business strategies, goals and objectives and their metrics and measures.

·      Excellent change management skills.