Business Continuity Specialist Full Time NEW

Office: London (50% hybrid office attendance required)

We are a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.

We treat everyone as the intelligent professional they are. Our approach is to trust and empower our people to deliver consistently, and enable them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world in which we operate.

Overview Of Role

Walkers is offering a unique opportunity to a proactive and collaborative Business Continuity Specialist.

This role will be based in the Firm’s London office, reporting into the Global Business Continuity Team based in London, within the Office of General Counsel.

The successful candidate must have demonstrable experience in coordinating organisations during disruptions, with a key interest in hurricanes, and other climate and natural disaster related issues.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

• Support consistency across our firm’s various incident plans and frameworks
• Guide teams through completing and renewing the BIA documentation, and drive collaborative discussions pertaining to our resilience
• Help to coordinate, support, and draft reports for the various Business Continuity exercises that take place throughout the year
• Track progress of all Business Continuity related findings, non-conformities, recommendations and actions through to completion
• Support implementation and on-going administration of the global emergency communications tool for internal business use
• Administer the BCM SharePoint site, ensuring all information is accurate and up to date for all offices and staff members to access important information
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with Business Continuity Coordinators, and Business Continuity Plan Owners and colleagues across the organisation
• Support development of staff training and awareness of Business Continuity in offices for existing and new staff
• Work with learning teams to build and maintain BCM learning module for the internal online learning platform
• Support BCM activities relating to Disaster Recovery exercises
• Provide information when requested to other functions such as Information Security, Legal Counsel, Compliance etc
• Provide support to guide the organisation through a disruption, and promptly respond to staff concerns
• Represent the BCM team as a centre of excellence and SME within the organisation
• Support and collaborate with fellow BCM team members in other regions as appropriate, providing seamless service to Walkers colleagues
• Fit into the Gold/Silver/Bronze mgmt. structure to respond to all incidents, including cyber.

Education, Skills & Experience

• CBCI certification or equivalent
• Experience in business continuity management or emergency planning
• Demonstrate a good understanding of resilience practices
• Demonstrate strong interest in the subject matter i.e. an interest in the Americas region in particular and either a working knowledge or keen interest in hurricanes, and other climate and natural disaster related issues applicable to the locations on our Amercias offices.
• Working knowledge of ISO 22301, 27001 and 22361 (desired)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• Demonstrate solid team work and collaboration
• Ability to work independently and proactively
• Exposure to working with third parties such as suppliers and regulators
• Senior stakeholder engagement

Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.