Business Continuity Manager

1 month ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Arrow Global Group Full time

Due to business growth and increased requirements to ensure robust risk management and business continuity, we have a fantastic opportunity for a IT Risk and Business Continuity Manager to join our team in Manchester (we are really flexible on time spent in the office so we can discuss your personal circumstances upon application).


About the Role:


This role involves overseeing the IT risk management framework and business continuity processes across the group, ensuring alignment with our strategic objectives and compliance requirements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IT risk management and business continuity planning, along with proven experience in conducting risk assessments. You should have a solid understanding of IT and Business Continuity principles, best practices and have some experience in building out frameworks of this nature.


Responsibilities include


Business Continuity Management (BCM):

  • Maintain and update the Group Business Continuity Policy.
  • Conduct Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) for the central Arrow operations, including the Fund Manager.
  • Update and maintain business continuity plans based on BIA results.
  • Coordinate annual business continuity testing.
  • Provide oversight and guidance to Arrow Group entities on BCM processes and compliance (second line support only).


IT Risk Management:

  • Develop and implement an IT risk management framework for the central Arrow IT environment (this does not include information security risks which are managed by a separate team).
  • Map out IT risks and controls relating to IT operations.
  • Perform annual IT risk assessments and ensure mitigation plans are in place.
  • Report on IT risk posture and escalate significant risks to senior management.


Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP):

  • Coordinate with the central Arrow IT team to ensure disaster recovery plans are aligned with business continuity requirements.
  • Ensure systems can be recovered within agreed Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs).
  • Through collaboration with the central IT team, ensure that regular disaster recovery tests take place and plans are updated accordingly.


Third-party IT Risk Assurance:

  • Manage supplier IT risk, ensuring compliance with BCP/DR contractual obligations.
  • Collect and review supplier BCP/DR-related artifacts annually for critical third-parties.
  • Ensure that third-party suppliers adhere to agreed-upon business continuity and disaster recovery standards.
  • Conduct regular reviews and audits of supplier IT risk management practices, ensuring alignment with the organisation's IT risk management framework.


Required Skills & Experience:

  • Proven experience within IT risk management and business continuity planning.
  • Demonstrated experience in conducting risk assessments and developing mitigation strategies.
  • Educated to degree level in Information Technology, Risk Management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Professional certification or knowledge/understanding of one or more of: CRISC, CBCP, ISO 22301, ITIL, or other relevant risk management and business continuity credentials.
  • Strong understanding of IT operations, risk assessment methodologies, and disaster recovery best practices.


The successful candidate will be directly responsibility for the implementation of solutions that have a wide-reaching impact on business users, operational users and clients/customers. The role has scope to be involved in both short and long-term pieces of work.


Additional Information

The role will require some travel occasionally within Europe.

On occasion, there will be a requirement for some out-of-hours work, dependent on projects and or incident management requirements.


Equal Opportunity Statement: Arrow Global is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide opportunities for career growth, a competitive salary with benefits, and a collaborative work environment that encourages innovation and continuous learning.

Arrow Global is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

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