Business Continuity Consultant
(Business Impact Analysis, Governance & Operational Resilience)
Join a leading insurance organization and play a key role in strengthening Business Continuity, Operational Resilience, and Disaster Recovery governance practices.
This opportunity is ideal for a hands-on Business Continuity professional who enjoys reviewing, challenging, and improving continuity programs while partnering with business and technology stakeholders across the organization.
This is not a program leadership role. Instead, the position focuses on Business Impact Analysis (BIA), governance, quality assurance reviews, stakeholder engagement, and continuity oversight within a Second Line of Defence framework.
What is in it for you:
• Salaried: $48-54 per hour.
• Incorporated Business Rate: $57-63 per hour.
• 6-month contract with potential for extension or permanent employment.
• Full-time position: 37.50 hours per week.
• Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
• Hybrid work model: 2 days per week in office (subject to change).
Responsibilities:
• Act as a Second Line of Defence subject matter expert supporting Business Continuity Management (BCM), Disaster Recovery (DR), and Operational Resilience programs.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews and challenge business stakeholders on continuity documentation, including:
o Business Impact Assessments (BIAs)
o Business Continuity Plans (BCPs)
o Disaster Recovery Plans
o Technology Recovery Plans
o Testing and exercise results
• Review and validate:
• Critical business functions
• Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs)
• Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs)
• Business dependencies
• Recovery strategies
• Lead or facilitate Business Impact Assessment (BIA) discussions and reviews with business stakeholders.
• Challenge assumptions and completeness of continuity documentation while providing recommendations for improvement.
• Support the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of Operational Resilience, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery frameworks.
• Participate in continuity and resilience testing exercises, review results, identify gaps, and track remediation activities.
• Collaborate with Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management, Risk, and Technology teams to ensure alignment across continuity initiatives.
• Support regulatory compliance activities, continuity governance reviews, and audit requests.
• Review third-party and supplier continuity documentation and assess continuity readiness using the Three Lines of Defence model.
• Track outstanding actions, remediation plans, and business unit deliverables to ensure timely completion.
• Support KPI and KRI reporting, dashboard preparation, gap tracking, and program reporting for leadership.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on Fusion Risk Management (Fusion RM) and support continuous improvement initiatives within the platform.
• Develop and deliver training sessions related to:
o Business Impact Assessments
o Business Continuity Plans
o Continuity Testing
o Operational Resilience
o BCM governance activities
What you will need to succeed:
Required qualifications
• Business Continuity and/or Disaster Recovery designation.
• 3 years of Business Continuity, Operational Resilience, Disaster Recovery, or Continuity Governance experience.
• Hands-on experience conducting, facilitating, reviewing, or challenging Business Impact Assessments (BIAs).
• Experience reviewing and maintaining Business Continuity Plans (BCPs).
• Experience participating in or supporting Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery testing exercises.
• Experience working within governance, quality assurance, risk management, or review-and-challenge functions.
• Experience operating within a Three Lines of Defence framework.
• 2 years of experience within insurance, banking, or other regulated financial environments.
• Experience using Fusion Risk Management (Fusion RM).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong analytical, documentation, reporting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience identifying gaps, tracking remediation activities, and improving governance processes.
• Ability to challenge stakeholders constructively while building strong working relationships.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across business and technology teams.
Preferred qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Risk Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience within the life insurance industry.
• Experience facilitating Business Impact Assessment workshops.
• Experience conducting quality assurance reviews of Business Continuity and Operational Resilience documentation.
• Experience working with Operational Resilience frameworks.
• Experience delivering presentations and training to large stakeholder groups.
• Experience working with risk management frameworks and the Three Lines of Defence model.
• Large-scale continuity testing and recovery exercise experience.
• Understanding of Disaster Recovery within hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
• PMP, CBCP, MBCI, or equivalent certification considered an asset.
Ideal candidate profile
The ideal candidate will have experience:
• Conducting or facilitating Business Impact Assessments (BIAs).
• Reviewing and challenging Business Continuity Plans (BCPs).
• Participating in continuity and disaster recovery testing.
• Working within governance, quality assurance, or review-and-challenge functions.
• Partnering with business and technology stakeholders.
• Supporting Operational Resilience and continuity programs within a financial services environment.
This role is best suited for a hands-on Business Continuity Consultant, Analyst, or Governance professional rather than a senior director, program owner, or infrastructure-focused Disaster Recovery specialist.
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