Job Description

Business Continuity & Resilience Advisor

Contract Length 12 months
Location Cumbria, 2 days a week onsite
IR35 Status Inside
Pay Rate Umbrella £400/day

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide advice and guidance on enterprise resilience and business continuity in line with HMG requirements and best practices.
• Support incident response for operations outside the Nuclear Licensed Site.
• Develop and maintain business continuity plans, impact analyses, and disaster recovery documentation.
• Advise on business continuity risks related to information, facilities, reputation, and critical assets.
• Support resilience exercises to validate and enhance business continuity plans.
• Assist in implementing improvements based on lessons learned from exercises.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

• Professional qualification in Resilience, Business Continuity, Risk Management, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in developing Business Continuity programs aligned with ISO22301 or resilience programs aligned with ISO22316.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and experience in a corporate or regulated environment.
• Experience in supporting inspections, audits, and reviews of business continuity and resilience programs.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Resilience, Business Continuity, and Emergency Management standards.
• Experience in civil nuclear or other Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) organizations.
• Proficient in project management techniques related to business continuity.
• Skilled in writing procedures, drafting reports, and providing guidance.
• Experience delivering briefings to staff and suppliers.

Desirable:

• Experience in the Nuclear Industry.