Behavioural Economist at Old Mutual South Africa

Role overview

This role assists the Head of Business Resilience to embed and mature the Business Resilience program within the organisation. The individual is accountable for achieving results through own efforts

Key Result Areas

• Performing Risk and Threat Assessments;
• Performing Business Impact Assessments;
• Building Business Continuity Plans;
• Assessing and raising risks and threats that emerge from workshops;
• Interacting with IT teams to drive alignment between the DR Plan and Business requirements;
• Interacting with the Facilities teams to improve the Alternate seating strategy;
• Compiling BCM monthly reports;
• Running workshops with the Business owners and interrogating results;
• Testing Business Continuity Plans
• Facilitating awareness sessions with the Business.
• Maintain the BCP Plans in the BCM Tool.
• Work with Business Continuity Champions to develop action plans to mature the BCM capability within the OMEM Segments.
• Monitor progress against action plans
• Develop Crisis Management Plans
• Mature Crisis Management processes
• Run simulations Crisis and Business Continuity Management processes

Other responsibilities include:

• Challenge management information received from Risk Officers/ Business Continuity Champions where required.
• Provides support & assistance to business unit management where required to embed business continuity management & provide challenge where deemed appropriate;
• Prepares and compiles relevant reports e.g. monthly BCM reports;

Requirements: Skills, Qualifications and Experience required

• Relevant tertiary qualifcation with a minimum of 4 years relevant experience
• CBCI qualification advantageous but not mandatory
• Excellent relationshp building skills and ability to influence others.
• A team player who can interface at all levels
• A motivated self-starter, capable of working on own initiative with a high level of integrity.
• Ability to work professionally and constructively within a team environment providing advice and consultancy.
• A confident communicator, resourceful and proactive, ensuring adequate quality and timely delivery of presentations and reports.
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word, Visio and PowerPoint
• A background in audit, assurance or business continuity within a financial services, technology or business services industry preferred.