Deputy Director: Risk Management – Business Continuity Management at Mpumalanga Office of the Premier

MINIMUM - COMPETENCIES

• Risk management. Ethics management. Business Continuity Management. Interpersonal relations. Strategic capability and leadership. Financial management. Change management. Report writing and presentation.
• Knowledge management. People management and empowerment. Programme and project management. Service delivery innovations. Client orientation and customer focus. Problem solving and analysis. Communications.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in risk management, or a related field. Professional certifications in business continuity management.
• Minimum of (3) years of experience in business continuity management and 5 years in related field. Strong knowledge of business continuity management principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Knowledge of BCM standards and frameworks such as ISO 22301 or NIST SP 800-34. Project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with business continuity management software, tools and technologies. and Experience in conducting risk assessments and business impact analyses.

DUTIES

• Develop and maintain business continuity program. Manage the entity-wide business continuity strategies and response arrangements.
• Provide technical advice to management to carry out business impact analysis and prepare business continuity plans. Manage the design, build, test and monitor the implantation of capacity BC planning.
• Liaise with ICT to ensure integration on business continuity plans to the disaster recovery. Develop central source of information and conduct awareness workshop.