Senior Specialist Business Continuity at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• To maintain the Vodacom Business Continuity Management System in conformance with the ISO 22301 standard.
• To ensure conformance to the Vodafone Business Resilience Policy and related controls.
• To ensure conformance to the Vodacom Group Business Continuity Management Policy and related business continuity procedures, guidelines and frameworks.
• To coordinate BCM resources within VSA for testing, exercising, meetings and workshops.
• To develop project schedules and manage projects within VSA.
• To ensure that workable alternative crisis communication strategies are implemented and maintained.
• To undertake Business Continuity Management Tasks as required by the Principle Specialist Business Continuity Management.
• To coordinate and facilitate business continuity initiatives within VSA.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and maintain the Business Impact Analysis to identify critical business activities and or services and the impact during disruption
• Design recovery strategies, arrangements and tactics to ensure the continuation of critical business activities
• Implement continuity and recovery strategies/ arrangements through the development and maintenance of business continuity plans
• Validate the business continuity capability through testing and exercising of business continuity plans and their arrangements
• Assessment of critical suppliers to determine their business continuity capabilities
• Administration and maintenance of the Business Resilience Information System
• To coordinate the maintenance of the Vodafone Business Continuity (BCCC) Policy controls
• To maintain an effective alternative crisis communication strategy

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Business Management (Essential)
• Project Management certification or higher (Essential)
• Business Continuity Management certification (CBCI/ MBCI/ ISO22301) (Essential)
• Additional professional relevant certification will be an advantage.
• Business Management certification (Preferable)

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience within a business environment with exposure to operational and business processes (Essential)
• Minimum of 3 Years’ experience as project manager or project leader (Essential)
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Business Continuity Management operations pertaining to the BCi Good Practice
• Guidelines and ISO 22301 standard (Essential)
• Experience in a Telco will be an advantage.
• Have in-depth knowledge of Vodacom’s business processes and functions will be an advantage.

We make an impact by offering:

• Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

Closing date for Applications: 11 July 2025