Business Continuity Manager - 18 Month FTC - Manchester
Job Description
Location: Manchester / Greater Manchester (Hybrid Working Available - 1 day per week on site).
Salary: -54,545 Basic + Excellent Benefits + Bonus
Are you passionate about people, and bringing out their best, whilst building organisational resilience and helping teams respond confidently when it matters most?
We're looking for a Business Continuity Manager to play a pivotal role scaling up a multi-site transition project ensuring operations are ready to respond to disruption-whatever form it takes.
This is a high-impact role, working closely with senior leaders and teams across the organisation to design, embed, and continually strengthen our business continuity and crisis management capability.
About the Role:
Reporting to the Head of Business Architecture and Change, you'll lead the development and delivery of our Business Continuity Management (BCM) multi-site framework.
You'll build plans from the ground up, guide stakeholders through risk and impact assessments, and ensure we're prepared, tested, and compliant.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the organisation's BCM framework, policies, and plans
- Lead Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) and risk assessments across departments
- Act as a key member of the crisis management team during live incidents
- Coordinate response, communications, and recovery activities
- Design and lead scenario-based exercises and simulations
- Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and standards such as ISO 22301
- Deliver training and awareness sessions across the business
What We're Looking For:
- Experience in business continuity, resilience, or risk management
- Strong knowledge of BCM frameworks such as ISO 22301
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
- Calm, organised, and decisive under pressure
Why Apply?
- A high-impact role with senior-level exposure
- The opportunity to shape enterprise-wide resilience capability
- A collaborative culture built on shared values: We respect each other, We achieve as one, We grow together
- Flexible and hybrid working, based in Manchester / Greater Manchester
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