UKI Risk Consulting Risk Management (Business Continuity Management), Manager

Job Specification: UKI Risk Consulting Risk Management (Enterprise Resilience - Business Continuity Management) Manager

General Information

Location: Island of Ireland

Available for Visa Sponsorship: Yes

Business Area: Risk Consulting

Contract Type: Full-Time Permanent

Introduction to Enterprise Resilience

Enterprise Resilience is a team of experts within EYs Risk Management practice dedicated to helping organisations anticipate withstand and recover from disruption. With a clear purpose of building a better working world we deliver exceptional results for clients across sectors including financial services public sector energy and utilities and technology.

Our approach to resilience is underpinned by three defining features:

• Focus on clients needs and priorities: partnering with organisations to assess and strengthen their resilience capabilities ensuring continuity of critical operations.
• Helping clients manage continuity and operational risks effectively identifying vulnerabilities and implementing robust mitigation strategies.
• Leveraging leading practices and assurance methodologies to design and implement frameworks that enable confidence and compliance with regulatory expectations.

Our services include the assessment design and implementation of solutions that improve organisational resilience enhance continuity planning and increase the likelihood of successful outcomes during disruption.

The Opportunity

We are currently hiring for a Manager role inBusiness Continuity Management (BCM). BCM is a core capability within the Enterprise Resilience team focused on helping clients design implement and assure continuity frameworks that safeguard operations against disruption.

Our BCM services include:

• End-to-end BCM programme development
• Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and risk assessments
• Disaster recovery planning and testing
• ISO 22301 compliance and assurance reviews
• Crisis management exercises and operational resilience advisory

The successful candidate will be an experienced BCM professional with excellent stakeholder management and communication skills and a track record of operating in complex environments. They will have a strong understanding of the BCM lifecycle ISO 22301 standards and resilience principles. Experience working on large transformation programmes or regulatory resilience initiatives is desirable. We are seeking an enthusiastic and engaged subject matter expert who is passionate about helping clients achieve strategic goals and benefits through improved continuity capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Client Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships with EY clients and develop a clear understanding of their needs priorities culture and ecosystem to become a trusted advisor.
• Perform comprehensive BCM assessments including BIA risk assessment and strategy definition aligned to ISO 22301.
• Design and implement BCM frameworks policies and plans including disaster recovery strategies.
• Facilitate crisis simulation exercises and readiness testing.
• Provide independent assurance over BCM programmes reporting findings and actionable recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Lead presentations and proposals for medium to high complexity BCM engagements and contribute subject matter insight to bids and proposals.
• Create innovative insights for clients adapt methods and practices to fit operational and cultural needs and contribute to thought leadership.
• Drive improvements by taking responsibility for Quality & Risk Management (QRM) initiatives ensuring compliance with EY standards.

Internal Responsibilities:

• Assist in account management activities such as business development financial management of engagements and quality and risk management.
• Build valued and supportive relationships with internal colleagues to strengthen EYs client propositions and live our values.
• Develop and support presentations and proposals for prospective and existing clients.
• Communicate effectively with EY senior management and work to build manage and motivate high-performing teams.
• Understand EYs service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve our clients.
• Support team development activities including training coaching and mentoring performance reviews and recruitment initiatives.

Skills and Attributes Required to Apply for this role:

• 5 - 7 years experience in BCM/resilience (including disaster recovery) in consulting industry or public sector.
• Strong knowledge of BCM lifecycle and operational resilience principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with a track record in complex environments.
• Ability to lead high-performing teams and deliver high-quality work products consistently.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable presenting subject matter with minimal support.

Ideally you will also have:

• Bachelors degree in Business Finance Risk Management or a related field; Masters degree preferred.
• Professional qualifications such as CBCI ISO 22301 Lead Implementer/Lead Auditor PRINCE2 or PMP.
• Experience in programme assurance PMO portfolio management benchmarking and best practice.
• Experience with crisis management exercises and regulatory resilience expectations

• Developing and conducting training and awareness programs on business continuity.
• Coordinating and conducting regular testing of operational resilience controls.

Join us at EY and be part of a team that is committed to building a better working world through exceptional client service and innovative solutions in Operational Resilience.

What We Look For

Enthusiastic engaged experts who are excited about helping clients make a difference in their business through improved project programme or portfolio management that ultimately result in an improved route to benefits realization.

What Working At EY Offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive benefits package includes support for flexible working and career development and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs: covering holidays health and well-being insurance savings and a wide range of discounts offers and promotions.

Plus we offer:
Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around.

• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.

The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way thats right for you.
All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

Hybrid Working

• Pension/Discounted Health Insurance
• Web Doctor
• Purchase of Additional Annual Leave
• Free Gym Membership
• Travel Pass
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Referral Bonuses & Recognition Awards
• Tech MBA paid by EY
  
  

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly and at times be based at client sites our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

Career Progression

When you join EY you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one.

• Continuous learning where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• As you grow and develop here youll discover opportunities to help customise your career journey so that its as unique as you are - success is defined by you we will provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact your way.
• Transformative leadership we will give you the insights coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our employees.
  
  

Inclusion & Diversity

We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion diversity and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation building strong relationships and delivering the best solutions for our clients.

We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. Youll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world. Thats Why EY.

Apply now.

IMPORTANT: Where Agency assistance is required our Talent Team will engage directly with suppliers. CVs / Profiles should not be shared directly with Hiring Managers. Unsolicited CVs / Profiles supplied to EY by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.