Business Continuity & Incident Management Consultant
Posted 7 days ago by GBV Ltd
£610 Per day
Outside
Onsite
Swindon, Wiltshire, UK
Summary: The role of Business Continuity & Incident Management Consultant involves supporting the delivery of a critical Resilience Improvement Plan for a leading organization. This hands-on position focuses on enhancing operational resilience, business continuity frameworks, and incident management capabilities. The consultant will work on-site in Swindon for two days a week over an initial three-month contract. The position is classified as outside IR35 with a competitive daily rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop IBS methodology and conduct IBS assessments.
- Perform exercising and testing, including Disaster Recovery.
- Review BIA and BCP, and develop BC/IM policy and framework.
- Identify critical processes and systems.
- Enhance crisis management structures and policies.
- Strengthen BC & IM governance and manage crisis communications.
Key Skills:
- Strong knowledge of ISO 22301 (BC) and ISO 22361 (IM).
- Business Continuity qualification essential.
- Expertise in training, facilitation, communication, and influencing.
- Project and change management skills.
- Analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
- Stakeholder engagement experience.
- Policy and documentation development skills.
- Scenario design and testing expertise.
- Incident management knowledge.
- Process design and standardisation skills.
- Compliance and governance understanding.
Salary (Rate): £600 per day
City: Swindon
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Contract Opportunity: Business Continuity & Incident Management Consultant
Duration: 3 months initially
Location: Swindon - 2 days per week on-site
Rate: £600 per day (Outside IR35)
A leading organisation is seeking an experienced Business Continuity and Incident Management Consultant to support the fast-paced delivery of a critical Resilience Improvement Plan. This is a hands-on role focused on strengthening operational resilience, enhancing business continuity frameworks, and optimising incident and crisis management capability.
Key Workstreams
Operational Resilience
- IBS methodology development
- IBS assessments
- Exercising & testing (including Disaster Recovery)
Business Continuity
- BIA and BCP reviews
- BC/IM policy & framework development
- Identification of critical processes and systems
Incident Management
- Crisis management structures
- Crisis management policy & framework enhancement
Governance & Communications
- Strengthening BC & IM governance
- Crisis communications (internal & external)
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong knowledge of ISO 22301 (BC) and ISO 22361 (IM)
- Business Continuity qualification essential
- Expertise across:
- Training & facilitation
- Communication & influencing
- Project & change management
- Analytical & strategic thinking
- Stakeholder engagement
- Policy & documentation development
- Scenario design
- Testing & evaluation
- Incident management
- Process design & standardisation
- Compliance & governance
Please apply now as this is something that is fairly pressing for the business.