Business Continuity Manager

Positions   1 Band / Grade   B1 Salary   £41,340  - £47,975  per annum Contract Type   Permanent Working Pattern   Full Time Location   Hybrid (on-site and remote) Leave entitlement   Starting at 30 days per annum, pro-rata Closing Date  

1st December 2024 at 23:55

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UK Parliament

Working at the UK Parliament offers a unique and rewarding career at the heart of the UK’s democratic system.

With a wide range of roles available, our impartial colleagues enable the day to day running of the House of Commons, House of Lords and Joint Departments. Together, we make Parliament happen.

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including: 

• 30 days’ annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year). 
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. 
• Access to training and development. 
• Flexible working. 
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction 

The Parliamentary Security Department (PSD) is responsible for physical and personnel security across both Houses of Parliament and provides support to Members and staff when away from the Estate. Its purpose is to keep Parliament safe and open for business.

PSD sets security strategy provides expert advice and delivers an operational service. It does this in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and by working closely with the Parliamentary Estates Teams, Serjeant at Arms and Black Rod’s office, Restoration & Renewal teams, the Parliamentary Digital Service, and other key stakeholders.  

The Role 

The PSD Team Services function leads on the delivery of corporate and cross-departmental support services for the Parliamentary Security Department.   Working as part of the Planning and Performance function in Team Services, this role has primary responsibility for ensuring providing assurance that we have appropriate business resilience to deal with disruption and that health and safety is embedded in our culture.

The Business Continuity Manager is critical role within the team for a highly motivated individual with strong communication skills and a passion for business continuity and health and safety to ensure plans are in place to support our teams to adapt, recover and learn from operational disruption, and provide advice and guidance to improve our resilience planning and health and safety functions.   

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Work with the Business Planning and Performance Manager, PSD continuity leads and central Business Resilience team to regularly review and update PSD business continuity (BC) plans, processes and documentation to ensure plans remain effective and meet corporate requirementZ.

• Provide specialist support and advice to the Business Planning and Performance Manager and teams to facilitate robust monitoring of business continuity plans and ensure teams fully understand their critical activities and support in the identification of key gaps in plans

• Develop, implement and facilitate a programme for testing PSD BC plans, including communications call cascade, and plan and facilitate test exercises for PSD teams ensuring lessons learned are incorporated into plans

 

Skills and Experience 

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Currently hold or willing to work towards, a qualification and/or professional membership in a business continuity, emergency planning or incident management discipline e.g. certified membership of the Business Continuity Institute (MBCI)
• Experience of working with diverse groups of people, upholding the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion, ensuring that everyone is, at all times, treated with dignity, courtesy and respect. 
• Experience of developing and implementing effective business continuity plans Experience and competence in drafting and delivering relevant exercises and training.

Next Steps and Additional Information

CV & Supporting Statement – If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with a 500 word limit. 

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description. 

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.

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