Location
Westminster

Salary
£56,180

About the Role
Working at the UK Parliament offers a unique and rewarding career at the heart of the UK's democratic system. The Corporate Resilience Team works to ensure the resilience of both Houses through planning, training and exercising. This post will focus on the provision of subject matter expertise for operational resilience across both Houses. The post holder will work closely with teams to deliver an effective approach within an organisational resilience model, ensuring that House Services are aligned to appropriate standards and that a robust management system is in place.

Responsibilities
Some of the responsibilities for this role include:
Ensure that the House Services and PDS business resilience arrangements are fit for purpose and align to the operational resilience standard.
Using data to report on arrangements to the Business Resilience Board and addressing inadequate arrangements or significant non-conformities.
Ensure that Business Continuity Plan (BCP) owners in business areas provide regular updates of their business continuity plans and audit reports to BRG.
Organise appropriate resilience training and support for all levels of staff, including duty response teams, and review its effectiveness after use.

Experience
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 developing and implementing effective business continuity strategies and competence in drafting and delivering relevant exercises and training.
Proven ability to provide leadership, set strategic objectives, and develop and motivate teams to deliver results across formal reporting lines.
Experience of successfully managing a project or programme to meet business objectives within a structured environment; knowledge of MSP, PRINCE 2 or similar is an advantage.

About you
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish positive working relationships and influence people at all levels within the organisation, including a challenging customer base.
Ability to think strategically, anticipating and managing high-level risks and uncertainties.

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are required beyond the aforementioned experience and willingness to engage in professional development.