Business Continuity Consultant (Business Impact Analysis, Governance & Operational Resilience)

Business Continuity Consultant
(Business Impact Analysis, Governance & Operational Resilience)

Join a leading insurance organization and play a key role in strengthening Business Continuity, Operational Resilience, and Disaster Recovery governance practices.

This opportunity is ideal for a hands-on Business Continuity professional who enjoys reviewing, challenging, and improving continuity programs while partnering with business and technology stakeholders across the organization.

This is not a program leadership role. Instead, the position focuses on Business Impact Analysis (BIA), governance, quality assurance reviews, stakeholder engagement, and continuity oversight within a Second Line of Defence framework.

What is in it for you:

• Salaried: $48-54 per hour.

• Incorporated Business Rate: $57-63 per hour.

• 6-month contract with potential for extension or permanent employment.

• Full-time position: 37.50 hours per week.

• Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

• Hybrid work model: 2 days per week in office (subject to change).

Responsibilities:

• Act as a Second Line of Defence subject matter expert supporting Business Continuity Management (BCM), Disaster Recovery (DR), and Operational Resilience programs.

• Conduct quality assurance reviews and challenge business stakeholders on continuity documentation, including:

o Business Impact Assessments (BIAs)

o Business Continuity Plans (BCPs)

o Disaster Recovery Plans

o Technology Recovery Plans

o Testing and exercise results

• Review and validate:

• Critical business functions

• Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs)

• Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs)

• Business dependencies

• Recovery strategies

• Lead or facilitate Business Impact Assessment (BIA) discussions and reviews with business stakeholders.

• Challenge assumptions and completeness of continuity documentation while providing recommendations for improvement.

• Support the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of Operational Resilience, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery frameworks.

• Participate in continuity and resilience testing exercises, review results, identify gaps, and track remediation activities.

• Collaborate with Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management, Risk, and Technology teams to ensure alignment across continuity initiatives.

• Support regulatory compliance activities, continuity governance reviews, and audit requests.

• Review third-party and supplier continuity documentation and assess continuity readiness using the Three Lines of Defence model.

• Track outstanding actions, remediation plans, and business unit deliverables to ensure timely completion.

• Support KPI and KRI reporting, dashboard preparation, gap tracking, and program reporting for leadership.

• Serve as a subject matter expert on Fusion Risk Management (Fusion RM) and support continuous improvement initiatives within the platform.

• Develop and deliver training sessions related to:

o Business Impact Assessments

o Business Continuity Plans

o Continuity Testing

o Operational Resilience

o BCM governance activities

What you will need to succeed:

Required qualifications

• Business Continuity and/or Disaster Recovery designation.

• 3 years of Business Continuity, Operational Resilience, Disaster Recovery, or Continuity Governance experience.

• Hands-on experience conducting, facilitating, reviewing, or challenging Business Impact Assessments (BIAs).

• Experience reviewing and maintaining Business Continuity Plans (BCPs).

• Experience participating in or supporting Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery testing exercises.

• Experience working within governance, quality assurance, risk management, or review-and-challenge functions.

• Experience operating within a Three Lines of Defence framework.

• 2 years of experience within insurance, banking, or other regulated financial environments.

• Experience using Fusion Risk Management (Fusion RM).

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Strong analytical, documentation, reporting, and problem-solving abilities.

• Experience identifying gaps, tracking remediation activities, and improving governance processes.

• Ability to challenge stakeholders constructively while building strong working relationships.

• Strong presentation and facilitation skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively across business and technology teams.

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Risk Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience within the life insurance industry.

• Experience facilitating Business Impact Assessment workshops.

• Experience conducting quality assurance reviews of Business Continuity and Operational Resilience documentation.

• Experience working with Operational Resilience frameworks.

• Experience delivering presentations and training to large stakeholder groups.

• Experience working with risk management frameworks and the Three Lines of Defence model.

• Large-scale continuity testing and recovery exercise experience.

• Understanding of Disaster Recovery within hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.

• PMP, CBCP, MBCI, or equivalent certification considered an asset.

Ideal candidate profile

The ideal candidate will have experience:

• Conducting or facilitating Business Impact Assessments (BIAs).

• Reviewing and challenging Business Continuity Plans (BCPs).

• Participating in continuity and disaster recovery testing.

• Working within governance, quality assurance, or review-and-challenge functions.

• Partnering with business and technology stakeholders.

• Supporting Operational Resilience and continuity programs within a financial services environment.

This role is best suited for a hands-on Business Continuity Consultant, Analyst, or Governance professional rather than a senior director, program owner, or infrastructure-focused Disaster Recovery specialist.

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