Manager, Business Continuity

Full-time, permanent opportunity
- $143,432 - $157,280 (G10) + 17% superannuation
- Work within a supportive and dynamic environment

**Job Reference: 1258669**

Curtin University is seeking an experienced and highly qualified leader for our Business Continuity & Resilience function within the Risk, Compliance, and Audit team. This critical role is ideal for a senior professional with extensive experience in crisis management and business continuity, ready to make a substantial impact on our institutional capability.

As the **Manager, Business Continuity & Resilience**, you will develop and oversee sophisticated business continuity requirements, setting industry standards and driving strategic innovation. Your role will involve creating strategies and managing critical relationships with internal stakeholders and external service providers to embed rigor and a mature focus on continuity and resilience for Curtin University.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Strategic Advisory**: Provide expert consultancy to senior leaders and colleagues on high-level risk management and continuity strategies.
- **Framework Development**: Lead the creation and execution of advanced business continuity and crisis management plans, integrating best practices and driving continuous improvement.
- **Risk Analysis**: Monitor and adapt to emerging risks, ensuring the success of our operational effectiveness strategies.
- **Provider Management**: Oversee service providers, ensuring high-quality service delivery to meet Curtin’s broad organisational needs.

**Who we’re looking for**:

- **Qualifications and Experience**: Possess relevant qualifications with extensive senior-level experience in business continuity, crisis management, or a closely related field. Proven success in leading and implementing resilience frameworks for a large and complex organisation.
- **Leadership Skills**: Strong leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to guide teams and manage complex incidents, ensuring operational continuity and swift recovery.
- **Advanced Communication**: Demonstrated effective communication in command-and-control crisis management, delegation, stakeholder engagement in pressure situations and report writing.
- **Proven Adaptability**: Highly adaptable with a proven ability to excel in dynamic environments, responding to evolving challenges with strategic acumen.

**Work Requirements**:

- Must have current work rights in Australia matching the tenure of the role.
- Based in Perth, WA. Relocation and sponsorship support are not available.

**Join us**

**Applications close**:10:00am AWST Thursday 19 September 2024

**About us**
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We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life. Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, and endless food options including a supermarket.

We encourage a progressive and diverse workplace, offering generous superannuation and salary packaging benefits. We are committed to looking after our employees by promoting health and wellbeing, work flexibility, and personal development opportunities.
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**What we offer**
- **Global Excellence**:Curtin University proudly stands among the top one percent of global universities according to the ARWU 2023 rankings.
- **Adaptable Work Environment**:While our primary office is located at our Bentley Campus, we understand the importance of flexibility in today's work environment. Hybrid working arrangements are provided in accordance with business needs.
- **Salary Packaging**:Enjoy the perks of a generous superannuation contribution (17%) and customisable salary packaging benefits through Paywise.
- **Competitive Leave Entitlements**:Experience the added value of 17.5% Leave Loading, with the option to be paid out or taken as additional leave. Benefit from Parental Leave (26 weeks for the primary caregiver), Annual Leave (20 days), Personal Leave (14 days), Curtin University Leave (2 days), Study Leave, and Community Service Leave. Plus, access to Long Service Leave after 7 years of continuous service (65 days/13-week entitlement for full-time staff).
- **Career and Development Opportunities**:In line with our 2030 Strategic Plan, Curtin is committed to providing an inspiring, rewarding, and meaningful experience for our staff -empowering them to lead, innovate and strive for excellence. We provide staff with career and development opportunities, including access to various online and in-person training and info-sessions.

**Disclaimer**

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**Please note we will not be engaging with recruitment agencies at this time.