Business Continuity Advisor

**Business Continuity Advisor**

**Churches of Christ, Governance, Kenmore Campus**

**Full-time, Permanent Opportunity**

**About Us**

Established in 1930, Churches of Christ is one of Australia's largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations.

Active in the areas of children, youth and family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services, we provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey. With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, our employees, clients and wider community, appreciate the positive impact made to around 45,000 lives a year. Click here to find out more about Churches of Christ.

**About the Role**

Churches of Christ is looking for a Business Continuity Advisor who will be responsible for the assessment of organisational risk and the development and implementation of business continuity planning.

Reporting directly to the General Manager - Risk and Assurance, your day to day will consist of:

- In conjunction with our Risk Manager, conduct analysis of risk to identify and rank continuity and recovery priorities and the potential impacts of unpredictable business interruptions.
- Research, evaluate and provide recommendations on emergency management plans and industry best practice.
- Implement, test and continuously improve business continuity plans and procedures to mitigate organisational impact.
- Collaborate with Information Technology to develop and implement Technology Disaster Recovery Plans for the protection and restoration of data and systems.
- Advise and support the development of documentation; internal policy and procedures, manuals and guidelines and provide emergency response training and information sessions.
- Liaise with audits and examination of disaster recovery processes; coordinate the Crisis Management Team.
- Provide management reporting on disaster recovery activities.

Indicative Total Remuneration is from $101,800.00 (plus significant salary sacrificing benefits + superannuation).

**About You**

As an integral member of the Governance group, you will support activities aligned with the strategic direction of and consistent with the mission and values of Churches of Christ; Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.

You will be someone who can communicate effectively, work collaboratively, exemplify effective leadership and management skills and possess strong interpersonal relationship skills. A mind for continual innovation and service improvement is an expectation and should excite you. You will have proven ability to handle difficult situations with diplomacy and a strong desire to deliver results and meet objectives.

In addition, you will have the following qualifications, experience and skills:

- Degree in Business Administration/Risk Management or Information Technology field;
- A minimum 5 years' experience in Management;
- Previous experience in disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
- Advanced computer skills with the ability to use Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Possess a current National Police Certificate - or the ability to acquire.
- Under Churches of Christ policy and/or the applicable public health directions, team members are required to be vaccinated for Covid-19. As part of the recruitment processes we ask that you provide evidence that your vaccination meets the requirements of Churches of Christ policy or the applicable public health direction._

**What We Offer**

Churches of Christ is one of the largest and diverse non-for-profit organisations because our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and the size of our organisation offers you with various choices and opportunities to progress, develop and shape your career journey.

In addition, we provide our employees multiple benefits and rewards such as:

- A generous annual leave of 5 weeks;
- Salary-packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay;
- Upskilling and career progression;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
- Access to online learning platforms to further develop your skills;
- Discounts through our large network of retail partners;
- Opportunities to make a huge difference in the quality of life for our clients.

**To Apply**Applications will be assessed as received