Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Manager (10 Month FTC)

Osborne Clarke are looking to add to their team with an exciting new IT Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Manager opportunity in our Bristol office.

This role will involve leading and managing IT Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) initiatives to ensure the continued protection of our IT services and data. You will be responsible for building & maturing capability within the firm in respect of our DR/BCP processes whilst overseeing a comprehensive test schedule over the contract period to mitigate any IT security risks.

This is a 10-month fixed-term contract offering hybrid working.

The role

The IT Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Manager will lead the strategic direction of DR/BCP initiatives, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment, and ensuring the successful execution of DR/BCP strategies in alignment with organisational goals.

Other key responsibilities include:

DR/BCP Embedding:Developing and implementing strategies to further embed DR/BCP processes into the IT organisation, ensuring all teams are trained and prepared.

Test Schedule Management:Creating, managing, and executing a detailed test schedule for DR/BCP, including regular drills and simulations.

Risk Assessment:Conducting risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities, and developing mitigation plans.

Policy Development:Developing, updating, and maintaining DR/BCP policies and procedures in line with industry best practices.

Stakeholder Engagement:Collaborating with key stakeholders across the organisation to ensure alignment and support for DR/BCP initiatives.

Reporting:Providing regular updates and reports to senior management on the progress of the DR/BCP project and test schedule.

Continuous Improvement:Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in DR/BCP processes and implementing changes as necessary.

We are looking for

• • Previous experience in IT disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
  • • Proven experience in managing complex projects, preferably within an IT environment.
  • • Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, systems, cloud and applications.
  • • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
  • • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • • Relevant certifications such as CBCP (Certified Business Continuity Professional) or DRII (Disaster Recovery Institute International).
  • • Good understanding of relevant regulations and standards related to disaster recovery and business continuity
  • • Proficiency in DR and business continuity software and tools
  • • Experience in reviewing existing SAAS agreements and SLA's
  • • Experience in producing GAP analysis, summary findings & recommendations with regards to DR/BCP
  • • Experience in defining a RACI for the BC/DR Plan
  • Experience in creating disaster recovery runbooks

Salary and benefits

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.

Our recruitment process

We welcome direct applications for our opportunities - if you would like any further information about this role or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Dan Jones (Recruitment Manager) at dan.jones@osborneclarke.com.

Please note that although we include closing dates for our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.

We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.

About Us

Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 330 Partners and more than 1,260 talented lawyers in 26 locations*. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. Advising them both comprehensively and commercially. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it's fundamental to our success.

At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality.

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