Business Continuity Manager. Permanent Full Time - Gold Coast, Australia - Life Without Barriers

Life Without Barriers
Life Without Barriers
Verified Company
Gold Coast, Australia

3 days ago

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Description

Job no: 501099


Employment type:
Full Time


Location:
Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter, Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Gold Coast


Categories:
Practice & Quality


About the Organisation


Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support.

With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers' corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better.

If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.


Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia.

We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people, and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.


We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants.

We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.


About the role


Reporting to the Manager Risk and Resilience you will deliver and execute an integrated fit for purpose national business continuity and business resilience program.

This is a hands on role with a key focus to plan, develop, execute, maintain and test enterprise business continuity, emergency response and crisis/incident management programs to strengthen resiliency across the organisation.

This position is a permanent, full time position, location flexible.


Key Responsibilities

  • Develop, implement and maintain LWB's business continuity resilience program, policies and procedures.
  • Develop functionbased business continuity plans, impact assessments, IT platform, systems, tools and templates to support managers to identify, maintain, update and validate business impact analysis.
  • Drive standardisation, consistency, quality and effectiveness of Business Continuity Management and controls.
  • Design business continuity scenario, testing and exercising programs.
  • Develop and evolve LWB's approach and tools for business continuity management working proactively with the business.
  • Provide guidance, training and coaching for LWB managers and staff on all aspects of business continuity management.
  • Prepare routine reports on business continuity performance.
  • Oversee business continuity and resilience management initiatives consistent with goals and objectives under the direction of the Manager Risk and Resilience.

Skills & Experience

  • Tertiary level qualifications in business continuity management or relevant field.
  • Significant experience in a business continuity management, operational resilience, disaster recovery, crisis management, emergency management and risk management at an enterprise, strategic and operational level.
  • Demonstrated experience in implementing and monitoring a fit for purpose business continuity program across multiple service types and multisite locations.
  • Demonstrated experience in managing competing priorities and delivering high quality outcomes within agreed timelines.
  • Experience in leading organisation wide change and managing relationships with stakeholders to achieve results.
  • The ability to influence and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders including peers, employees, external organisations, funding bodies and government agencies.
  • Demonstrated written communication skills for the creation of reports, correspondence and other material.
  • Proficient ability in the use of Microsoft Office suite of programs.

How to Apply

Applications close at midnight Sunday 5th
February 2023.


To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy.

You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.


We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients.

With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.


Advertised: 23 Jan 2023 E. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 05 Feb :55 E. Australia Standard Time
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