Business Continuity Consultant

Role Overview

• Partner with executive leadership and business units to shape and mature the organisation’s Business Continuity (BC) and resilience framework
• Lead and facilitate Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) and risk assessments across key business functions
• Develop, review, and enhance business continuity and crisis management plans
• Provide strategic advisory to the board and senior leadership on resilience posture, risks, and mitigation approaches
• Design and deliver scenario exercises, workshops, and simulations, including board-level crisis rehearsals
• Ensure alignment with relevant standards (e.g. ISO 22301) and regulatory requirements
• Support the embedding of a resilience-first culture across the organisation
• Produce clear, concise reporting for executive audiences, translating technical risk into business impact
• Collaborate with IT, operations, risk, and compliance teams to ensure integrated continuity planning

Requirements

• Proven experience in a Business Continuity / Resilience Consultant role within a complex organisation
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with credibility to engage at C-suite and board level
• Demonstrable experience delivering business-led continuity programmes (not purely IT/DR focused)
• Excellent ability to translate risk into commercial and operational impact
• Experience facilitating senior-level workshops and crisis exercises
• Strong understanding of business continuity frameworks and best practice (e.g. ISO 22301)
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills
• Pragmatic, outcome-driven approach with strong influencing capability
• Experience in regulated environments (e.g. financial services, utilities, or similar)
• Professional certifications (e.g. CBCI, MBCI, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer/Auditor)
• Exposure to enterprise risk management or operational resilience frameworks