Ecobank Rwanda Plc.
P.O. BOX: 3268 Kigali – Rwanda
External recruitment Advert
Job Vacancy: Business Continuity Management (BCM) Coordinator
Opening date: November 18, 2021
Closing date: November 26, 2021
About Ecobank Rwanda Plc
Ecobank Rwanda Plc is a full-service bank that joined the Rwandan market in 2007 with the aim of providing a broad range of products and Services to Consumer, Commercial and Corporates business segments.
The bank’s vision is to build a world-class bank and contribute to the economic development and financial integration of Rwanda and the region by providing customers with convenient and reliable financial products and services.
Ecobank Rwanda Plc is an affiliate under Ecobank Group and operates in Central East and Southern African (CESA) region.
In order to respond to our growing market with the required human capital, we are currently looking for experienced professional in the following area
Role Title: Business Continuity Management (BCM) Coordinator
Reporting: Country Risk Manager
I. JOB PURPOSE:
In consultation with Group BCM, ensure all the required BCM plans for the affiliate are completed and up to date, the required testing and exercises are completed to schedule and also act as the point of contact for the affiliate for BCM.
II. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- focuses on ensuring continuity in business processes before, during, and after a disaster. All business continuity plans should be executed as a team, with individuals from all departments of the business pitching in to get the business up and running again after a disaster.
- Manage the implementation and day-to-day functions related to creating Business Continuity Plans and Procedures, while also managing Disaster Recovery operations within the firm.
- Business Impact Analysis & Business Continuity Risk Assessments – Ensure the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) for all business functions within the affiliate are documented and up to date
- Contingency Planning – Identify potential Business Interruptions, develop safeguards against these interruptions, and implement recovery procedures in the event of a business interruption. Provide documentation and training on Contingency Planning concepts and procedures.
- Disaster Recovery – Safeguard data processing operations by identifying potential problem areas and single points of failure that may result in interruptions to critical data processing operations. Develop and implement Disaster Recovery, Back-up and Recovery, and Disaster Recovery Plans and Procedures.
- Business Recovery – Develop safeguards and Business Recovery Plans and Procedures governing the remote Business Offices and Operations associated with the organization. Ensure that Corporate Asset Protection procedures cover critical Business Resources located at Business Offices.
- Risk Management – Identify and Categorize outage exposures that could cause a business disruption, then obtain Insurance and Vendor agreements to safeguard against a disaster event. Responsible for insuring that Business and Regulatory Requirements are adhered to and that implemented recovery procedures and contracts are cost justifiable.
- Development – Directing or assisting in the development of Business Continuity Plans and Procedures and providing regular status updates to the Business Continuity Steering Committee.
- Change Management – Assessing the Business Continuity implications of proposed technological or organizational changes and coordinating any revisions to existing Business Continuity Plans and Procedures necessitated by such changes.
- Administration – Coordinating routine updates to the detailed information supporting the Business Continuity Procedures (e.g., contact lists, personnel assignments ,vital records management, and inventory lists, off-site back-up schedules, etc.). Coordinating electronic access to, and hard copy distribution of, the Business Continuity Plans and Procedures. Administering contracts and service agreements with Business Continuity service providers.
- Training and Awareness – Ensuring all personnel with specific Business Continuity responsibilities are adequately trained to fulfil their assigned responsibilities. Ensuring all employees maintain their familiarity with the relevant provisions of the Business Continuity Plans.
- Testing and exercising – Ensuring that all technical components of the Business Continuity Plans are successfully tested at least annually, or whenever significant changes are made to those components. Planning and coordinating at least one simulation exercise a year, involving all critical business units. Documenting the results of all tests and exercises and identifying any recommended enhancements to the Business Continuity Plans and Procedures.
- Execution – Providing on-call support for any emergency, which may require activation of all or part of the Business Continuity Plans. In the event that activation is required, serving as liaison between the Crisis Management Team (i.e., senior management) and the Business Continuity Teams (i.e., the teams recovering operations at the alternate facilities and the teams restoring operations at the home facility).
- Ensure that the various BCM strategies and activities are consistent and connected in terms objectives as well as compatibility, and conform to the enterprise BCM strategy and relevant ISO standards
- Align and exchange with corporate BCM to ensure the coherence between corporate, business, and technology BCM strategies
- Support and facilitate the communication amongst all stakeholders in order to drive strategic alignment and consistency of distinct BCMS component parts
- Manage ad-hoc requests from the management with respect to opinion papers, point of view, management presentations, etc.
III. JOB CONTEXT
Business Continuity and Crisis Management
IV. JOB DIMENSION
This role will functionally report into the Group BCM function. The job activities are governed by the Ecobank BCM Policy and Procedures and the local affiliates regulatory requirements.
V. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS & EXPERIENCE:
- A Bachelors’ degree, preferably in a related Bank / IT field
- 5 years’ experience gained working in either of the following business functions – BCM, Technology, Risk, or Operations
- Understanding of the business and organizational relationships within a Bank.
- Computer literate and comfortable working with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Strong self-starter who has the ability to operate independently.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Strong verbal / written communications. Must be able to interface and coordinate work efficiently and effectively with business partners in remote locations.
- Strong administrative skills, with effectiveness in developing tasks and managing resources to achieve target dates.
- Must be a leader and a productive team player.
- A thorough grounding in relevant ISO standards including the ISO223xx series (BCM), ISO31000 Risk Management, ISO27001 ICT Security. Formal certification in any of these standards an advantage
- Excellent understanding of the technology landscape and trends within the IT industry. With a profound understanding of how an enterprise BCM system is deployed and managed within an organization.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Outstanding research and analytical abilities.
Ecobank Rwanda Plc is an equal opportunities company and females’ candidates are encouraged to apply, If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please write in confidence quoting the position on the subject matter
How to apply: Interested candidates should send their application file (CV, Academic certificate, and cover letter) via the “Apply for this job” button not later than November 26, 2021
Only those who strictly meet the criteria should apply for this position
Due to expected high volume of applications we cannot respond to all applications and will only be contacting shortlisted applicants.
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