- Located at our Burwood Campus
- Full-time and continuing
- HEW 8 $101,794 - $116,547 p.a. +17% super
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Coordinator, Business Continuity to join the Audit and Risk Unit where, as a successful candidate you will support and maintain Business continuity policy and frameworks to ensure the ongoing availability of University services and operations in response to potential adverse events. You will facilitate the development of risk-based business continuity plans, maintain the University pandemic plan and support the Critical Incident Management Team, Emergency Management Committee, emergency response groups and security operations teams across all campuses and satellite facilities.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Develop, manage and report on a business continuity management programme, including redefining programme scope, objectives, communication requirements, training needs, and performance metrics in line with the purpose of the Business Continuity policy and in accordance with ISO 22301 - Business continuity, and related national standards and guidelines (e.g. AS3745)
- Provide a coordination role to support Crisis Management Teams in the management of crises and serious incidents affecting or likely to affect the welfare of people and/or critical business operations, in accordance with Crisis Management Plans, Business Continuity Plans and Disaster Recovery Plans.
- Coordinate the review, maintenance and testing of university and/or local area Business Continuity Plans, working with local area managers to ensure these plans remain valid and fit for purpose
- Conduct regular business impact assessments across the University to evaluate business continuity requirements and identify enhancements to Business Continuity Plans, risk profiling activities and other university processes
- Work with the relevant IT teams in the review, maintenance and testing of technology Disaster Recovery Plans for core infrastructure services, to ensure such plans remain valid and fit for purpose
- Maintain a system for management information reporting detailing the current status of all Business Continuity Plans, business impact analysis and Disaster Recovery Plans, including identification and monitoring of suitable business continuity key risk indicators
- Work with various staff and student service delivery teams across the university, including procurement to manage incidents and/or projects that impact or could impact university operations
- Promote awareness of Business Continuity policy, standards, plans, processes and arrangements and strive for excellence, continually evaluate progress and effectively overcomes barriers to achieve outcomes
- Promote teamwork and provide tailored coaching to individuals to deliver high quality business continuity solutions, including integrating business continuity initiatives with wider risk and compliance management activities
- Analyse problems, weigh up a range of options to translate complex issues into clear and understandable business continuity goals and performance targets for Deakin
- Apply best practices to develop and deploy actions to ensure implementation of continuous improvement strategies in own work area
- Develop and use a deep understanding of the client context to anticipate needs address client feedback and tailor services to ensure high-quality service standards and outcomes are achieved
- Offer pragmatic, inclusive and sustainable solutions based on research and in alignment with university context, policies and practices
To be successful, you’ll have:
- Post-graduate qualifications or progress towards postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience in risk, compliance and/or business continuity
- Experience providing advice and consulting services to senior people on risk management and business continuity
- Substantial knowledge of developing and maintaining and testing business continuity and risk programs in a large organisation
- Experience supporting critical incident and emergency response teams
For a copy of the position description, please see below:
Senior Coordinator Business Continuity HEW 8 Final (1).pdf
Applications for this position close on Friday, 11 February 2022
This role requires the incumbent to apply for and maintain a Working with Children Check (refer to Deakin’s Recruitment Procedure for further details).
Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience for this role.
Please note that whilst we still accept applications from any persons interested in our roles, due to the impacts of COVID-19, we are currently prioritising applications from those with current working rights in Australia and who are not affected by travel restrictions. Please see the latest updates to Australia's immigration and border arrangements during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak:https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/
Are You Ready?
Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.
We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.
We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.
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