Governance and Business Continuity Business Partner

Job title: Governance and Business Continuity Business Partner

Location: North Belfast, BT14

Salary: GBP30,851 – GBP37,707

Benefits: Salaries are reviewed annually, Career Development opportunities, Pension, employer contribution of 29.2%, Flexible working and family friendly policies, Hybrid Working (available after 3 months following onboarding and training), Occupational sick pay, Employee assistance programmes, Cycle to work scheme, Virtual gym programme and yoga classes.

Hours: Monday to Friday 08:00–16:00 / 08.30–16.30 / 09.00–17:00

Duration: Permanent

On behalf of our client, a Government owned company, we are seeking to recruit a Governance and Business Continuity Business Partner to join their team. The candidate must have the passion, experience and drive to join their team and to make a real difference to their business. This organisation is consistently ranked in the top 10 of Northern Ireland s best 100 companies and the post holder will join a world class operation with a strategic vision for their future.

Reporting to the Governance and Risk Manager, the Business Partner will support the development and improvement of governance, internal controls and business continuity management across the organisation.

Responsibilities

1. Corporate Governance

• Coordinating Executive Committee and Board papers to ensure Board / EC receive relevant and timely information;
• Maintaining the Governance Structure and Assurance Framework and advise on compliance with same;

1. Internal Controls

• Monitor the work of updating new and revised Policies and challenge any content with management;
• Development of good governance and internal control policies;
• Provide advice / recommendations to Senior Managers in relation to the above;

1. Business Continuity

• Liaise with software provider and business continuity champions to implement and manage a business continuity management (BCM) software, providing the necessary training and awareness for an effective implementation;
• Manage the management and continuous improvement of the company s Business Continuity Management (BCM), ensuring its policy, strategy, BCM plans and testing cycles are updated within agreed timelines;
• Maintain and improve the Business Continuity Policy and Business Continuity Strategy, Business Continuity Plans and relevant Terms of Reference, to reflect the changes as necessary on a timely basis and as appropriate;

You will need:

• Relevant 3rd level qualification, for example, governance, business continuity management

• Demonstrable experience in information processing, report writing, audit, process mapping

• A minimum of 2 years experience of working within a similar compliance/regulatory role

• Competent in MS Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)

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