Small-company feel, big-company benefits and backing. One of the largest
financial services companies in the world with over 112,000 employees
operating in 50 countries, with banking and insurance assets exceeding
$600 billion,is adding a Disaster Recovery Specialist to its team. This
could be a strong mid-level person, or a team lead ~ there is
flexibility. Great mission, great environment!
Salary range $75k to $110k
Key requirements:
* 5+ years of experience in disaster recovery planning
* Proven ability to work with teams (ie. application support, database,
corporate business continuity, project managers) to assess preparedness.
Great communications & relationship-building skills;
* Happy on a small team, growing company. Energetic, out-of-the-box
thinker, professional. Willing to be hands on as needed.
The company is located in St Cloud and is a full-time position.
Interested? Please contact Katherine Turpin, Division Director at
Robert Half Technology. Email Katherine.Turpin@rht.com or call me at
612.359.4960.
Katherine Turpin
Division Director, Permanent Placement Division
Robert Half Technology
800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 2700
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 359.4960 Fax (612) 333-7697
Cell (612) 804-6857
katherine.turpin@rht.com - E-Mail
Helping customers build their companies....helping candidates build
their careers.
Company: Cargill Value Services
Title: Business Continuity Analyst/Planner
Date Posted: March 3, 2008
Job Description
Job Title: Business Continuity Analyst/Planner
This person provides professional, specialized skills, including business continuity planning, disaster recovery, and crisis management to ensure plan maintenance and enhancement activities, and help integration of plans across business units.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Facilitate and manage the development and maintenance of business continuity plans for the business units supported by Value Services. Provide guidance to cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation of Business Continuity projects of moderate to high complexity. Sets goals, organizes, and plans across multiple organizations and projects. Provides program support to the business units on an ongoing basis.
Work with Business Continuity and other resources to support multiple aspects of the Business Continuity program. Partner with business unit coordinators to ensure resources are available for plan development and ongoing maintenance. Ensure development of business continuity planning for all elements of a business process including the emergency response, work area recovery, business process documentation, application recovery requirements.
Develop and lead periodic exercises and table top drills to ensure all aspects of the business unity recovery plans are viable and that team members are properly educated on roles and responsibilities.
Establish and maintain strong partnering relationships with business units in support of the business continuity program. Ensure a fluid and ongoing level of program coordination and communication. Develop and maintain a close working relationship with IT and business partners.
Assist in the analysis, development and maintenance of business continuity tools, templates and documents.
Perform business impact analysis on business processes, analyze data, and develop reports in which to share results to management.
Educate business partners on the structure and methods of our business continuity program. Help ensure end-to end business continuity readiness for all business functions. Design and perform end-to-end business continuity exercises for the business process and support infrastructure needs. Escalate identified risks to management.
Qualifications include:
- 3-5 years of experience in business continuity or related fields.
- Strong verbal/written communications. Must be able to interface and work efficiently and effectively with business units and partners in remote locations.
- Solid knowledge of business continuity planning process, terminology and approach.
- Trading platforms, market data feeds, applications, along with operational experience helpful.
- Certified Business Continuity (CBCP) preferred.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Solid project management skills. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the testing of crisis response, recovery support, and business resumption procedures.
- Strong PC skills (Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint and Project).
- Travel and off-hour on-call support required.
- College degree in business or technology field.
- Knowledge and experience with eBRP is a plus.