Job Description
Manage the coordination of Business Continuity Management in KCB Bank Kenya and support KCB Group liaison on BCM policies and practices, to Identify, evaluate, and address the entire portfolio of strategic and operational risks and vulnerabilities presenting the Group with risks to the continuity of business and to plan for the continuity of business in the event of various impacts.
Key Responsibilities
• Liaise across the KCB Group entities to guide on, collect, and collate risk survey and assessment data to facilitate establishing of the individual and organizational Business Continuity Impact Analysis (BIA) and risk and Vulnerability Assessments (RVA) to determine the extent that events or set of circumstances will adversely affect the achievement of business and operational objectives.
• Support the development of necessary recommendations to assist the Business Continuity Management Team in developing, agreeing, and implementing agreed resilience and response recommendations.
• Maintain monitoring and tracking through liaison with line management, to provide reports on the status of implementation of business continuity recommendations, highlighting gaps and problem areas.
• Supporting and monitoring testing of Business Continuity plans to provide status reports and highlight areas for further testing, or untested plans for action.
• Assessing incident reports from Bank units for Business Continuity risk implications and making recommendations for line management action.
• Monitor and advise on the effectiveness and performance of responsibilities related to Business Continuity risk management across the bank.
• Monitor and report on Business Continuity standards and practices across the Group.
• Providing effective support to the BCM Team and the CMT Secretariat.
• Provide Business continuity risk liaison at peer levels across specialist support and risk functions. (Legal, Audit, Risk, HR, Finance, Forensic investigations, and Insurance)
The Person
For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:
• A Bachelors’ Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field
• A professional certification in either of the following: MBCI/CBCP/ BCI-MBCI, DRII-CFCP, ISO 22301 CBCM, EC-Council Disaster Recovery Professional (EDRP)
• At least 5 years’ experience in Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery.
• At Least 2 years' experience in Risk Management, Project Management, and IT/ Banking Operations.
The above position is a demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment portal and submit your application with a detailed CV.
To be considered your application must be received by Friday 22nd September 2023
Qualified candidates with disability are encouraged to apply.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.