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FoodicsBCM Officer
Foodics is seeking a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Officer with an IT disaster recovery background. The post helps maintain and strengthen the company's BCM and IT…
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Foodics is seeking a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Officer with an IT disaster recovery background. The post helps maintain and strengthen the company's BCM and IT resilience framework so the organization can absorb disruptions and recover. It links technical teams with business units so resilience needs are understood and built in. Duties span the BCM lifecycle. The officer contributes to business impact analyses and risk assessments for business and IT…
Job Description
Foodics is seeking a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Officer with an IT disaster recovery background. The post helps maintain and strengthen the company's BCM and IT resilience framework so the organization can absorb disruptions and recover. It links technical teams with business units so resilience needs are understood and built in.
Duties span the BCM lifecycle. The officer contributes to business impact analyses and risk assessments for business and IT functions, supports DR planning and testing with technology teams, and joins tests, drills and simulations followed by lessons-learned reviews. The role also keeps continuity and DR documents current, including recovery strategies and procedures, tracks remediation actions to completion, and prepares reports and dashboards for management and committees.
The officer assists with regulatory, audit and internal reviews of BCM and IT resilience, and SAMA is named as an example. Candidates need at least two years in BCM, IT DR or IT risk and resilience, working knowledge of recovery technologies and infrastructure, and grounding in the BCM lifecycle. The posting states that fresh graduates will not be considered. The role is full-time and on-site, and no salary is stated.
Responsibilities
- Help run the BCM and IT disaster recovery frameworks
- Coordinate DR planning, testing and execution with IT and technology staff
- Support business impact analyses and risk reviews spanning business and IT
- Follow BCM and DR action items to closure and update management
- Help keep BCP and DR documents current, covering recovery strategies and procedures
- Take part in exercises and simulations, then help carry out improvement actions
- Translate BCM and DR needs between technical teams and business stakeholders
- Assist with regulatory, audit and internal assessments of resilience
- Produce reports, dashboards and metrics on BCM and DR status
Requirements
- Two-plus years in BCM, IT disaster recovery or IT resilience and risk roles
- Sound understanding of DR technology, IT infrastructure and application recovery
- Good grasp of the BCM lifecycle: BIA, risk assessment, strategy and testing
- Awareness of rules such as SAMA covering BCM, DR and operational resilience
- Proficient with Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Capacity to juggle priorities in a changing environment
- Good English
Qualifications
- Arabic, a significant asset
Core Skills
Benefits
- Pay package with bonuses and possible share participation
- Ongoing training and an annual learning allowance
- Independence, mentoring and demanding goals
- Colleagues from over 30 nationalities across 14 countries
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is prior experience required?
Yes. At least two years of hands-on work in continuity or recovery roles is required, and fresh graduates are not considered.
Which regulations are mentioned?
SAMA requirements on BCM, DR and operational resilience are named as a familiarity requirement.
Where is the job based?
No city is named. The job is listed as on-site and full-time.
What is the salary?
No salary is given.
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