Staff Assistant (Business Continuity)

The Staff Assistant (Business Continuity) supports the development, implementation, and oversight of Business Continuity (BC) policies and plans within the ACT Office of Security. The role involves advising subordinate commands, supporting risk assessments, and coordinating BC education and exercises to ensure ACT's operational resilience during incidents or disasters.

Responsibilities

• Support the Staff Officer (Business Continuity) in developing ACT Business Continuity directives and guidelines.
• Advise and support the development and maintenance of the HQ SACT Business Continuity directives and guidelines.
• Support HQ SACT and subordinate entities in developing and implementing local Business Continuity Plans.
• Advise and support ACT subordinate commands on Business Continuity.
• Assist the Staff Officer (Business Continuity) with risk assessment and Business Impact Analysis to identify ACT critical functions and dependencies.
• Support ACT BC Plans to assess compliance with the Alliance Business Continuity Plan.
• Maintain close liaison with NATO HQ, ACO, NCI Agency, NSPA, and other relevant stakeholders regarding Business Continuity.
• Support ACT BC Education and Awareness Program.
• Support the training of staff with specific BC responsibilities.
• Support BUDFIN to identify the budget impact in relation to ACT Recovery Strategies.
• Support and participate in Business continuity and disaster recovery exercises within ACT.
• Assist and support the Alliance Business continuity and disaster recovery exercises.
• Support the Alliance Business Continuity working group and other related fora.
• Support Security Inspections of subordinate entities to assess compliance with Business Continuity requirements.
• Undertake any other tasking as directed by line management.

Requirements

• Higher Secondary education and intermediate vocational training in business administration, engineering, economics, public administration, operations research, business process engineering or related discipline which might lead to a formal qualification with 2 years experience, or Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training in that discipline leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 4 years post related experience.
• 1-3 years of experience in business or office administration.
• 1-3 years of experience in Business Continuity Management and disaster Recovery within a large organization.
• 1-2 years of experience in writing and developing policy documentation.
• 1-2 years of experience in the management of risk in relation to cybersecurity and/or CIS operations.
• English – SLP 3333 - (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)
• Desirable: Experience in a security or operational planning field.
• Desirable: Experience analyzing security impacts to Business Continuity planning.
• Desirable: Experience in a large international organization BC operation.
• Desirable: Practical knowledge of military organization missions, functions, and operations.
• French – 2211 - (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)

Skills

• Business Continuity
• Disaster Recovery
• Business Administration
• Office Management
• Policy Documentation
• Risk Management
• Cybersecurity Operations
• CIS Operations
• Operational Planning
• Security Impact Analysis
• Risk Assessment
• BC Education and Exercises

Languages

English, French