CMC are hiring a Business Continuity Analyst to support the delivery, maintenance and continuous improvement of CMC Markets' Business Continuity Management (BCM) framework.
Working closely with the Business Continuity Manager and stakeholders across Technology and the wider business, the role helps ensure business continuity plans remain accurate, tested and effective, supporting the organisation's operational resilience objectives.
What you will be doing:
Support the maintenance of the Business Continuity Policy, Framework and associated standards.
Assist in the annual review and maintenance of Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) across business functions.
Coordinate the review and maintenance of Business Recovery Plans (BRPs), ensuring documentation remains accurate and up to date.
Work with business stakeholders to gather information relating to critical business processes, dependencies and recovery objectives.
Coordinate Business Continuity testing exercises, including planning, scheduling, documenting outcomes and tracking remediation actions.
Produce reports, dashboards and management information (MI) to support Business Continuity governance and reporting.
Track actions arising from Business Continuity exercises, audits and reviews to completion.
Support the maintenance and administration of emergency notification and communication systems.
Assist during major incidents and business disruptions by providing coordination, documentation and logistical support.
Support the continuous improvement of Business Continuity and Operational Resilience processes through regular review and analysis.
Maintain Business Continuity documentation, templates and records to ensure they remain accurate and compliant.
Liaise with business and technology teams to promote awareness of Business Continuity practices and responsibilities.
Collaborate with colleagues across EMEA and APAC to support a consistent global approach where appropriate.
Maintain knowledge of Business Continuity, Operational Resilience and relevant regulatory developments.
KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential:
Experience supporting Business Continuity or Operational Resilience activities within a medium or large organisation.
Understanding of Business Continuity principles and recognised standards (e.g. ISO 22301).
Experience assisting with Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) and Business Recovery Plans (BRPs).
Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
Ability to analyse information and produce clear documentation and reports.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build effective working relationships.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team.
Desirable:
Experience within Financial Services or another regulated industry.
Knowledge of Operational Resilience requirements.
Experience supporting Business Continuity exercises or crisis management activities.
Experience using Business Continuity or GRC platforms.
CMC Markets is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
Skills Required
- Experience supporting Business Continuity or Operational Resilience activities within a medium or large organisation.
- Understanding of Business Continuity principles and recognised standards (e.g. ISO 22301).
- Experience assisting with Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) and Business Recovery Plans (BRPs).
- Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to analyse information and produce clear documentation and reports.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build effective working relationships.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team.
- Experience within Financial Services or another regulated industry.
- Knowledge of Operational Resilience requirements.
- Experience supporting Business Continuity exercises or crisis management activities.
- Experience using Business Continuity or GRC platforms.
What We Do
CMC Markets is a leading global provider of online trading and investing, with a comprehensive retail, professional and institutional offering. Established in 1989, headquartered in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange, we have offices in Australia, China, Singapore, and across Europe. Over 1m traders and investors* worldwide have access to our proprietary platforms, native mobile trading apps, and MetaTrader 4. Our clients can trade on a huge range of financial instruments through our award-winning spread betting, CFD and share trading platforms**. We provide transparent, competitive pricing, market insights, and dedicated, 24/5 customer service. *1.388 million unique user logins for the CMC Markets invest and CFD platforms globally, as at August 2023. **Awards include: No.1 Web Platform & No.1 Most Currency Pairs, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2023; Best Forex Broker, Good Money Guide Awards 2023; Best In-House Analysts, Professional Trader Awards 2023; CFD Provider of the Year, Investors' Chronicle/Financial Times Celebration of Investment Awards 2023; No.1 Platform Technology, ForexBrokers.com Awards 2022; Best Mobile Trading Platform, ADVFN International Financial Awards 2022. Disclaimer: Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 68% of retail investor accounts lose money when spread betting and/or trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets, CFDs, OTC options or any of our other products work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Professional clients: Countdowns carry risk to any capital invested. These products are not suitable for all investors. CMC does not endorse, control or take responsibility for any third party content on or linked to this account. Nothing in this material is (or should be considered to be) financial, investment or other advice on which reliance should be placed
