Group Business Continuity Officer at Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group)

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) is a leading financial market infrastructure provider in Africa, connecting Nigeria, Africa and the world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Group Business Continuity Officer

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We are looking for a motivated, detail-oriented and meticulous individual who will be responsible for the implementation and day-to-day functions related to creating Business Continuity Plans and Procedures within NGX Group Plc. and it’s subsidiaries.
• The Group Business Continuity Officer will report to Team Lead, Enterprise Risk Management, Risk & Audit department.

Responsibilities

• Develop and co-ordinate production, maintenance and review of the portfolio of corporate business continuity plans for the NGX Group;
• Prepare, deliver and implement a corporate business continuity awareness programme, including the delivery of appropriate staff training on business continuity plans;
• Provide advice and assistance to all departments/directorates on Business Impact Analysis, Test and Exercises and prepare business continuity plans, consistent with corporate strategies;
• Develop, deliver and evaluate in conjunction with departments a structured exercise programme that will test the effectiveness of business continuity plans and preparedness of staff members;
• Establish and maintain a corporate group that facilitates and guides the consistent implementation of Business Continuity Planning Principles and good practice within NGX Group departments;
• Develops and maintains all Enterprise Business Continuity Policies, Standards, Procedures, and Guidelines;
• Conduct risk assessments to evaluate effectiveness of existing business continuity plans and preparations and determine the impact of proposed changes to business processes, applications and systems;
• Develop recommendations to mitigate risks through appropriate use of technical, procedural, and administrative controls in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements;
• Analyze and recommend possible disaster preparedness solutions using established Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Planning Practices;
• Document procedures, standards and guidelines for achieving Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity based on compliance requirements and knowledge of best practices;
• Implement Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity procedures including change control processes;
• Maintenance of the Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans;
• Ensure appropriate Incident Response and Crisis Management structures are in place to manage serious incidents;
• Implement and maintain a Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) methodology and framework, including training & execution of the RCSA program across all departments;
• Develop & define Internal Loss Data Collection Modules & Key Risk Indicators.

Person Specification & Required Qualification(s)

• HND/Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering or any related discipline;
• Professional Qualification in DRII, CBCP, PMP, ITIL or equivalent industry certification is an added advantage;
• Minimum of 3 years’ post NYSC experience in financial service sector as well as experience in developing and maintaining Disaster Recovery, Business Continuation Programs and Operational Risks within an enterprise environment;
• Experience in deploying RCSA, KRI, Loss Data Management, Risk rating and Risk Appetite tracking;
• Sound knowledge of ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System and Good Practice Guidelines (GPG) 2018;
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.