Business Continuity Manager

Job description

Sainsburys Bank - Business Continuity Manager

Why join us

By joining Sainsbury's Bank, Argos Financial Services (SBAFS), you will become part of a respected financial services organisation that values innovation and places the customer at the centre of everything we do. As a Business Continuity Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the implementation and delivery of our bank-wide Business Continuity Programme. 

With opportunities to work across different locations and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, you will have the chance to make a real impact and contribute to the resilience and success of our organisation. We prioritise work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements, encouraging our colleagues to achieve a healthy integration of their personal and professional lives. 

What you'll do

You will report to the Head of Resilience and be responsible for the implementation and delivery of the bank-wide Business Continuity Programme. Your role will involve ensuring that appropriate Business Continuity standards and controls are effectively implemented and accurately reported at appropriate committees and forums. 

You will design, deliver, and manage the Business Continuity Policy standards and associated controls, as well as oversee the management of internal and external recovery arrangements, including 3rd party contracts, testing, and invocation procedures. 

Additionally, you will contribute to the business-wide Programme and Change activity by providing advice and guidance, identifying Continuity gaps in process and controls, producing core reporting requirements, analysing data, and managing external/3rd party relationships and suppliers.

Who you are

You are a highly experienced professional with a strong background in business continuity, ideally within the financial services industry. 

With your excellent communication skills, you are able to interact with stakeholders at all levels, including executives, and provide advice and guidance on business continuity matters. You are well-organised, able to prioritise workloads effectively and have strong attention to detail with the ability to produce high-quality management information. Confident to work to tight deadlines and report accurately on business continuity standards and controls.

It would be preferable but not essential if you have  expertise in designing, delivering, and managing business continuity policies and associated controls.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
 
 Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform.  
 
 Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.
 
 Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. 
 
 Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).