St Canice's Credit Union is delighted to invite applicants for a Business Resilience Lead to oversee and enhance our ability to withstand and recover from disruptions, ensuring the continuity of critical operations and services for the members of St Canices Credit Union.
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This role will lead the Business in building, and sustaining, its digital resilience capability through people, processes and technology.
The ideal candidate will collaborate with all areas of the Business to ensure effective oversight and reporting in relation to operational resilience and oversee the management of Third-Party service providers and Third-Party risks.
The role will also lead crisis management initiatives, coordinate response efforts, and foster a culture of resilience throughout the Business.
Key Responsibilities Lead the Credit Unions readiness for, and implementation of, DORA and NIS2, ensuring effective and consistent implementation of all regulatory requirements.
Set the direction for St Canices Credit Unions business continuity and crisis management capabilities, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and regulatory expectations.
Collaborate with key stakeholders across all departments, in particular IT, Operations, Compliance and Risk, to integrate resilience considerations into business processes, systems, and decision-making and to ensure alignment of business resilience initiatives with overall business objectives.
Oversee the Credit Unions Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans embedding resilience into critical operations and decision-making processes.
Lead crisis and resilience scenarios/exercises, driving preparedness and strengthening leadership responses across the organisation.
Collaborate with key stakeholders across all departments to identify, evaluate, manage and monitor the risks associated with the Credit Unions Third-Party service providers.
Further develop the existing operational resilience and outsourcing frameworks, policies and strategies to effectively identify, assess and mitigate risks.
Prepare and maintain the relevant procedures and policies that support the Credit Union in its business resilience requirements and capabilities.
Provide training and guidance to employees on resilience principles, procedures, and best practices.
Support the Head of Risk with relevant, accurate, and timely information that assists in the risk management of the business.
Promote data-driven decision-making processes and monitor relevant key performance indicators (KPIs) and key risk indicators (KRIs).
Prepare detailed monthly/quarterly business resilience reports to the Head of Risk/CEO/Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.
Monitor emerging threats and trends in operational and digital resilience and recommend proactive measures to enhance preparedness and response capabilities.
Establish partnerships with external stakeholders, including industry associations, and community organizations, to enhance collective resilience efforts.
The above is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities and may be subject to change in line with the overall objectives of the credit union.
Role Requirements 5+ years professional experience in risk management, compliance, or technology-related fields.
Expertise in operational and/or digital resilience, business continuity, operational risk or technology compliance within the financial services industry, or experience in an equivalent role in another industry.
Drive, energy & self-motivation
- strong interpersonal, communication (oral & written), & presentation skills with a proven ability to pro-actively engage, collaborate & influence stakeholders & colleagues at all levels.
Experience supporting risk and compliance activities, with a solid understanding of relevant regulations (such as DORA, NIS2, ISO 27001) in relation to operational resilience.
Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements and translate them into actionable policies. xsokbrc
Experience in governance & project management would be an advantage.
Skills: Excellent Planning & Organisational Skills Risk Management Outsource Management Benefits: Pension Fund Company Days Employee Assistance Program