Senior Specialist Business Continuity

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Vodafone Full time

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**Role Purpose/Business Unit**:

- To maintain the Vodacom Business Continuity Management System in conformance with the ISO 22301 standard.
- To ensure conformance to the Vodafone Business Resilience Policy and related controls.
- To ensure conformance to the Vodacom Group Business Continuity Management Policy and related business continuity procedures, guidelines and frameworks.
- To coordinate BCM resources within VSA for testing, exercising, meetings and workshops.
- To develop project schedules and manage projects within VSA.
- To ensure that workable alternative crisis communication strategies are implemented and maintained.
- To undertake Business Continuity Management Tasks as required by the Principle Specialist Business Continuity Management.
- To coordinate and facilitate business continuity initiatives within VSA.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Develop and maintain the Business Impact Analysis to identify critical business activities and or services and the impact during disruption
- Design recovery strategies, arrangements and tactics to ensure the continuation of critical business activities
- Implement continuity and recovery strategies/ arrangements through the development and maintenance of business continuity plans
- Validate the business continuity capability through testing and exercising of business continuity plans and their arrangements
- Assessment of critical suppliers to determine their business continuity capabilities
- Administration and maintenance of the Business Resilience Information System
- To coordinate the maintenance of the Vodafone Business Continuity (BCCC) Policy controls
- To maintain an effective alternative crisis communication strategy
- A degree or equivalent qualification in Business Management (Essential)
- Project Management certification or higher (Essential)
- Business Continuity Management certification (CBCI/ MBCI/ ISO22301) (Essential)
- Additional professional relevant certification will be an advantage.
- Business Management certification (Preferable)

**Core competencies, knowledge, and experience**:

- Minimum of 5 years’ experience within a business environment with exposure to operational and business processes (Essential)
- Minimum of 3 Years’ experience as project manager or project leader (Essential)
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Business Continuity Management operations pertaining to the BCi Good Practice
- Guidelines and ISO 22301 standard (Essential)
- Experience in a Telco will be an advantage.
- Have in-depth knowledge of Vodacom’s business processes and functions will be an advantage.

**We make an impact by offering**:

- Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
- Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
- Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

Closing date for Applications**:11 July 2025**

The base location for this role is **Midrand, Vodacom Campus**

The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.

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