Senior Manager Business Continuity Management - General Account & Operations

Responsibilities

• Assist the Internal Control Officer/ Division Head in managing the business continuity operations such as but not limited to:
• Conduct review on the Bank’s BCP framework and make recommendations for improvement where deemed necessary;
• Evaluate the sufficiency and effectiveness of the BCP for each business/operating/product units and to make recommendations for improvement. 
• Take the lead in managing the day-to-day BCP administration which include but not limited to regular BCP drill exercises; co-ordination with regulators on supervisory review etc.
• Co-ordinate relevant parties when Command Centre has been activated in order to deal with crisis/incident effectively.
• Participate and support the timely implementation of operational resilience framework, complying regulatory requirement of regulators.
• Effectively manage cost that may incur for the purpose of business continuity preparation.
• Lead in process of business continuity planning and implemenation
• Ensure the business continuity plan for each of the operating units are effective
• Lead and manage the departmental Business Recovery Officers (“BRO”) and Deputy Business Recovery Officers (“DBRO”) in achieving business continuity.
• Comply with all applicable regulations, rules codes, guidelines and standards set by regulators and the Bank, and carry out duties with high integrity; and
• Adhere to all established risk control guidelines, procedures and measures to identify, assess, report, mitigate and monitor the risks involved in the day-to-day work

Requirements

• ​​University Degree holder in Finance, Business Administration or Economics;
• Holder of Professional Qualifications as awarded by Disaster Recovery Institute International, US (the CBCP or CBCA); or the Business Continuity Institute, UK (the MBCI); or the Institute of Risk Management, UK (the CIRM) would be an advantage;
• At least 5 years of working experience in Business Continuity area gained in financial institutions and/or consultancy firms;
• Strong interpersonal, communication and management skills;
• Mature, self-motivated, organized and able to work under pressure;
• Relevant HKIB Qualification is an advantage
• Good command of both spoken and written English and Chinese
• Candidates with less experience may be considered as a Manager