Senior Business Continuity Specialist

Introduction 36 hours per week Start date: 01-09-2026 End date: 31-08-2027 Hybrid working: 2 days per week in the office ZZP is not allowed. The relocation is not possible Function Imagine contributing to continuity arrangements that really matter. As Senior Business Continuity Specialist, you help ensure that critical IT domains have high-quality continuity plans and meaningful exercises in place within short timeframes. You will work on substantial, time-sensitive BCM deliverables in a complex IT environment where BCM maturity is being actively strengthened. The Business Continuity Plans and exercises in scope are not administrative tasks. They are critical deliveries that need to be robust, practical and delivered to a high standard within short timelines. They must help important services continue, recover and respond effectively during disruption. Creating impact As Senior Business Continuity Specialist, you will contribute to Business-as-Usual BCM delivery for assigned IT domains. The work requires structure, collaboration, strong BCM judgement and the ability to maintain quality in short delivery timelines. Success in this role is measured by the quality and timely delivery of BCM lifecycle outputs, continuity plans, exercises and supporting documentation. You will focus on: • Creating new, high-quality Business Continuity Plans for highly complex IT domains. • Developing practical continuity solutions, including recovery strategies, workarounds, response priorities, dependencies, roles and responsibilities. • Preparing strategic choices required for impactful recovery strategies with analysis, and outlining short- and long-term actions required for implementation. • Working with operational teams to gather input, validate assumptions and understand practical constraints. • Preparing and facilitating risk-based BCM exercises that go beyond basic walkthroughs or call tree tests. • Updating Business Impact Analyses and risk assessments, and further increasing their maturity. • Sharing knowledge with the team and stakeholders, so the approach, choices and quality standards can be understood and reused after the assignment. • Documenting BCM exercise outcomes, lessons learned, improvement actions and supporting management reporting on BCM lifecycle progress. With each other You will join a team that works on Business Continuity Management in a complex environment. During this assignment, the standing team will be focused on a strategic continuity-related programme. You will help keep Business-as-Usual BCM delivery strong for CITO by taking on important BCM deliverables with a high degree of independence. Collaboration is central to this role. You will work with a wide variety of teams for direct input and help translate outcomes into clear, practical and relevant material for stakeholders and committees. We value different perspectives, working styles and backgrounds. For this assignment, we are looking for professionals who combine expertise with pro-activeness, curiosity, structure, clear communication and the ability to build trust across teams. Requirements With your talents For this role, strong BCM expertise, collaboration, structure and communication are essential. You recognise yourself in the following: • You have at least 7 years of experience in Business Continuity Management.

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