Business Continuity Planning - Senior Associate - EY Global Delivery Services

This role is for a local Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Coordinator who will be a dedicated resource for GDS BCP in Argentina – Buenos Aires. This role would report into the Global Delivery Services (GDS) BCP leadership.

The opportunity

You will be part of EY GDS ECRM (Ethics, Compliance and Risk Management) - BCP team and will support to ensure compliance to internal policy requirements and state of readiness. Your key responsibilities include:

• Support GDS local and central teams in crisis management, incident management and associated logistics and reporting.
• Support development, implementation and maintenance of business continuity plans.
• Partner closely with the Service Lines towards best-in-class program and relationship.
• Support stakeholders with coordination and facilitation of Risk Assessments, Resilience Assessments, Business Impact Analysis and their refresh.
• Coordinate and support the business during a real crisis situation
• Support GDS Business Continuity Planning Program Office with review and monitoring of projects.
• Ensure Recoverability gaps are identified, and Risks are highlighted and addressed timely.
• Ensure plans are in compliance with internal policy requirements, local regulations and any additional Service Line requirements.
• Support integration/implementation of GDS BCP Program framework to new GDS centers/cities/countries.
• Support and conduct BCP Exercises across GDS Centers, Walkthroughs through full scale exercises.
• Become proficient in exercising scenarios appropriate to the business, understanding of the business and create exercises especially relevant to internal customers.
• Maintain sound working knowledge of EY GDS’s operations, including organizational structure, policies, processes, products and systems. 
• Keep abreast of industry news and how it affects EY GDS’s Business Continuity.
• Deployment, maintenance, enhancements of tools and technologies used by the team/organization.

Skills and attributes for success

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to influence and communicate effectively across all organizational levels.
• Must be able to deal effectively with ambiguity.
• Ability to build and maintain interpersonal relationships.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Graduate or equivalent.
• 4+ years of work experience with at least 2 of years in Business Continuity Planning.
• Exposure to Project management, tools designing/implementation.
• Exposure to emerging and evolving technologies like AI, Bots, RPA and tools such and similar as Archer, Everbridge, SharePoint, SAP, Power BI, Power Apps etc. 

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience in working in large matrixed organization .
• Strong knowledge of both business recovery and testing methodologies.
• Credible experience working in a fast-moving, client-centric multi- national environment.
• BCP Certification (Associate Business Continuity Professional, Certified Business Continuity Vendor, Lead Auditor/Implementor ISO 22301) will be an added advantage.

What we look for 

• Ability to work with people across cultures and time zones.
• Have a dedication to deliver results within strict time frames.
• Self-starter with strong eye for detail with an ability to prioritize the function at senior levels.
• A team player with a curious mindset – should be open to continuous learnings and improvements.
• Self-motivated with an ability to produce high quality output and self-checks with minimal supervision.

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across eight locations – Argentina, Hungary, India, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka and Spain – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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