Business Continuity Specialist

Salary: £54,000 - 94,000 per year

Requirements

• We are looking for someone with strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, comfortable operating at all levels.
• We need a background in Business Continuity, Risk, or Governance.
• We require proven analytical capability, with strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain the bigger picture.
• We need experience delivering workshops and resilience exercises.
• We are looking for someone who can prioritise workload and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• We value a proactive, collaborative approach that supports wider team delivery.
• Experience working within a regulated financial services environment is important.

Responsibilities

• We will ask you to support and maintain the Business Continuity Management lifecycle, ensuring consistent application across the organisation.
• We will rely on you to contribute to the development and embedding of our Operational Resilience framework in line with regulatory expectations.
• We will ask you to design and facilitate scenario-based resilience exercises, including severe but plausible testing.
• We will need you to maintain site-specific Emergency Response Plans and facilitate incident and ERT calls as required.
• We will expect you to lead annual BCM maturity self-assessments.
• We will ask you to engage stakeholders across the business, promoting awareness and strengthening resilience capability.

Technologies

• Support
• Security

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We are supporting a leading financial services organisation in sourcing a Business Continuity Specialist on an initial 6-month contract. This role sits within Protection & Resilience and reports into the Head of Business Continuity & Protective Security, with a remit to refine, embed, and deliver the resilience framework across our UK business. You will play a key role in driving maturity across BCM and Operational Resilience, with real influence across stakeholders. The role is hybrid, with 2-3 days on site, offering a balance of on-site engagement and remote delivery. This is a hands-on position suited to someone who can operate strategically while delivering operationally in a regulated financial services environment. The day rate is competitive, depending on experience. Engagement is via umbrella company only. We are committed to respect, equality, diversity, and inclusion, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you.

last updated 29 week of 2026