Senior Manager Business Resilience & Critical Incidents
Victoria University Footscray Park, Australia
Dates
- Opening Date: 27-Aug-2024
- Closing Date: 30-Sep-2024
Location
- Footscray Park, Australia
Salary
- $132,932 per annum plus 17% employer superannuation
Responsibilities
- Overseeing critical incident response and management.
- Developing and implementing comprehensive strategies, protocols, and frameworks to address and mitigate potential threats and disruptions within the University.
Requirements
- Substantial experience in business resilience or risk management, ideally within a higher education environment.
- Proven leadership skills and exceptional communication abilities.
- Strong aptitude for managing resources and navigating complex challenges.
- Ability to work independently and handle sensitive information with discretion.
- High level of expertise in the field.
Benefits
- Family friendly, diverse and inclusive workplace.
- Range of benefits and leave to enhance work and personal life.
- Flexible working options.
- Discounts in private health insurance and gym memberships.
- Salary packaging options.
Notes
- For specific queries related to the role, please contact Maria Nguyen by email at maria.nguyen@vu.edu.au.
- Application must include a cover letter, resume, and a statement addressing the Key Selection Criteria.
Dates
- Opening date: 23-05-2024
- Closing date: 16-06-2024
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a robust business resilience and critical incident management framework tailored to the unique needs and risks of our University.
- Lead the identification, assessment, and prioritisation of critical business functions and associated risks.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and coordination in both the establishment of a business resilience framework and plans for the university and incident response efforts.
- Establish clear protocols and escalation procedures for responding to critical incidents, including but not limited to natural disasters, cyber-attacks, supply chain disruptions, and other emergencies.
- Ensure strategic response is undertaken in conjunction to operational first line response to an emergency or adverse event, including crisis assessment, communications and recovery strategy.
- Lead and coordinate with business units to review and maintain disaster recovery practices and documentation for enterprise critical services, applications, and infrastructure (both digital and physical).
- Stay abreast of emerging threats, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements related to business resilience and critical incident management.
Requirements
- Significant experience in a similar business resilience leadership role (including implementation of framework, strategies and managing business resilience related risks) within a complex tertiary institution or similar.
- Proven expertise in the management of significant human and material resources
- High level interpersonal, cross cultural and verbal communication skills with the ability to negotiate effectively and work through challenges with other staff, external clients, students and other stakeholders.
- Significant leadership experience supporting and advising senior executive teams in strategic planning, business continuity and/or risk management with proven planning, organisational and analytical skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in an ambiguous environment, to prioritise work demands, to respond to urgent requests when required and to manage confidential and sensitive material.
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Discounts in private health insurance and gym memberships
- Salary packaging
Notes
- Job Identification: 13874
- Job Schedule: Full time
- This position reports to the Chief Information & Security Officer (CISO).
- Continuing position at a HEP 10 classification
- Working 36.75 hours per week.
- Application Closing Date: Sunday 16 June 2024 at 11:59pm