RAKBANK
Senior Officer - Business Continuity Management
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
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Job expiry date: 17/07/2025
Job overview
Date posted
02/06/2025
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED Undisclosed per month
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
17/07/2025
Job description
RAKBANK is hiring a Senior Officer - Business Continuity Management to oversee day-to-day BCP activities at Dubai Silicon Oasis. The role involves coordinating with various business units and BCM coordinators to ensure compliance with internal policies and CBUAE regulatory standards. The candidate will be responsible for BCP testing, documentation, audit support, incident response, training facilitation, and DR exercises, all while supporting the continuous improvement of RAKBANKās resilience capabilities.
Required skills
business continuity planning
disaster recovery testing
incident management
risk management
root cause analysis
corrective action planning
business impact analysis
dependency analysis
procedure writing
technical IT knowledge
audit compliance
emergency preparedness
BCP documentation
regulatory compliance
banking operations
Key responsibilities
- Actively facilitate and participate in BCP tests, recording results and addressing follow-ups.
- Coordinate and ensure DR tests are conducted as planned, analyze gaps, and collaborate with IT to resolve them.
- Prepare incident reports and perform root cause analysis for continual improvement.
- Organize emergency evacuation drills, ensuring preparedness and effectiveness.
- Conduct corrective and preventive actions for non-conformities identified during internal audits of BCMS.
- Execute corrective and preventive measures following incidents to drive continual improvement.
- Perform business impact and dependency analyses for processes or system unavailability.
- Develop BCP templates for structured data collection and analysis.
- Engage in discussions with managers and staff to gather insights on current practices and procedures.
- Document recovery procedures in agreed-upon formats for clarity and consistency.
- Assist in rolling out BC plans and ensuring the continuity plans remain up-to-date.
- Facilitate BCM-related training programs, covering roles, responsibilities, emergency response, and incident management.
Experience & skills
- Degree/Diploma in Business Management or Information Technology or Equivalent Professional Qualification.
- Minimum 3 yearsā experience in a reputed Bank, including minimum 2 years in specialised areas such as IT/Projects/Banking Operations/Risk Management/Audit.
- Working knowledge of Business Continuity Planning.
- Good technical IT knowledge.
- Good understanding of Banking and financial service processes.
- Procedure writing and documentation.
- High attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and written skills.
- Valid driving license and knowledge of Emirates laws, procedures and roads.
