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Position: Business Continuity Officer

Responsible to: Head of Department

Job Description

Job Summary:

Assist the Head of Business Continuity Management in the development, reviewing and implementing plans to anticipate, address, and mitigate the effects of various business interruption, and ensure the continuity of business processes before, during, and after a disaster/crisis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with each Department to understand their needs and expectations in relation to the BCMS;
• Engage with local institutions to increase effectiveness during a disaster/crisis;
• Identify and conduct ongoing risk assessment that could disrupt the Bank’s activities;
• Review and update the Risk Register to ensure continuous improvement on the mitigating actions as agreed and approved by the Bank;
• Conduct and review the Bank’s Business Impact Analysis relating to risks and events that could interrupt business in order to qualify and quantify the exposure levels of the Bank;
• Review recovery time objectives and recovery point objectives to ensure that critical processes can be restored within the agreed timescale;
• Develop and Review BC plans to ensure that business can continue within required timescales following interruption to, or failure of, critical business processes in the event of disruptions or disaster;
• Assist in providing BC training to all BC Teams and staff in all Branches. Provide them with the necessary support and assistance for the maintenance of their department’s BCPs;
• Conduct BC Tests and Exercises and awareness sessions across the Bank;
• Assist Departments to identify and analyse the critical processes and activities at the Bank to determine priorities for full or partial disaster recovery;
• Provide advice and subject matter expert to Departments on BCM-related issues and risk related to resilience and operation (human, processes, systems, external event, etc.);
• Work closely with the BC Coordinators to identify critical systems and applications on a regular basis;
• Monitor and evaluate the Bank’s BCM equipment, key facilities, Business Recovery Site, remote access capacity, early warning systems, alternative work area and all measures in response to emergencies;
• Work closely with Department to ensure that gaps identified internally and externally by Internal Audit are closed;
• Assess and propose the necessary and effective resources to ensure that the BCM unit is proactive to coordinate the response and recovery procedures during a crisis.

Benefits

Remuneration

Salary will be based on qualifications and experience.

Job Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or similar field required.
• Work experience in a bank or financial institution will be considered an advantage.

Key Competencies

• Good understanding of risk management.
• Good strategic, problem solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to think through hypothetical situations and concepts
• Ability to identify risks and weaknesses in business processes.
• Ability to collaborate with others.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

How To Apply

Interested candidate(s) are requested to Sign-up or login to apply now or should apply by submitting letter of application, up-to-date curriculum vitae and certificates to Chief Human Resource Officer, by email: careers@nouvobanq.sc.

Call us on: +248 4293 000 Visit our website: www.nouvobanq.sc

Nouvobanq reserves the right to contact only shortlisted candidates for interview.

Closing date: 30th January 2026

Note:

In order to increase your chances of a successful selection, kindly ensure that your application is complete and that all relevant information such as your qualifications have been provided with your application.   Otherwise, the Employer reserves the right not to consider your application for selection.