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IT Service Continuity Manager

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Service Continuity Manager must have:

* Expert knowledge of Business Continuity Institute Standards ISO22301, with working knowledge of other related ISOs

* Experience of service continuity and or disaster recovery project management, delivery, testing, improvement and governance

* Developing and delivering Service / Business Continuity documentation and support, often across multiple Service Programmes, con-currently

* Transitioning SCDR / BCDR documentation to the Programme Support team for in-life management

* A detailed knowledge of service delivery concepts and techniques, understanding of SecDevOps function and agile development methodologies

* A strong operational understanding of service supply chains

* The ability to write coherent, concise, and readable technical documentation

* Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, interfacing/presenting to director level

* Experience of driving through service improvement activities

* Providing input to the pre-sales process to facilitate submission of high-quality, achievable proposals

* Experience of developing service-based process and procedures in a commercial environment interoperate with SCDR and ITIL frameworks

* Understanding of how technology, process, tools and people combine together to provide effective customer focused solutions

* Experience in selecting and applying service management principles, policies and techniques in client operational environments.

* The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines; with a flexible and pragmatic approach

* Experience of working in a matrix management environment

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presenting

* Client relationship management - Build effective relationships with client team at all levels

* Ability to grasp complex technical information quickly, assimilate and explain to non-technical audiences

* Experience of the development of complex IT services including customer liaison management

* Experience and knowledge of financial management, cost centre control and project planning and delivery

* Experience of developing Recovery Time Objectives / Recovery Point Objectives, integrating with SLAs and operational procedures in a commercial environment

* Good strategic planning and organisational skills

Excellent leadership and people management skills - Good team builder and leader

 

WHO DO WE NEED?

The Service Continuity Manager will be responsible for:

Service Continuity

* Develop SCDR documentation and processes required for each programme aligned to ISO22301, awareness of 20000- SM, 31000-Risk, 27001/2-Security, 9001-QMS, 44001-Collaboration. Aligned to ITIL processes and Service provision, tailoring as required.

* All aspects of service / business continuity, disaster recovery, ITSCM, creating service models and implementation plan creation for programmes

* Collaborate with Solution Manager and Chief Engineer to develop service continuity and resilient solutions

* Complete Business / Service Impact Analysis (BIA/ SIA) – manage risks / threats accordingly via programme and create supporting response documentation

* Evaluating and managing these service risks, dependencies and issues appropriately through the gated delivery lifecycle

* Collaborate with Programme or Project Management to lead on SCDR elements of delivery to enable the transition the service into live production.

* Involvement in transitioning new services from Projects to Business as Usual (BAU) through formal Service Transition processes, providing support to test and assurance activities

* Act as SME representing SCDR/BCDR for programmes, working with Legal, Supply Chain and Security teams to ensure consistency across corporate disciplines.

 

Supporting the following areas as a SME:

Bids & Proposal

* Delivering an overall service continuity response that meets the needs of the customer and strategy, producing SCDR / BCDR responses for proposals and being the SME on bids

* Translating customer requirements and contractual obligations into a Service SCDR / BCDR response

* Providing thought leadership in relation to service architecture, solution architecture and resilience requirements

* Creating Basis of Estimate for SCDR / BCDR delivery

* Working in collaboration with Solution Leads, Programme, SME’s Capture, Sales and Bid Teams

* Participating in bid reviews and proposal governance to ensure high quality proposals are submitted

* Upon contract award, responsible for the development of the SCDR documentation with the Service Delivery and Operations teams.

* Developing implementation plan to deliver SCDR / BCDR in line with overall customer and programme timelines

 

Service Implementation

* Collaborative with Service Delivery Manager and Solution Architect to ensure the service model is fit for operational purpose, support and management (maintainable and adaptable) and in line with the Customer and client's strategy.

* Ensure programme testing and integration testing is completed as part of the Service Assurance activities

* Liaising with programme management, service delivery and customer to assure delivery of quality service products on time and to budget.

* Ensuring teams involved with delivery of the service have their processes and supporting artefacts.

* Supporting transformation of the customer organisation to an ITIL based model.

* Working closely with the Operations team to ensure that implemented or changed services are capable of delivering to target service levels and performance indicators.

 

CSI

* Develop and managing recommendations identified in programme testing activities

* Manage and support risks identified as part of Business / Service Impact Analysis (BIA/ SIA) or operational incidents / problem root cause analysis

* Championing service management and associated processes and procedures within the organisation, operating within the ITIL frameworks and compliant with ISO2000

* Identifying areas of improvement

* Integrating into the BCWG

* Ensure that testing is completed regularly in accordance with programme requirements, act as governance liaison with programme and LUK BC team

 

Qualifications:

* CBCI / MBCI / AMBCI – Business Continuity Institute

* ITIL v3 / 4 certification.

* Service Design/Architecture experience.

* ITSM Consultancy /Service Transition background.

* Design & Innovation.

* Large scale Service Transition experience.

* Experience of writing quality proposals and tender documents.

* Experience of modelling techniques and tools – process, applications, data and technology

* A detailed knowledge of service delivery concepts and techniques with strong operational understanding of service supply chains

* Client-facing skills at senior-level discussion, with the ability to communicate ideas and thoughts to senior executives

* Self-motivating, objective setting, and strong leadership skills

* Negotiating, bringing consensus, with previous experience of running workshops

* Team development and motivational skills

* Oral and Written communications – clear technical writing and presentation.

* In-depth Problem-Solving skills.

 

Company

Intelligent Recruitment

We constantly remind ourselves that people come first, so we have a commitment to providing an excellent personal service to our clients and candidates with the know-how to save you from wasted time and disappointment.

Our clients come from all commercial and industry sectors and, in particular, we have expertise in sourcing candidates in the land, marine, air, weapons, electronics, communications, avionics and cyber security domains.

GardPass Consulting bring a discerning approach to the resolution of both organisational recruitment requirements and individual career aspirations. 

Mobilising and placing individuals and large teams on a global basis at speed in complex situations is one of our specialities. We offer a wealth of experience and expertise in supplying project personnel on a worldwide basis, backed-up by a huge network of qualified, experienced professionals (many of them security-cleared at various levels). Many of our candidates have worked with us on several projects – often for the same client, by request.

Company info
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Telephone
+44 203 154 5026
Location
136 Tooley Street
London
London
SE1 2TU
United Kingdom

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