Job Summary:
We are seeking a Management Consultant with experience in IT Risk & Business Continuity Planning to provide strategic advisory services to senior leadership. This role leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of IT risk frameworks, enterprise risk KPIs, BCP planning, and risk reporting processes that strengthen organizational resilience and governance.
Major Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and maintain IT risk management frameworks, policies, and procedures.
- Lead risk assessments, control evaluations, and risk mitigation planning across business units.
- Design and monitor risk KPIs, dashboards, and executive‑level risk reporting.
- Oversee Business Continuity planning, testing, and readiness.
- Provide strategic advice to senior management on risk exposure, governance, and operational resilience.
- Conduct analysis, develop recommendations, and present findings to stakeholders and steering committees.
- Lead cross‑functional teams to enhance risk governance, internal controls, and continuity capabilities.
- Research and evaluate emerging risk methodologies, IT governance frameworks and best practices.
- Support organizational change initiatives that improve risk maturity and resilience culture.
- Provides input into and administers assigned budget, ensuring that expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations.
- Provides client-driven, value-added management consulting services to a portfolio of diverse consulting projects reflecting practice areas.
- Provides policy analysis, formulation, coordination and advice to the commissioners and senior managers regarding programs, services and organization at both a strategic and operational level.
- Shapes and defines consulting projects in consultation with client and key stakeholders, determines focus, scope, objectives, methodology and activities.
- Directs the study process and applies methodologies, collects data, conducts analyses, draws conclusions and develops alternative solutions.
- Brings analysis and conclusions forward to the client/stakeholders, chair meetings and promotes systematic discussion.
- Supports management in assessing and devising solutions from a pragmatic and objective perspective.
- Works in support of project steering committees and leads interdepartmental teams and working groups.
- Contributes to the development and implementation of strategic organization design and effective management/governance systems and processes at the corporate level.
- Leads and/or supports cross-departmental teams in the development and application of corporate policies; identification of a range of options for operations, policies, information systems and management practices; assessment of the implications and viability of each option; and recommends changes to support management priorities and functions and strengthens internal controls.
- Promotes organization learning and takes steps to orchestrate change through corporate wide and interdepartmental initiatives
- Fosters and maintains cooperative working relationships within and external to the organization; establishes and maintains contact with professionals in related fields to ensure skills, knowledge and practice are current.
Key Qualifications:
- Relevant education or certifications in IT risk management and governance (CRISC, CISA, and CGRC)
- Experience in IT Risk analysis and reporting
- Considerable Experience in Divisional BCP Planning and Testing
- Considerable Experience in PowerBi Dashboards and Reports
- Considerable Experience in SharePoint and Excel
- Relevant Soft skills required include adaptability, problem-solving and critical-thinking, teamwork, taking initiative, and strong communication.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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