Business Continuity Planners
Business Continuity Administrator, Business Continuity Analyst, Business Continuity Consultant, Business Continuity Coordinator
What they do:
Develop, maintain, or implement business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, strategy selection, and documentation of business continuity and disaster recovery procedures. Plan, conduct, and debrief regular mock-disaster exercises to test the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, updating procedures and plans regularly. Act as a coordinator for continuity efforts after a disruption event.
On the job, you would:
- Develop emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operation and governance.
- Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.
- Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
Knowledge
Business
- management
- customer service
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
Skills
Basic Skills
- talking to others
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Persistence
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Document management software
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft SharePoint
Presentation software
- Mentimeter
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Virtual Corporation Sustainable Planner
Education
Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree
usually needed
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
Explore More
- Emergency Management Directors
- Financial Risk Specialists
- Information Security Engineers
- Information Technology Project Managers
- Project Management Specialists
You might like a career in one of these industries:
See more details at O*NET OnLine about business continuity planners.