Operational Resilience Consultant - BDO Belgium

This job in a nutshell

Are you passionate about ensuring businesses can thrive even in challenging times? As the Manager of Operational Resilience & Business Continuity Management at BDO, you'll play a crucial role in assisting clients across various sectors in enhancing their operational resilience and continuity strategies.

What will you be doing?

In this role, you'll:

• Assist clients in enhancing their operational resilience to manage and withstand disruptions effectively across various sectors.
• Understand the organisation's IT infrastructure, operational processes, and dependencies to identify vulnerabilities and implement resilience measures.
• Develop and implement comprehensive business continuity plans and strategies tailored to client-specific needs.
• Develop and implement comprehensive disaster recovery plans and strategies tailored to client-specific needs.
• Conduct risk assessments and business impact analyses to identify critical areas for improvement in operational resilience.
• Collaborate with clients to ensure their operations are robust and flexible enough to adapt to unforeseen challenges.
• Provide expert advice on crisis management, emergency response, and recovery procedures.
• Lead and coordinate response efforts during crises, including communication, resource allocation, and decision-making under pressure.
• Lead workshops and training sessions for clients to elevate their understanding and execution of best practices in resilience and continuity.
• Stay up to date with regulations such as DORA, NIS2, ISO22301, and ISO27001 that impact resilience requirements and demands from our clients.
• Engage in business development efforts, identifying new opportunities, and contributing to proposals and client presentations.

What do you bring to the table?

This job is definitely for you if you:

• Have at least 3 to 5 years of experience in operational resilience, business continuity, or a related field within management consulting or relevant industries.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of risk management frameworks and resilience strategies.
• Possess a good understanding of DORA, NIS2, ISO22301, and ISO27001.
• Have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and tactically.
• Are adept at managing projects, coordinating with teams, and ensuring the timely delivery of consultancy services.
• Show strong communication and interpersonal skills, essential for building client relationships and leading teams.
• Are flexible to work on projects across Belgium, with occasional travel opportunities both domestically and internationally.
• Fluently speak Dutch or French, with a very good command of the other language and English.

What do we bring to the table?

According to our own colleagues, it’s got something to do with the great team spirit and atmosphere within our organisation and the focus on their wellbeing… But hey, just take a look for yourself at what we got to offer:

• Culture: you will join a team of experts who encourage respect, diversity and teamwork
• Development: you decide the direction of your career, and we support you where necessary.
• Impact: from day 1 you will be given responsibility, with support from your team.
• Growth: you get access to a whole range of training courses through our BDO Academy.
• Network: you can work on different projects and clients, across business practices.
• Flexibility: you choose where you work with flexible working hours.
• Wellbeing: your physical and mental health is important to us.
• Proximity: you work in an open culture, so feel free to speak to anyone, at any level.
• Salary: you receive a competitive salary package with interesting benefits.
• Sustainability: you work within a company with an integrated sustainability policy.

Ready to make a difference in operational resilience and business continuity management? Apply now and let's make it count together at BDO!