JOB DESCRIPTION: Business Continuity Consultant
OVERVIEW OF COMPANY OBJECTIVE: / To provide a first rate, Business continuity service and plan to clients to protect and preserve their business or organisation from business continuity risks.
OVERVIEW OF ROLE: / To be the main point of contact advising a portfolio of clients on business continuity planning and solutions.
REPORTING TO: / Senior Consultant/Director
HOURS OF WORK: / Full time
DUTIES: / ·  Identifying client’s requirements.
·  Initiation of the project through telephone calls/meetings.
·  Co-ordination of the project with the client including the booking of diaries
·  Writing proposals and Project Initiation Document
·  Ownership of a designated piece of consultancy as the project manager
·  Delivery to client of consultancy within budget, to the quality standard required and to the agreed criteria in co-ordination with Project Director
·  Quality assuring documents as required
·  Escalating any client issues or complaints to Project Director
·  Supporting Project Director in delivery of work
·  Supporting others within the office in delivery of work
·  Filling in training records(is this project staff/participants or personal)
·  Ensuring that time records are kept up to date and that the budget is being monitored to prevent the project going over budget
·  Recording time spent on each project
·  Reporting back to the customer with regards to the training provided, creating reports where required
·  Identifying further opportunities
·  Assessing the customers perspective of PlanB Consulting and the work delivered to the client by PlanB Consulting
·  Follow up work as required for example case studies, good news stories and media interest
PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS: / ESSENTIAL:
Professionalism
·  Being on time for work and being early for client meetings
·  Focussing on delivering quality work- developing strong copy writing and proof checking skills
·  Good personal presentation
·  Being prepared for meetings
·  Being well organised
·  Not copying and pasting or taking short cuts
·  Ensuring a high standard of internal communication; particularly professionalism in emails
·  Taking responsibility and ownership in driving the delivery of personal portfolio objectives and internal projects
·  Honest and transparent / ·  AMBCI qualified
·  Proven ability to lead and deliver smaller projects without reliance of Project Director for client relationship management
·  Proven ability to work on own initiative and take decisions relating to Project
·  Able to work through smaller projects with pace and confidence and little senior level input.
·  Working on gravitas and knowledge of BC through presenting to clients and being internal lead.
Strong evidence and development of ability in Plan B Core Competencies
·  Attention to Detail and Organisation
·  Team Work and Collaboration
·  Problem Solving and Initiative
·  Client Relationship Management
DESIRABLE:
·  ISO Quality Standards knowledge or qualifications
·  Driver’s licence

September 2014 v1.0