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As a member of RSM’s national business continuity planning consulting practice, the Business Continuity Analyst will be responsible for working with RSM clients to develop, update, and test business continuity plans (BCPs). This individual will work both independently and as part of a project team in order to serve RSM clients and help achieve their business continuity planning objectives. 

Responsibilities:

• Assists clients in the development and deployment of business continuity planning policies and related program charters
• Works with client personnel to conduct disaster risk assessments to evaluate disaster-related risks and identify viable risk-reduction strategies
• Analyzes deficiencies in client recovery capabilities and assists them in evaluating potential recovery strategy enhancements
• Prepares BCP documentation including technical and operational recovery plans, crisis management plans, and other related materials
• Works with clients to develop, manage and update their existing BCPs documentation in order to support their organization’s ability to respond to, and recover from, disasters 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, business administration, emergency management or a related major
• 2 - 4 years of business continuity planning, emergency management, or IT disaster recovery experience, either as a consultant and/or as an internal recovery planner
• Familiarity with established business continuity planning standards, such as those established by Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII), FFIEC, etc.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate within all levels of an organization
• Strong business analytics and project management skills
• Ability to travel regionally/nationally up to 50% of the time, accommodating significant fluctuations in such requirements 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with all phases of the business continuity planning process, including policy creation, business impact analysis (BIA), plan development, BCP testing, program governance, etc.
• Familiarity with specialized business continuity planning software packages, preferably with past experience using at least one industry tool
• Experience working in various stages of business continuity planning processes, preferably representing organizations from numerous industries
• Working knowledge of current information systems technologies and modern technical continuity solutions
• Certified Business Continuity Planner (CBCP), Associate Business Continuity Planner (ABCP), or comparable credentials, or ability to obtain such credentials in the near future

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At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people.  We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients.  Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits   https://rsmus.com/careers/el-salvador.html. 

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