Senior Specialist - Strategy & Planning

Core Responsibilities

• Implement business continuity strategies by driving Abu Dhabi Ports Group Business Continuity Management Framework fulfilling & complying with the requirements of national and international regulations and practices, such as standards ISO 22301:2019 and NCEMA 7000:2021.
• Conduct Business Impact Assessment (BIA) to determine impacts of disruption on business operations, prioritize recovery strategies tailored to the organization s specific needs and risks to ensure AD Ports Groups resilience in the event of disruptions.
• Update and refine recovery plans based on lessons learned from exercises, incidents, and changes in the business environment.
• Prepare training programs to promote a culture of preparedness and resilience throughout AD Ports Group.
• Coordinate tests and exercises to integrate and validate the effectiveness of business units' disruption recovery capabilities, focusing on simulating worst case scenarios.
• Handle AD Ports Group BCMS Audit Program through following up, providing expertise recommendation, and monitoring the closure of Non conformities of Internal, External and 3rd party Audits in a timely manner.
• Investigate disruptions to identify corrective actions; hence, minimize the probability of recurrence of disaster wherever applicable.
• Oversight business units maturity by conducting annual maturity assessments in the aim of identifying current state, targeting a pioneered position, and reaching to an advanced state of proactive management.
• Support Incident Management Team (IMT) and Business Continuity Team (BCM Rep s) to ensure activating/ implementing relevant business continuity plans when required.
• Maintain thorough and up to date BCMs documentation of all business continuity activities and provide regular reports to top management on performance and achievement of established plans.