Resilience Consultant - Broadstairs, United Kingdom - Horizonscan Limited

Description

Job Description

Overview

Horizonscan Limited are specialist consultants in resilience, crisis management, risk management, and business continuity who work with clients around the world. We are an employee-owned business, and our purpose is it make organisations more resilient. Reporting to the Head of Consultancy, you will join our high-performance team of consultants and help shape and support the delivery of business continuity, crisis management, risk management, and organisational resilience solutions to our growing and diverse client-base which includes pharmaceutical, manufacturing, medical products, clean power, university, charity, infrastructure, technology, and food sectors.

About you

We are looking to recruit an experienced consultant who will complement our team. You must be a highly motivated individual with a strong passion for learning and possess a growth mindset. You will be a team player with excellent people skills. You must be capable of and enjoy international travel as this forms a core part of the role. You will bring relevant experience from the private or public sector and/or a degree in a related field.

Role overview

You will play an important role in delivering our consultancy service. This will include project management and supporting our Senior Consultants. This role is a mix of independent and team working. It requires high levels of attention to detail and the ability to connect the dots on interesting and complex projects. The role covers a wide range of skillsets including developing project plans, delivering training and workshops, facilitating crisis simulations exercises, and delivering Business Continuity, Risk and Crisis Management solutions. This is a highly people focused role.

Important notes

• This is an experienced hire position. The position is not suitable for recent graduates, we have a separate programme for that.
• This is a fulltime role based at our head office in Broadstairs, Kent. Typical office hours are 0900 to 1700, Monday to Friday. You must be able to travel to and work from this location in line with our hybrid working arrangement. For your probationary period this you will be primarily office based. On completion of your probation our hybrid working requires a minimum 1 day a week in the office.
• The role involves direct client interaction and international travel. Client travel may mean that up to 40% of your working hours are spent away from your usual place of work. Due to the nature of our travel and contractual requirements you must hold an EU or UK passport.

Consultant responsibilities

• Creating client documents, such as policies, Business Continuity Plans (BCPs), Crisis Simulation Exercise (CSE) reports, Readiness Assessment reports, Business Impact Analysis (BIA) risk registers, CSE scenarios and presentations.
• Supporting client work programmes.
• Client engagement (conference calls, emails, meetings).
• Taking responsibility for specific workstreams within a client contract programme – e.g., report writing, documentation reviews.
• Project Management (tracking hours/deliverables of the project and reporting these to the client).
• Assisting in delivering of presentations, running training sessions online, readiness assessments, CSEs, etc.
• Continual personal and professional development (developing commercial and sector specific awareness through reading, attending webinars, training, etc, attending role specific courses as directed).
• Maintaining professional membership status of relevant professional organisations as required (e.g., Business Continuity Institute, Institute of Risk Management etc.)
• Supporting and contributing to internal innovation projects to help us improve and grow.
• Reporting to and supporting Senior Consultants and others as required.
• Supporting the development of junior members of staff and Horizonscan's Graduate Consultants.
• Organising visits to clients (travel, accommodation, itineraries).
• Representing and promoting Horizonscan at events / webinars / networking events / social media channels.
• Maintaining accurate time records on Horizonscan's time management platform
• Maintaining strict client confidentiality

Essential requirements

• Excellent communication skills and a natural problem solver with a "can do" attitude.
• The right to live and work in the United Kingdom without restrictions.
• UK and EU passport (due to the entry requirements for the countries where we operate).
• Experienced driver with a valid UK or EU driving licence, you must be confident driving abroad.
• 3-5 years of professional experience in Risk, Crisis Management, Business Continuity, Emergency response or related organisational resilience fields.
• You will hold professional certification from the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI), Institute of Risk Management (IRM), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) or relevant organisation.
• The ability to spend up to 40% of your time travelling nationally and internationally.
• Proficient with Microsoft 365

Desirable

• Proficiency in a second language.
• A degree with a focus on Risk, Sustainability, Psychology, Communications, Environmental, Education, Business Management or Economics.
• Experience of ISO management systems and/or internal audit.
• Real-word knowledge and experience from an in-house risk/resilience role or emergency services/military.

Salary

This full-time consultant role with a starting salary range of £37,000 to £40,000 depending on your skillset and experience, with opportunities for pay progression beyond this range in future years.

We are committed to maintaining substantial investment in our people, you will have access to an annual training budget to support your professional development. You will also enjoy Horizonscan's other benefits, including a pension scheme, gym membership, health insurance, employee assistance programme and 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays. After 1 years' service you will also become an employee owner and have access to additional employee ownership benefits.

Application process

• Applications via LinkedIn only.
• Our application process is challenging, yet fair and transparent. As a small team, we want the very best people with the right "can do" attitude.
• If shortlisted, you will have a call with the Head of Consultancy/Senior Consultant to discuss the role and answer any specific questions you may have.
• Those selected for interview will need to demonstrate their right to work in the UK and provide evidence of any qualification and two references. The application deadline is Monday, April 22, 2024. Successful candidates will be contacted by Monday 29 April. Interviews will take place between May 22-24 at our offices in Broadstairs.
• The interview panel will consist of three senior employees, you will required to prepare and deliver a presentation.
• Due to the high number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Horizonscan Limited adheres to the Equal Opportunities legislation, as defined in our Equality Policy, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

No recruitment agencies, please. As an employee-owned business we managed recruitment internally.