Business Continuity Consultant

(Business Impact Analysis, Governance & Operational Resilience)

Join a leading insurance organization and play a key role in strengthening Business Continuity, Operational Resilience, and Disaster Recovery governance practices.

This opportunity is ideal for a hands-on Business Continuity professional who enjoys reviewing, challenging, and improving continuity programs while partnering with business and technology stakeholders across the organization.

This is not a program leadership role. Instead, the position focuses on Business Impact Analysis (BIA), governance, quality assurance reviews, stakeholder engagement, and continuity oversight within a Second Line of Defence framework.

What is in it for you:

- Salaried: $48-54 per hour.
- Incorporated Business Rate: $57-63 per hour.
- 6-month contract with potential for extension or permanent employment.
- Full time position: 37.50 hours per week.
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
- Hybrid work model: 2 days per week in office (subject to change).

Responsibilities:

- Act as a Second Line of Defence subject matter expert supporting Business Continuity Management (BCM), Disaster Recovery (DR), and Operational Resilience programs.
- Conduct quality assurance reviews and challenge business stakeholders on continuity documentation, including:

- Business Impact Assessments (BIAs)
- Business Continuity Plans (BCPs)
- Disaster Recovery Plans
- Technology Recovery Plans
- Testing and exercise results

• Review and validate:
- Critical business functions
- Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs)
- Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs)
- Business dependencies
- Recovery strategies

• Lead or facilitate Business Impact Assessment (BIA) discussions and reviews with business stakeholders.
- Challenge assumptions and completeness of continuity documentation while providing recommendations for improvement.
- Support the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of Operational Resilience, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery frameworks.
- Participate in continuity and resilience testing exercises, review results, identify gaps, and track remediation activities.
- Collaborate with Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management, Risk,



and Technology teams to ensure alignment across continuity initiatives.
- Support regulatory compliance activities, continuity governance reviews, and audit requests.
- Review third-party and supplier continuity documentation and assess continuity readiness using the Three Lines of Defence model.
- Track outstanding actions, remediation plans, and business unit deliverables to ensure timely completion.
- Support KPI and KRI reporting, dashboard preparation, gap tracking, and program reporting for leadership.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on Fusion Risk Management (Fusion RM) and support continuous improvement initiatives within the platform.
- Develop and deliver training sessions related to:

- Business Impact Assessments
- Business Continuity Plans
- Continuity Testing
- Operational Resilience
- BCM governance activities

What you will need to succeed:

- Business Continuity and/or Disaster Recovery designation.
- Minimum 3 years of Business Continuity, Operational Resilience, Disaster Recovery, or Continuity Governance experience.
- Hands-on experience conducting, facilitating, reviewing, or challenging Business Impact Assessments (BIAs).
- Experience reviewing and maintaining Business Continuity Plans (BCPs).
- Experience participating in or supporting Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery testing exercises.
- Experience working within governance, quality assurance, risk management, or review-and-challenge functions.
- Experience operating within a Three Lines of Defence framework.
- Minimum 2 years of experience within insurance, banking, or other regulated financial environments.
- Experience using Fusion Risk Management (Fusion RM).
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Solid analytical, documentation, reporting, and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience identifying gaps,



tracking remediation activities, and improving governance processes.
- Ability to challenge stakeholders constructively while building strong working relationships.
- Strong presentation and facilitation skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across business and technology teams.

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Risk Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience within the life insurance industry.
- Experience facilitating Business Impact Assessment workshops.
- Experience conducting quality assurance reviews of Business Continuity and Operational Resilience documentation.
- Experience working with Operational Resilience frameworks.
- Experience delivering presentations and training to large stakeholder groups.
- Experience working with risk management frameworks and the Three Lines of Defence model.
- Large-scale continuity testing and recovery exercise experience.
- Understanding of Disaster Recovery within hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
- PMP, CBCP, MBCI, or equivalent certification considered an asset.

Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will have experience:

- Conducting or facilitating Business Impact Assessments (BIAs).
- Reviewing and challenging Business Continuity Plans (BCPs).
- Participating in continuity and disaster recovery testing.
- Working within governance, quality assurance, or review-and-challenge functions.
- Partnering with business and technology stakeholders.
- Supporting Operational Resilience and continuity programs within a financial services environment.

This role is best suited for a hands-on Business Continuity Consultant, Analyst, or Governance professional rather than a senior director, program owner, or infrastructure-focused Disaster Recovery specialist.

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📌 Business Continuity Consultant (Business Impact Analysis, Governance & Operational Resilience) (Toronto)
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