Head of Operational Resilience & Crisis Management

This vacancy is not currently eligible for the UK Employee Referral Scheme.

Description

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only. While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Head of Operational Resilience & Crisis Management

We currently have an opportunity for a Head of Operational Resilience & Crisis Management to shape and lead the Operational Resilience and Crisis Management Capability showing thought leadership within your discipline and business as well as representing the businesses best interests with the customer base and BAE Systems globally.

This is a critical role that will continue to establish Operational Resilience and Crisis Management throughout BAE Systems. As Head of Operational Resilience & Crisis Management you will have responsibility for defining the UK & RoW Strategy for Operational Resilience & Crisis Management - ensuring businesses are resilient and are aligned to the Company’s strategic aims. Resilience and Crisis Management carries significant global, financial and non-financial impacts.

Your main responsibilities as Head of Operational Resilience & Crisis Management:

· Develop and lead the implementation of the Operational Resilience and Crisis Management strategy for the Company in line with our strategy, policies, standards, and best practices to protect the business’ critical assets.

· Lead, motivate and mentor a diverse Operational Resilience and Crisis Management team, setting objectives, reviewing performance and participating in selection/promotion decisions to ensure that staff have the necessary skills and understanding to deliver objectives.

· Lead Horizon Scanning and identification of Operational Resilience & Crisis threats and risks in order to design and implement mitigation strategies for the Company.

· Lead the integration of Operational Resilience and Crisis Management into the organisation´s risk management framework.

· Based on intelligence and analysis of Operational Resilience & Crisis threats and risks, provide timely advice and guidance on the operating environment to the Executive Committee and Business’ Senior Leadership Team to enable well informed business decisions.

· Lead the Operational Resilience Capability Centre & Steering Group in order to drive best practice through knowledge sharing to ensure consistency within the business area and compliance with security policies and practices. This includes leading the Crisis, Incident and Business Continuity Response to and Recovery Strategy from global events across the Company.

· Lead on Crisis and Business Continuity scenario testing for Incident Response and Recovery for the Executive Committee and Business areas.

· Identify and develop areas for improving efficiency/effectiveness and opportunities for continuous Operational Resilience & Crisis Capability improvement across the Company.

· Lead the development of the Organisation Resilience & Crisis Management culture in the Company by raising awareness amongst employees, management and the Executive Committee and, by role modelling the BAE values and desired behaviours.

· Develop and maintain relationships and liaison at senior levels with Government, Industry, Customers and regulatory agencies in order to identify external business opportunities to leverage Organisational Resilience & Crisis capability and deliver business propositions.

Your skills and qualifications:

· Seniority and credibility as a Subject Matter Expert to influence the Executive Committee and Senior Leadership

· Extensive knowledge of BAE Systems from an Enterprise perspective.

· Extensive Executive & Senior Leadership experience providing Operational Resilience & Crisis advice in a large international/federated organisation.

· In-depth knowledge of Government and Industry standard security policy, standards and best practice guidance.

· Experience in using intelligence to lead and enable Operational Resilience, Crisis & Risk management.

· Extensive experience in managing multi-disciplined teams to achieve high level results.

· Extensive experience in delivering Operational Resilience & Crisis management and protecting high value assets.

· Commercial understanding of how Operational Resilience & Crisis can impact business issues, particularly the two way “cause and effect” relationship for the strategic, financial, economic, business development and operational functions of the business.

· Requires a detailed knowledge of how Operational Resilience & Crisis operates as well as a good understanding of other areas within the function, drawing upon the skills of others (including specialists) where required.

Location: Ideally London, Preston or Frimley

Grade: GG15

Head Office

If you’d like to make a real difference where it counts, BAE Systems is the place for you.

From keeping soldiers, sailors and pilots safe to helping countries prosper, from developing the next generation of supersonic aircraft to investing in the next generation of super-smart talent – at BAE Systems, we work together to give our customers an essential edge in protecting the things that really matter. Lives, livelihoods, ways of life.

As part of the Head Office team, you’ll be at the heart of this endeavour – working closely with our air, maritime, land and cyber and intelligence businesses to support our customers around the world.

Join us and you’ll be encouraged and rewarded to excel in this important work. Apply your talent where it counts.

We are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

We want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry, including women, people from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to be a preferred home for veterans and reservists.

For more information on our Diversity & Inclusion work, please click here.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and who have been in their current role for 12 months or longer

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

Job: Security

Primary Location: Frimley

Organisation: Corporate Head Office and Shared Services (GSF)

Closing Date: 02/Nov/26, 11:59:00 PM