Filled (IM7001) Lead Consultant - Business Continuity & Crisis Management - 2012 Olympics

THIS POSITION IS NOW FILLED

We are looking for an experienced Lead Consultant in Business Continuity (BC) & Crisis Management (CM).

PLEASE NOTE: the deadline for CV submissions is 10am on Wednesday 21^st September. CVs received after this time may be considered but risk not being submitted on the initial shortlist.

Background:

Our client is the 2012 Olympics Delivery Authority. We are putting together a response to a request for a consultant to review, validate and enhance the planned Business Continuity and Crisis Management strategy and plans for the 2012 Olympics.

The role is initially for 3 months to deliver the objectives below, thereafter extendable for up to 12 months. The consultant(s) involved must be based or operate from London.

Role:

The objectives for the initial 3 month phase are:

• Reviewing the current Incident Response approach and leading a multi-agency planning exercise
• Developing an Exercise & Testing Strategy through to mid 2011
• Validating the existing BC and CM capability and developing an improvement plan and management process
• Improving the London 2012 Incident Management process
• Identifying critical programme issues and escalating for resolution
• Working as a part of the BCCM team to provide advice and assistance, as needed to meet deadlines.

Specific skills/requirements:

This person:

Must have carried out similar projects for construction design/management; sporting or major events based organisations, and must be able to provide case studies in support of this.

Must have current Government Security Clearance.

Must have accreditation from a professional Business Continuity and/or Disaster Recovery Institute.

Must be based or operate from London.

Logistics:

Rate: The target rate for this role is £400 per day (some flexibility possible)

Location: London

Approx duration: 3 -12 months.

Notes:

The initial response submission date is this Friday 25th September 2009.

The contract award date is: 9th October 2009.

Work will commence shortly after contract award.

Interested? If this role is of interest to you, please contact Ian McKay by clicking on the "Contact Us" button above, enclosing a recent CV, quoting ref#IM7001 and stating: 1. Your target remuneration 2. Your specific previous similar experience, mapped against the "Specific Skills/Requirements" section outlined above] 3. Your availability, including notice period if applicable