Director, Business Continuity - Montréal, Canada - CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada

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Montréal, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

Position Title:
Director, Business Continuity (T & I) (Hybrid)

Status of Employment:
Temporary Long-Term (Fixed Term)

Position Language Requirement:
English, French

Language Skills:
English (Reading - B - Intermediate), English (Speaking - B - Intermediate), English (Writing - B - Intermediate), French (Reading - B - Intermediate), French (Speaking - B - Intermediate), French (Writing - B - Intermediate)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.

Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

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Behind the scenes, but ahead of the curve: help us develop the next-generation public broadcaster.

Created in 2015 to align, lighten and modernize infrastructure, the Technology & Infrastructure (T & I) team is the backbone and the future forward arm of CBC/Radio-Canada.

We are the people that make stuff work. We make connections; between media content, systems, people and places. We are the space in between.

A place with purpose. _CBC/Radio-Canada has always been a highly regarded pioneer of media technology. Not just in Canada, but around the world. Today, we're transforming ourselves from conventional radio and television broadcaster into a modern digital media company. Technology is the driving force and we are the team making it happen.

This role is a hybrid work arrangement. Work schedule to be discussed with Hiring Manager according to the guidelines defined by the department.

Your role

Reporting to the Senior Director, Security & Resiliency, as Director, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, you will be responsible for ensuring the continuity of our business and the successful and timely recovery to business as usual in the event of a disruption.

You develop, implement and maintain organization-wide business continuity and disaster recovery programs. You coordinate the response to emergencies and crises.

You provide direction and guidance to the Senior Advisor, Business Continuity, Senior Advisor and Advisor, Disaster Recovery and Junior Specialist.

Please note that is a 13 months temporary position.

Your main responsibilities:

Leads, oversees and approves the development, management and implementation of business continuity and disaster recovery procedures, and standards across CBC/Radio-Canada, in collaboration with relevant operations managers and presents to senior leadership teams, as needed.
Leads Emergency Operations Teams and becomes a single point of contact for the organisation in an emergency/crisis situation. Clearly and regularly communicates evolving situations to leadership and key stakeholders.
Regularly conducts complex risk assessment and contingency planning for all operations.
Conducts after action reviews after substantial disruptions; decisions may influence setting precedents.
Leads business continuity and emergency/crisis management training exercises.
Provides all related support to large key business departments ie: News, Production & Resources and pancorporation activities and events (Olympics, major world events, etc.)
Responsible for developing and implementing multiyear, crosscorporation business continuity and disaster recovery programs; ensures alignment with business priorities and leads a team of professionals to deliver on these priorities. These programs include the development of operational plans as well as training and testing programs to ensure readiness and resilience.
Collaborates with internal and external audit groups to establish timelines for field work on specific areas to audit.
Acts as liaison with internal and external stakeholders in support of corporate initiatives and projects (e.g., North American Broadcasters Association (NABA), Emergency Continuity Security Team (ECST),
Advises all departments including programming/production units, T&I and nonmedia departments; supporting operational requirements, regular programming and major ad hoc events.
Oversees riskbased evaluations requiring the identification and analysis of multiple ambiguous factors and taking into consideration competing business priorities.
Advises and supports senior management during times of crisis; plays a leadership role in managing CBC/Radio-Canada's response to incidents, emergency and crisis situations (major outages, pandemics, etc.).
Often obtains and provides sensitive or controversial information which requires care, discretion and diplomacy beyond common courtesy.
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University degree or formal certi