Business Continuity Planners
Business Continuity Administrator (Business Continuity Admin), Business Continuity Analyst, Business Continuity Consultant, Business Continuity Coordinator
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Air Force Operations Staff Officer; Bioenvironmental Engineering Craftsman; Cyber Warfare Operations; Cyberspace Effects Operations, Airlift (if Prefix P); Cyberspace Effects Operations, General (if Prefix P); Cyberspace Warfare Operations Commander; Intelligence, ABM; Intelligence, Tanker; Spectrum Defense Operations Helper, Spectrum Operations; Warfighter Communications and IT Systems Operations
Armor Senior Sergeant; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Warrant Officer; Civil Affairs Officer Special Operations; Civil Affairs, Designated; Cyber Capabilities Development Officer; Cyber Operations Specialist; Cyberspace and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) Senior Sergeant (CEMA Sr SGT); Data Systems Engineering; Information Operations Officer; Network Operations Warrant Officer
Contingency Planning/Emergency Management; Cyber; Defense Operations/Readiness; Information Systems Management; Marine Safety Specialist Response; Response-Ashore
Advanced Information Operations Planner; Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Officer; Cyber Network Operations Officer; Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) Planner; Influence Chief; Information Specialist; Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Communications Planner; Marine Corps Strategist; Physical Security Specialist; Special Technical Operations (STO) Administrator
AADC Plans Staff Officer; AOC Naval and Amphibious Liaison Element Member; Applied Cyber Operations Master; Cyber Defense Analyst; Disaster Preparedness Operations Specialist; Information Technology Manager Submarines; Naval Plans and Policies Director, Naval Command Systems; Plans, Operations and Medical Intelligence; Staff Liaison Officer; Staff Readiness Officer (Engineering)
Emergency Management; Emergency Management Apprentice; Emergency Management Craftsman; Emergency Management Helper; Emergency Management Journeyman; Emergency Management Superintendent
What they do:
Develop, maintain, or implement business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, strategy selection, and documentation of business continuity and disaster recovery procedures. Plan, conduct, and debrief regular mock-disaster exercises to test the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, updating procedures and plans regularly. Act as a coordinator for continuity efforts after a disruption event.
On the job, you would:
- Develop emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operation and governance.
- Test documented disaster recovery strategies and plans.
- Develop disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets, such as data centers.
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
Business
- management
- customer service
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Initiative
- Leadership Orientation
- Adaptability
- Perseverance
- Stress Tolerance
- Achievement Orientation
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft SQL Server
- ServiceNow
Presentation software
- Mentimeter
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Virtual Corporation Sustainable Planner
Education
Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
certificate after college
usually needed
certificate after college
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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