Description
We are seeking a Group Business Resilience Lead to join Co-op in Manchester city centre. The successful candidate will work in a hybrid manner, splitting time between home and the office. The role involves shaping how Co-op prepares for, responds to, and recovers from disruptions across its businesses.
The Group Business Resilience Lead will play a key role in strengthening resilience across Co-op's Food, Funeralcare, Legal Services, Insurance, and Wholesale businesses. This involves developing and embedding a resilience framework, ensuring readiness to respond to emerging challenges while keeping the organisation's purpose at heart.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning the Group Business Resilience Framework and Policy
- Advancing and embedding Co-op's Minimum Viable Company model
- Leading crisis management and business continuity programmes
- Responding to major incidents and coordinating post-incident reviews
- Leading a team of resilience experts and championing resilience across the organisation
- Designing and delivering resilience training and exercising programmes
- Reporting on resilience insights, risks, and trends to senior leaders
- Building strong relationships across the business as a trusted resilience expert
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in business resilience, crisis management, and business continuity, ideally within complex organisations. They should possess a systems-thinking approach, confidence, and charisma, with experience using relevant technology such as GRC tools or resilience platforms.
Benefits include:
- Annual bonus based on personal and business performance
- 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
- Pension with up to 10% employer contributions
- £6,000 car allowance or company car
- Private healthcare for you and your family
- Access to a subsidised onsite gym
- Coaching and training for career development
- Stream app providing access to a percentage of your pay as you earn