Business Continuity Analyst
| Posting date: | 01 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,663 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 April 2026 |
| Location: | Swansea |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 453932/1 |
Summary
Would you embrace a role in which you can make a meaningful impact, supporting the Agency with robust continuity strategies and plans?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
Our Business Continuity and Operational Resilience team helps ensure the Agency can continue operating effectively during any disruption. We oversee the Corporate Business Continuity Management Framework, providing assurance and guidance to keep the organisation aligned with ISO 22301 and sector best practice.
The team works closely with colleagues across all directorates, supporting the development and continuous improvement of Business Continuity Plans, processes, and procedures. By identifying gaps and strengthening operational risk approaches, we help embed a consistent, proactive culture of organisational resilience.
Collaborative, supportive, and solutions‑focused, the team is committed to delivering practical insight that protects the Agency’s ability to respond confidently to challenges.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
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The job holder will support the effective delivery of the Agency’s Business Continuity Management System, ensuring alignment with ISO22301. They will develop and improve continuity and operational risk processes, coordinate incident management activities, and conduct assurance testing to validate organisational readiness.
The job holder will produce key continuity reports, maintain supporting systems, analyse risks, and work with plan owners to enhance resilience through training, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
Analyse Business Continuity risks and assist in the development of mitigation strategies that enable risk management and/or Agency plans to be developed. Work collaboratively with Business Continuity plan owners and Co-ordinators providing customer service to maintain and continuously improve awareness and business relationships. Provide assurance that the Business Continuity Software is kept up to date including core datasets and user permissions to enable authorised user access required by the business. Develop and deliver awareness training for staff involved in Business Continuity activities to improve their knowledge and understandingGreat line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.
For further information on the role, please read the role profile attached. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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