ERM/BCM Senior Consultant

To establish, implement, and operationalize the organization's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Business Continuity Management (BCM) capabilities from the ground up - including frameworks, governance, tools, risk registers, BIA, continuity strategies, plans, training, exercises, and reporting - so the organization can manage uncertainties proactively and maintain operations during disruptions.

This role required ERM and BCM processes to be initiated, structured, and embedded into routine governance and decision-making.

Develop and implement the ERM Framework (policy, methodology, governance structure, roles, risk taxonomy, risk appetite concepts, escalation rules).

Create and deploy ERM tools: risk register template, scoring methodology, heat maps, treatment plans, and reporting dashboards.

Lead enterprise-wide risk identification workshops across business functions.

Monitor and analyse risks across business functions and consolidate into an enterprise view.

Establish risk treatment planning discipline and track mitigation progress with clear owners, due dates, and effectiveness checks.

Provide key inputs into enterprise risk reporting and communicate risk status internally.

Set up and run ERM governance rhythm: risk committee cadence, executive updates, and periodic refresh cycles.

Develop and implement a BCM framework aligned to relevant expectations and organizational context (including local requirements where applicable).

Define BCM governance: crisis management structure, roles, communications pathways, and plan ownership.

Conduct and document BIA for all functions, including critical activities, RTO/RPO requirements (as applicable), dependencies, and recovery priorities.

Develop contingency plans and recovery strategies for prioritized business processes.

Work with IT to align BCM with disaster recovery expectations and clarify interplay between operational recovery and IT DR.

Plan, conduct, and debrief regular disruption scenarios to test plan adequacy; maintain action logs and update plans regularly.

Coordinate crisis management committee activities and readiness initiatives.

Develop training material and run awareness sessions for process owners, leadership, and response teams.

Create "how to" guidance and SOPs so teams can sustain ERM/BCM independently.

Establish lessons-learned mechanism following exercises/incidents to continuously mature the system.

7+ years in relevant business performance / risk / resilience roles (preferably manufacturing/industrial environments).

Demonstrated experience standing up ERM and BCM programs.

Strong facilitation experience for workshops (risk identification, BIA sessions, exercise facilitation).

Bachelor's degree in business or related discipline.

Risk qualification such as CRMA or PMI-RMP (or equivalent).

Knowledge of relevant local continuity expectations (e.g., NCEMA awareness).

Familiarity with ERM and risk assessment standards/frameworks (e.g., ISO 31000/31010, COSO).

Strong organizational and project management skills; ability to deliver under time pressure.

Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication (board/leadership-ready outputs).

Strong analytical capability; capable of producing meaningful observations and recommendations.

Advanced Microsoft Office skills; ability to build dashboards and structured reporting packs.