Business continuity and disaster recoveryLondon Olympic organizers look for business continuity manager

Published 11 June 2008

Business continuity is now emphaszies everywhere; in evidence: Teh organizers of the 2012 London Olympic Games are looking for a business continuity manager toput together a busness continuity team and procedures

Spanning the globe to bring you the very best: We will soon begin to run job adverts in our forthcoming classified ad section — but we could not resist offering this example of how important business continuity has become. The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), the organization with responsibility for successfully delivering the London 2012 Olympic Games, is to make a significant investment in business continuity. The ODA is initially seeking to fill a new role of Business Continuity Planning Manager to drive the investment and to make appropriate plans to help ensure that the event is delivered on-time and then to ensure that the Games runs smoothly. Here is the job advert — and note that the closing date is 20 June 2008:

Business Continuity Planning Manager — £75,000 + bonus + benefits allowance

This is a unique opportunity to influence the successful delivery of London 2012, the biggest, most complex and highest profile project in the United Kingdom for generations. With strong Business Continuity Management (BCM) experience, you wil start by developing a BCM strategy for the Olympic Delivery Authority to ensure Olympic venues are delivered on time for London 2012. Then you will join the London Organization Committee of the Olympic Games and use that knowledge to make certain that all events and ceremonies are delivered successfully.

With strong BCM or CM expertise and extensive crisis management experience you will make sure we a’re ready to work through any incident. That includes creating a flexible BCM strategy that can pass from the ODA to LOCOG, training staff and working with people at all levels to ensure recovery plans are in place.