Business Continuity Planner

Clearance Required

Active TS/SCI clearance (Polygraph may be required based on agency components).

Degree and Years of Experience

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus a minimum of seven years of experience in program management, with a proven ability to translate complex data into strategic recommendations for executive decision-makers.

Required Certifications

• FEMA level 1 Professional Continuity Practitioner certified (or ability to attain within 6 months of hire)

Required Skills

• Advanced knowledge of Federal Continuity Directives, DoD Mission Assurance strategies, and Intelligence Community (IC) Continuity policies
• Proven experience managing Business Process Analysis (BPA) and Business Impact Analysis (BIA) cycles for Essential Support Activities (ESAs)
• Hands-on functional administration, tool management, and user training experience in:
  • Mission Assurance Support Toolkit (MAST)
  • BlackBerry AtHoc Computer Emergency Notification System (CENS)
• Experience developing training curricula (ideally partnering with enterprise learning institutions)
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams in challenging environments characterized by:
  • Time constraints
  • Resource constraints
  • Competing priorities

Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Personnel Development

• Leads and mentors Functional Analysts (FAs) to consistently meet or exceed performance goals
• Fosters workplace culture centered on continuous growth, learning, and professional development
• Evaluates FA skills regularly to ensure overall proficiency and technical capabilities are maintained
• Coordinates assignments for Functional Analysts with the Functional Leadership Team (FLT)
• Receives, evaluates, and schedules resource requests submitted by the FLT
• Ensures all active tasks are accurately tracked, up to date, and visible to the PM, Functional Leads, and the government customer
• Manages daily scheduling bottlenecks and resolves lower-level resource conflicts between Functional Leads, escalating critical deadlocks to the FLT
• Completes onsite, no-cost training courses or professional development as directed by government leadership

Continuity & Mission Support

• Manages the comprehensive continuity framework across the agency
• Oversees and organizes the agency Business Process Analysis and Business Impact Analysis (BPA/BIA) program for Essential Functions (EFs) and Essential Support Activities (ESAs)
• Guides agency components as they develop, update, and manage ESAs within the Mission Assurance Support Toolkit (MAST)
• Builds and manages the liaison program for component continuity planners to audit and evaluate their individual programs
• Directs all efforts related to agency continuity planning, readiness reporting, and essential records management for all ESAs
• Serves as the final technical review authority for all Readiness deliverables prior to delivery
• Manages the Readiness Function’s formal battle rhythm and operational schedule
• Supports alternate site operations as required (not to exceed 10% of time):
  • Opening/closing facilities as needed
  • Conducts facility tours for agency leadership
  • Facilitates all alternate site requirements for training and evaluations
  • Advises leadership and continuity personnel on alternate workspace requirements, availability, and capacity limits
  • Ensures all continuity requirements are met during a contingency or disruption to normal operations
  • Contributes directly to planning efforts for emergency relocation and devolution strategies
  • Collaborates on the development of business continuity plans for the agency and its individual components

Continuity Training & Mission Assurance Support Toolkit

• Designs, develops, and executes organizational training programs, compliance curricula, and comprehensive performance evaluations
• Develops and provides user training for the Continuity Planning Tool
• Develops, updates, and coordinates continuity program training with the NGA College
• Assists with facilitation of the full exercise cycle, from initial planning through after-action reporting, for component-level continuity plans
• Serves as the requirements manager for the Continuity Planning Tool (CPT); performs requirements gathering and analysis; documents future requirements for the development team

Compliance & Risk Management

• Monitors and tracks NGA compliance across National, Executive, Federal, DoD, and IC directives and regulations to ensure alignment with overarching agency goals
• Coordinates comprehensive mission risk assessments, vulnerability analyses, and mitigation planning for ESAs through Dependency Risk Acceptance, Function Validation Process, BIA, etc.
• Establishes continuity-related risk metrics and reporting mechanisms for senior leadership assessing Agency-level Readiness & Preparedness
• Introduces industry’s best practices and standards to strengthen Mission Assurance and Continuity of Operations

Working Groups & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Facilitates and leads continuity working groups, including quarterly Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) meetings
• Represents the agency at Intelligence Community (IC) Continuity and Mission Assurance working groups relevant to ESAs
• Coordinates working groups to integrate agency readiness features into the MAST suite and related platforms