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# Business Resilience Specialist

- **Company:** Yorkshire Building Society
- **Location:** Leeds, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Disaster Recovery, Power BI, Data Analytics, Tools for Reporting
- **Published:** July 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b8058d7174f8fb8e

## About the Role

You'll bring experience in business continuity, operational resilience or a related discipline, along with a proactive approach to problem-solving and stakeholder engagement.

 * Experience delivering business continuity activities such as BIAs, continuity planning and exercising
 * Understanding of Disaster Recovery testing, technology recovery planning and incident response processes
 * Strong analytical skills, with experience using Power BI or similar reporting tools to produce actionable insights
 * Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear business language
 * Knowledge of business continuity best practice, such as ISO 22301, BCI Good Practice Guidelines or relevant industry standards
 * Experience supporting resilience, risk or operational continuity programmes within a complex or regulated environment
 * A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities to enhance processes, reporting and resilience capabilities

## Description

As a Business Continuity Specialist, you will support the delivery and continual improvement of the Business Continuity Management System (BCMS), helping ensure critical services can continue during periods of disruption.

 * Deliver key business continuity activities, including Business Impact Assessments, Business Continuity Plans and resilience exercises
 * Support Disaster Recovery readiness and assurance, working with technology teams to strengthen recovery capabilities
 * Assist with the operation, testing and continuous improvement of crisis management frameworks and response plans
 * Analyse BC, DR and Crisis Management data, producing meaningful insights and reporting to support decision-making
 * Use digital and AI-enabled tools to improve reporting, documentation and process efficiency
 * Build strong relationships across business and technology teams to embed resilience requirements and best practice
 * Support governance activities, tracking testing outcomes, remediation actions and continuous improvement initiatives