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Short Description: Michigan State Police (MSP) with the support of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) Agency Services is requesting a Business Continuity Planner full-time, on-site for 960 hours (6 months).
Complete Description: Contractor will work with the Agency and DTMB to complete Business Continuity Plans. There are approximately 65 applications that are included in this project. Initial information has been collected for approximately 40 applications. These applications are state hosted and vendor hosted. 25 have no information collected yet. MSP will lead the initiative and work with the contractor to come up with questions to ask the specific Application Owner. The resource will then interview the Application Owner, capture the information and finalize each plan. The finalized Business Continuity Plans are expected no later than 12/31/2016. The Contractor may be extended to support other initiatives requiring the skills of a Business Continuity Planner.
Years of Experience:
5 or more years.
Job Description:
Provides specialized expertise in business continuity planning, project management and problem analysis and resolution. Participates in major project assignments to: ?assist business partners in resolving business issues related to work area (business function), recovery planning and recovery plan development / enhancements. Capitalizes on business opportunities to refine processes to mitigate exposure during disruptions of service, and possibly, improve day-to-day operations. Facilitates and coordinates the development of work area (business function) business continuity plans for business units. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: assist business units with assessment of potential business impact, definition of critical, time-sensitive functions, design, development, and documentation of business continuity plans, recommend recovery strategies and options, and assist with the implementation of recovery solutions, coordinate business continuity plan exercises, develop schedules for training / awareness for business partner associates, coordinate development of business unit schedules for annual business continuity documentation maintenance and update, exercises, and independent review and validation, report the business continuity status of business units to senior management, provide expertise and support to management and business functional areas, as requested, when a disruption occurs.
Skill | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
Five years or more of recent experience in I.T. Business Continuity Planning. | Required | 5 | Years |
Five years or more of recent experience in I.T. Project Management. | Required | 5 | Years |
Recent Experience designing I.T. Business Continuity exercises. | Required | 3 | Years |
Demonstrated & verifiable knowledge/expertise with Sungard LDRPS | Required | 2 | Years |
Appropriate task management skills in relation to working with up to 65 Business Plan areas; and coordinating those tasks | Required | 2 | Years |
Experience handling up to 6 to 10 Projects, dependent on size, at a time. | Required | 3 | Years |
Excellent verbal and written communication skills | Required | 1 | Days |
