Release date:
November 30, 2012
Release Number:
RIV-12-033

Hurricane Season Ends, but Preparedness is Year Round

ATLANTA – Today marks the end of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season, but disasters aren’t limited to hurricanes or a specific time of year.  Emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere, and it’s important to be prepared year round.

“While today is the end of an active hurricane season, it serves as an important reminder of just how critical it is for all of us to be prepared so that we can protect our families, homes, businesses and communities from the potentially devastating effects of a disaster,” said Phil May, Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IV Administrator. “There are some simple steps we should all take, such as make a family communications plan and put together a disaster supplies kit, which will help keep us safe when we’re faced with an emergency.”

Emergencies can range from natural disasters such as flooding, tornadoes and hurricanes, to events such as power outages. Visit www.Ready.gov to learn about different hazards, and how to prepare for them.

Here are a few tips to help you get ready:

    Most communities may be impacted by several types of hazards during a lifetime--be informed about the hazards that exist in your area.
    When tailoring your family communications plan, consider working with others to create networks of neighbors, relatives, friends and co-workers who will assist each other in an emergency.
    Among the items in your basic disaster supplies kit, include enough food for at least three days, and one gallon of water per person per day.
    Since you can’t predict where you will be for disasters, it’s important to have plans and supplies for the locations you and your household go to regularly.
    Flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster, but standard homeowners insurance doesn't cover flooding. To protect your property, consider getting flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program.
    Check out opportunities to get involved  in programs and activities to make your family, home and community safer from risks and threats.

FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

Edward Jones is one of the nation's fastest-growing financial services firms. We currently service 7 million clients through our network of more than 11,000 branch offices. We are seeking highly motivated, results-oriented individuals as we continue to grow and meet the needs of the long-term individual investor.

Our commitment to providing a workplace that both challenges us and rewards our associates has contributed to our inclusion in FORTUNE magazine's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For 2012" in America. The firm has appeared on the list 13 times, including the No. 5 ranking for large-sized companies this year.

Business Continuity Planning Manager
This position is responsible for the continued development and maintenance of an assigned portfolio of Business Continuity Plans that includes a selection of business divisions and home/branch office locations across the US and/or Canada.

Key Responsibilities:
• Partner with key business owners and coordinators to design, implement, and maintain Business Continuity Plans as well as to ensure plans are tested for critical firm functions
• Work with various divisions of the firm to ensure compliance with the industry's Business Continuity Planning regulatory requirements; with particular emphasis on Business Constituents, Vendors and Service Providers as well as internal training, exercising and testing with critical third parties
• Responsible for the daily coordination and support of the divisions in their BCP activities and assigned projects as needed
• Maintain and continue the functions of the BCP department and the BCP Program (back-up role), during normal and unusual circumstances, in the event of the absence or availability of the BCP Director

Position Requirements:
• Bachelors Degree
• Certified Business Contingency Planner (CBCP) or Member of the Business Continuity Institute (MBCI) or willingness to obtain such certification preferred, but not required
• Minimum of 5 years experience in Business Continuity Planning. Part of that experience could be in fields that would be considered equivalent responsibility levels
• Ability to collaborate with Division BCP leaders and coordinators to develop and maintain plans and to conduct training, exercising and testing programs for each division, and across the firm
• Ability to understand (or learn) vendor business functions as well as the Information Systems (IS) functions relating to vendor business functions and services is required
• Understanding of the BCP regulatory requirements that are applied to the Securities Industry and particularly those requirements that relate to Business Constituents and Vendors and Service Providers as well as Training, Exercising and Testing
• Strong project management skills.
• Basic understanding of IS data center recovery methodologies in order to effectively consider those in the business area plans.
• Demonstrated Thought Leadership competencies which include: strategic and critical thinking skills, planning and organizational skills, and ability to drive projects and concepts to completion
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Strong verbal communication skills, with the ability to work at all levels of management, including senior management
• Knowledge of business continuity planning, as demonstrated through the certifications noted above.
• Knowledge of the Financial Services Industry.
• Basic understanding of BCP Training and Exercising concepts and procedures.
• Knowledge of standard MS Office systems (Excel, Word, Powerpoint).

The Disaster Recovery Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing and supporting the enterprise IT disaster recovery management (DRM) program. This program must support the timely IT operations recovery following the occurrence of an IT outage or disaster..
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Assist in the design and implementation of the Global disaster recovery program including policies, strategies, plans, tests, metrics, standards, and maturity assessments.
• Conduct business impact analyses and assist business units to determine critical business processes and applications, review actual recovery against documented acceptable recovery time periods, and establish IT resources required for the successful resumption of business operations in the event of a disaster.
• Coordinate, facilitate and provide detailed direction for disaster recovery testing of critical systems. Works with IT staff to assure recovery procedures are effective for the restoration of critical IT-supported business processes and applications.
• Assist with developing and maintaining IT disaster recovery plans, documentation standards and procedures and providing training and guidance to IT staff.
• Develop corporate plans and templates; work with both corporate and remote business units to ensure they understand the requirements and best practices and assist in the development of their program, procedures and processes. Review contracts and offerings from external recovery providers.

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Paradigm Solutions International, a leader in Business Continuity Planning/Continuity of Operations (COOP) software and services is currently looking for seasoned, self-motivated Part -time BCP consulting professional.  The successful candidates should have a minimum of 3 years consulting experience, preferably with working knowledge of Business Continuity planning.

Requirements:

• 3 years of Consulting experience preferably in Business Continuity Planning
• Self motivated and capable of being productive in short time frame
• Adaptable, innovative, enthusiastic, and professional
• Strong oral and written communication and negotiation skills
• Capable of working in a team environment and a team player
• Possess excellent PC skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
• Willingness to travel.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and prefer CBCP, MBCP, MBCI, PCP, or MCP designation.

Benefits:

In addition to our competitive salary plans, our firm offers a comprehensive benefits package.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and reserve the right to perform substance abuse testing. A criminal background check is required and an offer is contingent upon results.

To be considered, please send cover letter, resume and salary history in confidence to PSIjobs@paradigimsi.com . (No phone calls).