Business Continuity Consultant

About the role

Accenture Security is seeking a Business Continuity Consultant to lead and support crisis management and business continuity initiatives for its global clients. The role involves designing, implementing and operating resilience programs that align with international standards and help organisations prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptions.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and support crisis management activities, including preparedness, response coordination and governance.
• Design, implement and manage Business Continuity Management (BCM) programs.
• Conduct Business Impact Assessments (BIA) with hands‑on execution and stakeholder engagement.
• Develop and maintain Business Continuity Plans (BCP) and crisis response plans.
• Support and operate crisis management and business continuity platforms/tools.
• Apply and align practices with ISO 22301 and ISO 22300 standards.
• Integrate crisis management and business continuity practices to ensure a unified resilience approach.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders across risk, compliance, operations and leadership.

Required profile

• Strong hands‑on experience in crisis management, business continuity, or both.
• Direct experience executing Business Impact Assessments.
• Experience working with business continuity and crisis management platforms.
• Ability to connect and integrate crisis response with business continuity planning.
• Knowledge of ISO 22301 and familiarity with ISO 22300 terminology.
• Crisis‑related certifications are a strong plus.

Required skills

• ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management Systems)
• ISO 22300 (Continuity terminology and principles)
• Business Continuity platforms/tools
• Crisis Management platforms/tools