Business Continuity Specialist

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  • Added Date: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
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Business Continuity Specialist

Helsinki

The NORDIC INVESTMENT BANK (NIB) offers you the chance to do banking that makes a difference. The projects that we finance benefit the environment and improve productivity in the Nordic-Baltic region. We are an International Financial Institution owned by the eight Nordic and Baltic countries, and we offer you the possibility to work with experts from around the world. The challenges you will face working at NIB are unique and will provide you with valuable experiences. We value diversity and we are a close network of some 230 professionals located in the heart of Helsinki. The atmosphere is international and our official working language is English.

We are looking for a Business Continuity Specialist to join our Operational Risk & Security Control unit for a 12-months fixed term contract.ย 

The Operational Risk & Security Control unit is part of the Risk & Compliance department. The unit is responsible for developing and maintaining NIB's framework for business continuity, operational risk and resilience. We work to improve the visibility of NIBโ€™s non-financial risk profile and provide senior management with information needed to take decisions conscious of risks. Furthermore, the unit is mandated to improve the resilience and preparedness of NIB through various improvements. We provide guidance, oversight and advice to all NIBโ€™s business units. We are on a development journey that offers demanding and intriguing tasks for candidates with diverse backgrounds and expertise.โ€ฏโ€ฏย 

Your role will be to support this journey from a business continuity and resilience perspective, ensuring NIB is able to operate under all circumstances.โ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏย 

Our unit is an ambitious and supportive team that values taking initiative, learning and sharing. At this position, you will also get to proactively team-up with other specialists across the Bank in our open and inclusive working environment. Further, we offer you the opportunity to enhance and broaden your professional skills in banking risk management in a close-knit department of risk and compliance specialists covering different risk areas.โ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏย 

Your responsibilities in NIB will consist of:โ€ฏโ€ฏย 

Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of business continuity and security policies, frameworks, measures and procedures.โ€ฏย  Manage and execute control verification, testing and assurance activities across business continuity and security domains.โ€ฏย  Oversee the Bankโ€™s crisis management model and coordinate operational response during disruptions and incidents.โ€ฏย  Drive the full lifecycle of business continuity management, including Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Continuity Planning (BCP), and Crisis Management Planning (CMP).โ€ฏย  Support departments in building continuity capabilities through tailored guidance, scenario-based testing and exercises.โ€ฏย  Coordinate communications and actions with external authorities, partners and service providers to ensure aligned response and compliance.โ€ฏย  Promote a culture of resilience through awareness campaigns and targeted training on business continuity and security.โ€ฏย  Maintain up-to-date professional knowledge of global threats, regulatory trends, and best practices in the field.โ€ฏย 

We are looking for someone who:โ€ฏโ€ฏย 

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

Has a minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in business continuity management, crisis management or a related field.โ€ฏย  Has hands-on experience in designing and implementing business continuity framework and measures to raise organisations preparedness to face disruption, incidents and crises.โ€ฏย  A certification in the field of business continuity (such as CBCI, AMBCI or MBCI) is considered an advantage.โ€ฏย  Values continuous development and improvement and has a keen eye on finding improvement areas.โ€ฏโ€ฏย  Enjoys analysing information and data from various sources and converting it into rational insights that benefit a business.โ€ฏโ€ฏย  Builds relationships and can collaborate in a cross-functional role.โ€ฏโ€ฏย  Is willing to assume a wide responsibility area with a self-directed mindset.โ€ฏโ€ฏย  Is fluent in spoken and written English with good communication and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of a Nordic language will be an asset.โ€ฏโ€ฏย  Has a university degree or other higher education qualification.โ€ฏโ€ฏย 

We offer you:โ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏย 

A unique opportunity to gain insight and contribute to how business continuity in an international bank are managed and ensured.โ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏย  A chance to learn and master key areas in building and testing resilience.โ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏย  A role in an ambitious and supportive team that values initiative, learning, sharing and collaborating with colleagues across the bank.โ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏย 

NIB offers an international banking environment and competitive remuneration package. Our unique position as an international financial institution (IFI) provides a novel perspective on the financial industry. The position is located at the NIB headquarters in Helsinki, Finland.ย 

Additional informationโ€ฏโ€ฏย 

The position is located at the NIB headquarters in Helsinki, Finland. ย 

More information about the position can be obtained from Esko Paananen, Head of Operational Risk & Security Control (tel. +358 50 416 5464 or esko.paananen@nib.int).โ€ฏย 

To apply for the position and for more information about NIB, please visit https://www.nib.int/who_we_are/our_people/jobsโ€ฏย 

The deadline for submitting your application is 3 August 2025, applications will however be processed successively when received.โ€ฏโ€ฏโ€ฏย 

The vision of NIB is a prosperous and sustainable Nordic-Baltic region. Our employees are our strongest asset in realising this vision. Our core values are competence, commitment and cooperation.

In recruitment, NIB puts the main emphasis on personal and professional qualifications and experience.

NIB is a professional expert organisation, and encourages employees to continuously develop their professional competencies while maintaining a sustainable work-life balance.

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