At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead client engagements in business continuity and crisis management while facilitating workshops and training.
- Company: Join Escalate Consulting, a top business resilience consultancy in Australia.
- Benefits: Career growth opportunities, exposure to diverse industries, and supportive team environment.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities to develop consulting and advisory capabilities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by helping organisations prepare for and recover from disruptions.
- Qualifications: 3-5 years in consulting or related fields with strong stakeholder management skills.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
Join Australia's leading Business Resilience Consultancy. Lead client engagements across business continuity, crisis management, operational resilience and risk advisory.
Facilitate workshops, exercises and training programs for executive and operational stakeholders. Work directly with organisations across critical infrastructure, government, financial services, healthcare and other sectors. Become a trusted advisor helping organisations prepare for, respond to and recover from disruption.
Career development pathway toward Senior Manager and leadership opportunities.
About Escalate Consulting: Escalate Consulting is a specialist business resilience consultancy helping organisations strengthen their ability to respond to uncertainty and disruption. We partner with clients across Australia and internationally to deliver practical solutions in business continuity, crisis management, operational resilience, emergency management, exercising and risk advisory. Our team combines deep industry expertise with a collaborative approach, enabling clients to build resilience capabilities that support long-term organisational success.
The Opportunity: We are seeking a motivated and client-focused Business Resilience Manager to join our growing Sydney team. This role is suited to consultants and resilience professionals with 2-5 years' experience who are ready to take ownership of client engagements, lead workshops and advisory activities, and work directly with senior stakeholders to solve complex resilience challenges. You will be responsible for managing and delivering consulting engagements across business continuity, crisis management, operational resilience and exercising services while maintaining strong client relationships and ensuring high-quality outcomes.
What You'll Be Doing: As a Business Resilience Manager, you will:
- Independently scope, plan and deliver client engagements from initiation through to completion.
- Act as the primary point of contact for allocated client engagements.
- Facilitate Business Impact Analysis workshops, resilience assessments, training programs and crisis simulation exercises.
- Develop and review business continuity plans, crisis management frameworks, operational resilience programs and supporting documentation.
- Provide practical and strategic advice to client stakeholders across resilience and risk disciplines.
- Manage project scope, timelines, budgets and delivery outcomes.
- Identify and manage project risks, issues and scope changes.
- Develop high-quality reports, executive presentations, plans, frameworks and client deliverables.
- Coordinate project activities and support consulting team members assigned to engagements.
- Build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities to expand services and support future work.
- Contribute to proposal development, tenders and scope-of-work documentation.
What We're Looking For: To be successful in this role, you will have:
- 3-5 years' experience in consulting, business continuity, operational resilience, crisis management, emergency management, risk management or a related discipline.
- Experience coordinating and delivering client projects or consulting engagements.
- Demonstrated workshop facilitation experience with stakeholder groups and clients.
- Strong stakeholder management and client relationship skills.
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
- Strong project management and organisational capability.
- Ability to translate complex issues into practical business solutions.
- Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
- Confidence engaging with executives, managers and operational teams.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and concurrent engagements.
- Highly Regarded Business Continuity Institute (CBCI or MBCI) certification.
- Qualifications or certifications in operational resilience, crisis management, emergency management, risk management or project management.
- Experience developing or facilitating exercising programs, simulations or training activities.
Why Join Escalate? Work on meaningful projects that help organisations prepare for and manage disruption. Gain exposure to diverse industries and complex resilience challenges. Join a growing specialist consultancy with an experienced and supportive team. Develop your consulting, facilitation and advisory capabilities. Build long-term client relationships and make a direct impact on project outcomes. Progress your career toward senior consulting and leadership positions.
Business Resilience Manager in Sydney employer: Escalate Consulting Pty
Escalate Consulting is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Sydney where you can engage with diverse industries and tackle complex resilience challenges. With a strong focus on employee growth, we provide clear career development pathways towards senior management roles, alongside opportunities to work on meaningful projects that directly impact client outcomes. Our collaborative culture fosters teamwork and innovation, ensuring that every team member feels valued and empowered to contribute to our clients' success.
