COOP/Disaster Recovery Plan Coordinator / Brookly, NY ( Hybrid), 12 Months Contract
Job Description
Location : Brooklyn, NY Hybrid - 3 days on site Duration : 12 Months Contract COOP/Disaster Recovery Plan Coordinator You will perform the following:
- Update the Department's Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan, Incident Response Plan, and Disaster Recovery Plan on an annual basis or as needed following real events.
- Support COOP planning and identify solutions to address potential gaps in the event of workforce depletion, technology loss, and facility loss.
- Develop trainings, drills, and exercises to test and improve the IT department's Continuity of Operations Plan, Disaster Recovery Plan and write After Action Reports to present findings and corrective actions.
- Liaise with the Fire Chief on COOP planning and lead Citywide COOP meetings.
- Integrate COOP considerations into other Client emergency response plans.
- In the event of an emergency, be prepared to respond and coordinate necessary activities under the direction of the CIO office.
- Assist in maintaining and updating communications including, e-mail lists, social media, newsletters, website, and other external communications.
- Identify, consolidate, and report continuity and EM resource requirements for inclusion into the Agency's overarching budget.
- Perform business impact analysis (BIA) required to support these plans and the identify essential business functions that IT must support.
- Work cross functionally in the identification of risk to scheduled DR test activities
- Participate actively in the Incident response process.
Required Qualifications:
- Experienced in all aspects of continuity, incident response, and disaster recovery program management.
- Excellent research, writing, and project management skills.
- Strong working knowledge of Incident Response Process.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. Experience with desktop publishing software a plus.
- Excellent attention to detail, outstanding organizational skills, planning, and problem-solving ability.
- Ability to manage complex information and multiple projects.
bility to work both independently and within a team environment.