BCM Staff Resourcing: Contractors and Consultants
Experienced BCM staff, contractors and consultants for the time you need them, without a permanent hire.
BCM capacity and expertise when you need it.
Some organisations need business continuity management (BCM) capacity or expertise without a permanent hire. ADVOX provides experienced BCM contractors and consultants who work with your team for a short, medium or long term need. The scope is tailored to your organisation.
Learn about the discipline first? Read What is business continuity? or see the wider BCMS Consultancy services.
Interim contract cover.
Cover for a vacancy, leave or a peak
An experienced BCM contractor keeps your programme moving while a role is open, someone is away or workload peaks.
BIA and risk assessment support
Help to run business impact analyses and risk assessments.
Plan reviews and updates
Review and refresh existing plans so they stay current.
Exercise and simulation facilitation
Plan and facilitate exercises and simulations for your teams.
Audit or regulator preparation
Get documents, evidence and people ready for an audit or a regulator review.
Project-based consultants.
A BCM lead or project manager
A consultant works with your team on a defined programme, with clear aims agreed up front.
BCMS implementation or framework rollout
Support to establish a BCMS or roll out a framework across the organisation.
Build plans and processes, then hand them over
Plans and processes are built with your people and handed over ready to run.
Train and mentor internal staff
Your own staff learn the work alongside the consultant.
Retained consultants and an ongoing BCM function.
An ongoing outsourced or part-time BCM function
A retained ADVOX consultant runs or supports your BCM function on an agreed basis.
Annual programme management
Business impact analyses, exercises, reviews and reporting managed across the year.
Succession and capability building
The work builds your team's skills so it can run the programme itself when you choose.
Skills, experience, qualifications and fit.
Whether you hire, contract or bring in a consultant, these are the things worth looking for.
Key skills
- Planning and project management
- Analysis and risk assessment
- Communication and stakeholder engagement
- Calm decision making under pressure
- Facilitation and training
- Documentation
Experience
- Business impact analyses
- Plan development
- Exercises and simulations
- Incident or crisis response
- Sector experience such as financial services, government, energy and healthcare
- Understanding of the GCC regulatory context
Certifications and qualifications
- BCI certification: CBCI, MBCI, ABCM and specialism courses
- ISO 22301 Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor
- ISO 31000 risk management
- Relevant degrees
These are what to look for in any BCM professional. They do not mean that every ADVOX team member holds each one.
Personality types
People of all 16 personality types can succeed in BCM. These fits are indicative only and are not a hiring test.
- Organised planners build and maintain plans and keep documents consistent
- Analytical thinkers assess risk and impact and spot dependencies
- Calm crisis leaders give steady direction when an incident hits
- Communicators and facilitators run exercises, train staff and keep stakeholders aligned
A strong BCM team usually combines several of these strengths.
ADVOX can supply experienced BCM staff: contractors, consultants and trainers, for short, medium and long term needs. If you are considering a permanent BCM hire, ADVOX can also assist by helping you define the profile and by making introductions.
Three simple steps.
Scope call
A short conversation about the capacity or expertise you need and for how long.
Agreed scope
ADVOX proposes the consultants and scope, tailored to you, and you agree it before work starts.
Start
The consultant joins your team and begins the agreed work.
Other support from ADVOX.
ERM Consulting and BCMS Consultancy are available alongside staffing, and ERM Training builds awareness in your wider team.
Talk to ADVOX about BCM staffing.
We aim to reply to your enquiry within 2 hours during working hours.
ADVOX provides experienced BCM consultants. Scope, duration and arrangements are tailored and agreed with you.