Job Summary

The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) provides operations support services and business solutions to the community of 10,000 House Members, Officers and staff. The CAO organization comprises more than 650 technical and administrative staff working in a variety of areas, including information technology, finance, budget management, human resources, payroll, child care, food and vending, procurement, logistics and administrative counsel.

The Business Continuity Manager will be responsible for ensuring the continuation of CAO Essential Support Services before, during, and following any event that disrupts, or threatens to disrupt, the CAO's ability to support House operations. By working in close collaboration with the Director, Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery; CAO leadership; and the other Business Continuity Managers, this position will work to identify and meet requirements for recovery during an event.

Major Duties:

1. Identify CAO's service delivery requirements during an event through collaborative discussions with CAO and Business Unit leaders.

2. Develop, implement, test, and exercise viable and sustainable continuity and recovery plans for the CAO.

3. Maintain situational awareness of and develop mitigation strategies to address emerging risks to the continuation of CAO Essential Support Services.

4. With the Director, Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery and the BC/DR team, collaboratively lead the development of recovery and reconstitution strategies for CAO and the House.
5. Lead the organizational implementation of those recovery and reconstitution strategies.

6. Support CAO recovery operations, which may require conducting position-necessary responsibilities under challenging conditions and locations, including locations other than the primary office location.

7. Provide 24x7 on-call support for disruptive events.

Requirements:

1. BS/BA degree in related field, Master's degree preferred

2. 5-7 years of related emergency management and business continuity experience, preferably in a government or commercial environment

3. Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently with minimum supervision

4. Must exhibit a high degree of professionalism, strong communication skills and the ability to handle various responsibilities simultaneously

5. Must have experience and sound judgment in identifying, planning for, and accomplishing individual and organizational goals

6. Position relies on extensive experience and sound judgment to identify, plan for, and accomplish goals

7. Must have management experience and comfort managing contract support staff

8. Requires excellent written and verbal communication skills

9. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret federal government security clearance.

Applicant Instructions:

Qualified candidates please submit your resume here (see employment information, reference announcement# HIR-015-10). If you are unable to submit your resume online, please fax a cover letter and resume (reference announcement# HIR-015-10) to 202-226-7514.

Disclaimer:

All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including marital or parental status), disability, or age.

Title 1 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S. C app§ 101 et seq.) requires certain House employees, to file Financial Disclosure Statements, for information please visit http://clerkhouse.house.gov/forms/findisc.html.