What are the responsibilities and job description for the Third Party Resilience Advisor - Business Resilience position at Edward Jones?
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Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Overview:
The Third Party Resilience (TPR) Advisor will join the Business Resilience department as it grows, scales, and matures the firm's Business Resilience Program. The TPR Advisor will assist in creating capabilities within Business Resilience to better understand and manage the firm's Third Party Resilience risks and enhance the program in coordination with our internal partners. This includes the ongoing design and management of the Third Party Resilience framework: identifying, measuring, responding to, managing, and reporting on the risks to the firm's resilience.
Key Responsibilities:
The Third Party Resilience (TPR) Advisor will join the Business Resilience department as it grows, scales, and matures the firm's Business Resilience Program. The TPR Advisor will assist in creating capabilities within Business Resilience to better understand and manage the firm's Third Party Resilience risks and enhance the program in coordination with our internal partners. This includes the ongoing design and management of the Third Party Resilience framework: identifying, measuring, responding to, managing, and reporting on the risks to the firm's resilience.
Key Responsibilities:
The TPR Advisor will:
- Execute on the vision of the Third-Party Resilience Program, as part of the overall Business Resilience department.
- Serve as a member of cross functional teams, assessing the resilience of Third Parties and contributing to alignment of Business Resilience strategies with internal partners.
- Contribute to the establishment, maintenance, and embedding of the Third-Party Resilience framework, policies, and programs.
- Partner with Enterprise Risk, Third Party Risk, Sourcing, Legal, Internal Audit, and other Risk Partners to ensure internal and external requirements are being met and comply with the firm’s business and infrastructure resilience strategies.
- Clearly communicate highly business concepts to all levels of the firm including Sr. Leadership, in both written and oral form.
- Support and improve the Business Resilience Program by leveraging insights from the enterprise, segment, and functional areas of the firm to make recommendations to evolve the program.
- Contribute to the establishment of the firm's risk framework and supporting its implementation in Business Resilience. Lead improvement activities to improve internal processes effectively and efficiently, such as assessment processes and training of first line business partners.
- Develop, prepare, and enhance reporting packages to be shared with senior leadership on recurring basis. Analyze and explain trends to facilitate discussions and support business decisions. Leverage management reporting, summaries, and recommendations to manage risks and make trade-offs.
Education/Certification:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Information Services is strongly preferred, or equivalent work experience
- Have or willing to obtain Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP) certification or Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) certification
- Required – 4 Years of Experience in Risk Management, Business Resilience, Technology or related work experience
- Required – Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Preferred – Business Continuity Planning, Third Party Resilience, Governance, and/or Risk Management Experience
- Preferred – Financial Services Industry Experience
- Prior Leadership Experience is a plus
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Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.
