Business Continuity Lead

Akkodis

Business Continuity Lead (Contract)

Contract: 6 months (initial)
Extension: Possible +3 months
Day Rate: £400-£450/day
Location: West Midlands highly flexible hybrid (remote-first, minimal office presence)
Start: ASAP

The Opportunity

We’re supporting a large organisation on an 18-month transformation programme and are looking for a Business Continuity Lead (Contract) to provide additional delivery capacity.

This role is not about redesigning strategy or auditing frameworks. It’s a hands-on delivery role, working alongside an existing Business Continuity Lead to drive agreed workstreams forward at pace.

Outputs will feed into senior leadership, ExCo, and Board-level reporting, so confidence working with senior stakeholders is essential.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Acting as an extra pair of hands to deliver Business Continuity activities across the programme

• Supporting the delivery of agreed BC workstreams and milestones

• Engaging with senior stakeholders across the business to gather inputs and drive actions

• Progressing Business Impact Assessments (BIAs), BC plans, and related deliverables

• Supporting testing and exercising activity where required

• Escalating risks or blockers appropriately to maintain momentum

• Working closely with the existing BC Lead and senior managers

Note: This is not an audit role and does not require ISO auditing experience.

What We’re Looking For

• Hands-on Business Continuity experience (minimum 12 months, end-to-end exposure)

• Practical delivery experience rather than purely risk, compliance, or advisory background

• Comfortable working independently in a remote-first, fast-paced environment

• Confident engaging with and influencing senior stakeholders

• Pragmatic, adaptable, and delivery-focused

• Familiarity with BC standards (eg ISO 22301) is helpful, but certifications are not essential

What This Role Is Not

To be clear, this role is not suited to candidates whose background is primarily:

• Risk management/GRC

• ISO auditing

• Disaster Recovery or IT Service Continuity

We’re looking for someone who has done the work, not just overseen or assured it.

Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.

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