Resilience Lead

Resilience Lead

BPSS - SC Cleared (Must be Clearable)

Hybrid - London/Surrey

Must have written a White paper

Resilience by design, Technology resilience, Operational resilience

Join the Strategic Team as a Resilience Lead and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of critical national infrastructure resilience. This high-impact position offers the opportunity to craft an influential whitepaper that will guide industry practices, inform stakeholders, and drive the development of next-generation infrastructure.

As a key thought leader, you will leverage your expertise to synthesise industry parallels, conduct stakeholder interviews, and articulate strategic resilience frameworks that balance technological, operational, and cultural considerations.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience in drafting strategy or whitepaper documents.
• Strong ability to extract and synthesise industry best practices.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with experience leading interviews and facilitating discussions to gather strategic insights
• Knowledge of system resilience concepts at a service level (not necessarily technical, but a solid understanding of resilience principles)
• Analytical skills to formulate and articulate cost-benefit analyses of resilience approaches
• Exceptional written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, compelling, and authoritative strategy documents
• Experience working with or understanding of critical national infrastructure environments

Nice to Have Skills:

• Familiarity with system resilience frameworks and methodologies
• Background in risk management, security standards, or business continuity planning
• Exposure to multi-sector industry standards and resilience strategies
• Experience working with senior stakeholders or executive sponsors

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Systems Thinking, or related disciplines; Master's degree preferred
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in strategy development, consultancy, or advisory roles related to resilience, infrastructure, or national security

Other Requirements:

• Active BPSS clearance is essential, SC clearance highly preferred
• Ability to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and engage with senior client stakeholders
• Willingness to undertake relevant travel as needed