Projects Officer (Operational Resilience-Business Continuity) – (Contractual) - Corporate Services and Facilities Department

The IMF seeks a Projects Officer in Washington, D.C. to strengthen resilience and business continuity. The officer identifies vulnerabilities, establishes mitigation measures and response plans, leads continuity work, supports crisis management, manages projects and vendors, and documents plans. Candidates need education and experience in resilience, continuity planning, risk or crisis management.

• Develop and enhance policies, procedures and frameworks for operational resilience
• Strengthen the IMF business continuity programme through stakeholder feedback
• Provide crisis-management support to the IMF Crisis Management Team
• Manage projects and priorities with internal project managers and vendors
• Document Business Continuity Plans and map business processes
• Organize presentations and awareness campaigns for the Business Continuity programme

• Relevant advanced university degree supplemented by a minimum of four years of professional experience in operational risk management, business continuity planning, management, operational resilience, crisis management, or related fields; or a bachelor’s degree supplemented by a minimum of ten years of relevant professional experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• Experience in proactive problem identification and solution development

• Relevant industry certifications

• Operational resilience
• Business continuity planning
• Crisis management
• Enterprise risk management
• Programme management
• Stakeholder engagement

• Operational Resilience Tool frameworks