Description
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) Manager
Salary: Grade SEO £42,075 band minimum – £44,599 band maximum
Location: Liverpool/Darlington
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, Part Time, Flexible Working
Help keep vital safeguarding services running when it matters most. We’re looking for someone who understands what it means to plan for the unexpected and respond with confidence when the pressure is on. If you’ve worked in environments where resilience, risk and recovery are critical, this role could be the ideal next step.
About the role
As our Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) Manager, you’ll be at the heart of how DBS prepares for and responds to disruption. Working across the organisation, you’ll lead the development, testing and improvement of our business continuity plans, making sure they’re aligned, practical and ready for action. You’ll advise senior leaders, guide our response during real incidents, and ensure we learn from experience to build an even stronger organisation.
This is a strategic, hands-on role with real influence. You’ll work closely with colleagues across DBS, as well as suppliers and government partners, to make sure we’re always prepared and able to deliver our safeguarding services to the public, even in challenging circumstances.
About you
You will have a background in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR), perhaps from an operational leadership background, a public sector environment, the military or emergency services. You’re comfortable with working at pace, holding high levels of responsibility and are able to advise and challenge senior stakeholders. You will have experience of drafting and implementing BCDR documentation such as Business Impact Analysis and policies, designing and rolling out training, debriefing BCDR events, designing and delivering testing schedules and of coordination of live BCDR events. You’ll understand the importance of preparation and coordinating a calm and considered response to BCDR events as they occur; excellent communication skills are a must.
You will hold a relevant qualification in business continuity such as BCI accreditation or have a significant work experience in a BCDR related field.
Why choose a career at the Disclosure and Barring Service:
At DBS, we are proud of the work we do and the people we work with. Our culture values collaboration, inclusion, and professionalism. We offer flexibility, trust and room to grow, recognising our people require support, not just responsibility.
Benefits include:
- Civil Service pension with generous employer contributions
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days with service, plus public holidays
- Flexible and hybrid working options, including remote working
- A supportive and inclusive organisational culture
- Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities
All DBS employees contracts are office-based by default at one of our two sites. However, as per the Right to Request Flexible Working legislation, employees are eligible to apply for a remote or hybrid work arrangement which (if approved) take effect after six months if transferring from another government department, or after successfully completing probation as a new joiner. Requests will be considered in line with business need and the requirements of the role. Informal hybrid working arrangements are also available from day one.
How to apply
To find out more about this opportunity and about working for the Disclosure and Barring Service, please click on the APPLY button.
Closing date for applications: 10:00am, 28 July 2025.
The DBS is an accredited Disability Confident Employer, and we are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
Applicants who have applied for this post in the last six months need not reapply.
