Operational Resilience Manager NEW

Edinburgh, Midlothian
Hays Specialist Recruitment

Operational Resilience Manager
Edinburgh or Glasgow
Relaxed Hybrid and Flexible Working Environment
£62,114 – £77,232 per annum + 28.94% employer contributory pension and 42 days annual holiday

Introduction to the Role
Hays’ Cyber practice have partnered exclusively with Registers of Scotland (RoS) on the search for an experienced Senior Operational Resilience Manager to lead the development and embedding of operational resilience capability across a complex, digitally-driven public sector organisation.

This is a high-impact role focused on ensuring critical services remain available and recoverable during disruption. You will work at a strategic level to shape resilience frameworks, influence senior stakeholders, and build a culture of preparedness. This is an opportunity to establish and drive a resilience function with significant organisational visibility and influence.

About the Organisation
Registers of Scotland (RoS) manages 21 land, property and other legal registers which are a critical asset for the Scottish economy. They aim to provide the best public service for Scotland and are on a mission to make some of the oldest public land registers in the world into some of the most modern.

Registers of Scotland (RoS) is an award-winning organisation recognised for its technology and innovation. Registers of Scotland is a world-leading pioneer in land and property registration. Their full-stack teams design, architect, and build all our registration products in-house, and they work to create digital solutions for the people of Scotland. You will get an opportunity to nurture your creativity and develop with RoS through access to the latest data, software engineering and product delivery techniques.

In this role you will

• Lead the development and delivery of an organisation-wide operational resilience strategy
• Identify, map, and manage business-critical services and their dependencies
• Own and maintain Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and service recovery playbooks, ensuring compliance with ISO 22301 and Scottish Government expectations
• Coordinate and deliver scenario testing and exercises (table-top, simulation, live), embedding lessons learned to strengthen service continuity.
• Establish and drive resilience governance forums and stakeholder engagement
• Collaborate across digital, cyber, risk, operations, and external partners to embed resilience practices
• Provide oversight of business continuity, disaster recovery, and service resilience planning
• Coordinate and deliver scenario testing (eg cyber incidents, supplier failures) and embed improvements
• Support or lead response activities during major incidents and drive post-incident reviews
• Produce reporting for senior leadership on resilience posture, risks, and performance
• Maintain resilience frameworks aligned to recognised standards and governance expectations
• Drive continuous improvement in resilience capability, supplier assurance, and recovery performance

What I’m Looking For

• Significant experience in operational resilience, business continuity, or disaster recovery
• Experience aligning resilience, continuity, and recovery practices with relevant standards, including ISO 22301 and the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework.
• Proven ability to operate as a subject matter expert and influence senior stakeholders
• Experience in complex digital or cloud-based environments
• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting responses to major incidents
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking capability
• Experience managing third-party or supply chain resilience and dependencies
• Relevant professional certifications (eg CBCI, MBCI, ISO standards) preferred

Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Pension contribution of 28.97% employer contribution
• 42 days annual leave
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Strong focus on professional development and career progression
• Inclusive and supportive working culture
• Opportunity to work in a highly impactful, strategic role shaping organisational resilience

Further information For further information relating to RoS, including:

• Additional details on pay & benefits
• The Civil Service Code
• Complaints process
• Use of AI in the application/recruitment process,
  

Nationality and immigration status

In general, only nationals from the following countries (and associations of countries) are eligible for employment in the Civil Service: the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the Commonwealth. EU nationals (with settled or pre-settled status), certain EEA nationals, Swiss and Turkish nationals are also eligible for employment. Detailed provisions on determining eligibility on the grounds of nationality and where relevant, immigration status can be reviewed here. ww(w).gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

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