EMEA Business Continuity Management – Project Manager (Manager / Senior Manager) recruitment

EMEA Business Continuity Management (BCM).

The EMEA BCM Department requires a full-time Project Manager to coordinate, monitor and status report on a multitude of tasks and projects within BCM.  The role will also involve supporting BCM team members. This individual will be responsible for leading the EMEA team to reach optimal solutions and recommending process improvements. The role includes the administration around all designated BCM projects. Projects will be derived from all disciplines of BCM, including: Planning, Work Area Recovery, Testing, BCM Tools, Crisis Management, Training and Awareness, Supplier Risk Management, Country Risk Analysis, Audit, Regulatory and Governance, Policies and Procedures, Metrics and Reporting.

The position reports locally to the EMEA BCM Manager and globally to the Global Business Manager in New York.  This individual will be responsible for running status meetings and updating status reports. It will be critical for this individual to keep projects on task.

Skills Required
• The ideal candidate may have around 5+ years project management office or equivalent experience.
• Prior experience working in a financial services or consulting firm required.
• Business Continuity Management experience preferable, but not essential.
• Solid business analysis and project management skills: aptitude for problem solving, data analysis and manipulation, summarizing and synthesizing information.
• Attention to detail and accurate execution of work. Ability to anticipate and manage potential problems.
• Excellent presentation skills – both verbal presentation and creating written presentations that draw the reader to salient information (graphs, charts, layout, etc).
• Effective time management skills key given the need to balance the workload and competing priorities.
• Enthusiastic, willing to put in extra effort where required.
• Applicants will be required to work independently with minimal supervision.
• The ability to see the big picture and prioritise their own work accordingly is essential as well as being able to take initiative where necessary.
• The candidate will enjoy working in a team environment and be willing to contribute and assist outside of their core function as required.
• Proven success working on and / or facilitating projects and driving to the goal on time.

Technical skills:
• Sound competency within Microsoft Office suite of applications including SharePoint.
• Strong proficiency in using Business Objects.
• Ability to create tiered reporting of project status for various levels of management.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fair treatment, regardless of background.