68 Crisis Management jobs in Saudi Arabia

Arthur Lawrence is urgently looking for a Senior Manager - Technology Disaster Recovery for a client in Riyadh, KSA. Kindly review the job requirements below. Your immediate application will enable us to place you successfully. Must-Have:

• 7+ years of experience in disaster recovery and IT resilience, preferably in banking
• Deep understanding of IT infrastructure, cloud, and security
• Proven leadership, coordination, and risk management skills
• Proven experience with DR frameworks, testing methodologies, and regulatory audits
• Proficiency with production release & deployment procedures (Rollback Plans, Go-Live Readiness, Coordination)
• Fluency in Arabic & English languages are required

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field
• DR/BCM certifications (e.g., CBCP, ISO 22301) preferred

About Us:

Arthur Lawrence is a management and technology consulting firm providing enterprise-wide business transformation and business applications implementation services. Our in-depth technical knowledge and broad experience of working with world-class companies enable organizations to leverage our capabilities in developing winning strategies and cost-effective solutions.

We are an UN Women Empowerment Principal Signatory and are certified from National Minority Supplier Development Council.

Acknowledgements from Industry Peers:

• Winner of Entrepreneur 360 Award (2019).
• IAOP Award; Ranked in top 100 internationally.
• Arthur Lawrence ranked within the Inc 5000 twice in 2016 and 2017 as one of the fastest-growing companies of America.
• Named one of the top ten fastest growing businesses in Houston in 2016.
• Ranked 25th in the HBJ's Fast 100 Private Companies Award in 2017.

Our Seven Pillars:

We rely on the seven core values that we believe enable us to deliver quality for our consultants and clients: Education, Integrity, Value Creation, Collaboration, Best Client, Best People, and Stewardship.

Through strict adherence to these core values, we have achieved success beyond all documented forecasts and anticipation.

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Arthur Lawrence is urgently looking for a Senior Manager - Technology Disaster Recovery for a client in Riyadh, KSA. Kindly review the job requirements below. Your immediate application will enable us to place you successfully. Must-Have:

• 7+ years of experience in disaster recovery and IT resilience, preferably in banking
• Deep understanding of IT infrastructure, cloud, and security
• Proven leadership, coordination, and risk management skills
• Proven experience with DR frameworks, testing methodologies, and regulatory audits
• Proficiency with production release & deployment procedures (Rollback Plans, Go-Live Readiness, Coordination)
• Fluency in Arabic & English languages are required

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field
• DR/BCM certifications (e.g., CBCP, ISO 22301) preferred

About Us:

Arthur Lawrence is a management and technology consulting firm providing enterprise-wide business transformation and business applications implementation services. Our in-depth technical knowledge and broad experience of working with world-class companies enable organizations to leverage our capabilities in developing winning strategies and cost-effective solutions.

We are an UN Women Empowerment Principal Signatory and are certified from National Minority Supplier Development Council.

Acknowledgements from Industry Peers:

• Winner of Entrepreneur 360 Award (2019).
• IAOP Award; Ranked in top 100 internationally.
• Arthur Lawrence ranked within the Inc 5000 twice in 2016 and 2017 as one of the fastest-growing companies of America.
• Named one of the top ten fastest growing businesses in Houston in 2016.
• Ranked 25th in the HBJ's Fast 100 Private Companies Award in 2017.

Our Seven Pillars:

We rely on the seven core values that we believe enable us to deliver quality for our consultants and clients: Education, Integrity, Value Creation, Collaboration, Best Client, Best People, and Stewardship.

Through strict adherence to these core values, we have achieved success beyond all documented forecasts and anticipation.

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In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

When it comes to what you want in your career, if you can imagine it, you can do it at Parsons. Imagine a career working with intelligent, diverse people sharing a common quest. Imagine a workplace where you can be yourself. Where you can thrive. Where you can find your next, right now. We’ve got what you’re looking for.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Principal Planner (Crisis & Disaster Management) to join our team! In this role you will get to provide consultation to the Royal Commission in Yanbu on crisis and disaster management, civil defense, security and related matters. Contributes to interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments.

Reports directly to the Director of Crisis & Disaster Management Department. Interfaces frequently with senior management personnel, both Saudi Arabian Parsons Limited (SAPL) and Royal Commission on engineering issues. Supervises all department staff and support functions.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Research and identify disaster-prone areas and develop specific preparedness plans.

• Ensure all preparedness plans adhere to local regulations.

• Assist with the training of the public, public agencies, and private organizations in all disaster response protocols.

• Set up emergency evacuation routes to reduce traffic and provide a safe escape for the community.

• Ensure various agencies are in place to set up temporary shelters if needed.

• Maximize disaster relief efforts by acting as the liaison between national, local, and municipal agencies.

• Prepare status reports on the recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments for all emergency situations.

• Plan and implement community outreach programs.

• Participates in key projects with the ability to develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan.

• Provide consultancy to related projects which are across organizations, assisting business continuity.

• Assists with time-sensitive reports.

• Performs quality assurance and edits intelligence reports with an analytical mindset.

• Provide input and recommendations for all policies and protocols.

• Collect information regarding the industry's 'best practices' and evaluate them for inclusion.

• Constantly seeks areas for improving readiness and effectiveness.

• Monitor the use of available computer programs, technological advances and management control techniques on the tasks assigned.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Experience and Qualifications: List the background experience required for the position, number of years experience, in what fields.

• Describe the desirable academic background.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any field.

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in related roles.

• Proven ability to manage and collaborate with multi-national teams and provide strategic consultation to the

• Royal Commission in Yanbu.

• Extensive background in crisis incident command, training, exercises, and organizational learning.

• Expertise in identifying international standards and best practice guidance strategies.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Preferred professional experience with Technology Delivery Systems (TDS), Risk Assessment and

• Management (RAM), system safety cultures, emergency evacuation and shelter plans, crisis communication

• procedures, business continuity management, and collaboration with police, fire, security, and intelligence

• agencies.

• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to

#J-18808-Ljbffr

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

When it comes to what you want in your career, if you can imagine it, you can do it at Parsons. Imagine a career working with intelligent, diverse people sharing a common quest. Imagine a workplace where you can be yourself. Where you can thrive. Where you can find your next, right now. We’ve got what you’re looking for.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Principal Planner (Crisis & Disaster Management) to join our team! In this role you will get to provide consultation to the Royal Commission in Yanbu on crisis and disaster management, civil defense, security and related matters. Contributes to interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments.

Reports directly to the Director of Crisis & Disaster Management Department. Interfaces frequently with senior management personnel, both Saudi Arabian Parsons Limited (SAPL) and Royal Commission on engineering issues. Supervises all department staff and support functions.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Research and identify disaster-prone areas and develop specific preparedness plans.

• Ensure all preparedness plans adhere to local regulations.

• Assist with the training of the public, public agencies, and private organizations in all disaster response protocols.

• Set up emergency evacuation routes to reduce traffic and provide a safe escape for the community.

• Ensure various agencies are in place to set up temporary shelters if needed.

• Maximize disaster relief efforts by acting as the liaison between national, local, and municipal agencies.

• Prepare status reports on the recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments for all emergency situations.

• Plan and implement community outreach programs.

• Participates in key projects with the ability to develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan.

• Provide consultancy to related projects which are across organizations, assisting business continuity.

• Assists with time-sensitive reports.

• Performs quality assurance and edits intelligence reports with an analytical mindset.

• Provide input and recommendations for all policies and protocols.

• Collect information regarding the industry's 'best practices' and evaluate them for inclusion.

• Constantly seeks areas for improving readiness and effectiveness.

• Monitor the use of available computer programs, technological advances and management control techniques on the tasks assigned.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Experience and Qualifications: List the background experience required for the position, number of years experience, in what fields.

• Describe the desirable academic background.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any field.

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in related roles.

• Proven ability to manage and collaborate with multi-national teams and provide strategic consultation to the

• Royal Commission in Yanbu.

• Extensive background in crisis incident command, training, exercises, and organizational learning.

• Expertise in identifying international standards and best practice guidance strategies.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Preferred professional experience with Technology Delivery Systems (TDS), Risk Assessment and

• Management (RAM), system safety cultures, emergency evacuation and shelter plans, crisis communication

• procedures, business continuity management, and collaboration with police, fire, security, and intelligence

• agencies.

• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to

#J-18808-Ljbffr

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!
When it comes to what you want in your career, if you can imagine it, you can do it at Parsons. Imagine a career working with intelligent, diverse people sharing a common quest. Imagine a workplace where you can be yourself. Where you can thrive. Where you can find your next, right now. We've got what you're looking for.
**Job Description:**
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented **Principal Planner (Crisis & Disaster Management)** to join our team! In this role you will get to provide consultation to the Royal Commission in Yanbu on crisis and disaster management, civil defense, security and related matters. Contributes to interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments.
Reports directly to the Director of Crisis & Disaster Management Department. Interfaces frequently with senior management personnel, both Saudi Arabian Parsons Limited (SAPL) and Royal Commission on engineering issues. Supervises all department staff and support functions.
**What You'll Be Doing:**
+ Research and identify disaster-prone areas and develop specific preparedness plans.
+ Ensure all preparedness plans adhere to local regulations.
+ Assist with the training of the public, public agencies, and private organizations in all disaster response protocols.
+ Set up emergency evacuation routes to reduce traffic and provide a safe escape for the community.
+ Ensure various agencies are in place to set up temporary shelters if needed.
+ Maximize disaster relief efforts by acting as the liaison between national, local, and municipal agencies.
+ Prepare status reports on the recovery efforts, needs, and preliminary damage assessments for all emergency situations.
+ Plan and implement community outreach programs.
+ Participates in key projects with the ability to develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan.
+ Provide consultancy to related projects which are across organizations, assisting business continuity.
+ Assists with time-sensitive reports.
+ Performs quality assurance and edits intelligence reports with an analytical mindset.
+ Provide input and recommendations for all policies and protocols.
+ Collect information regarding the industry's 'best practices' and evaluate them for inclusion.
+ Constantly seeks areas for improving readiness and effectiveness.
+ Monitor the use of available computer programs, technological advances and management control techniques on the tasks assigned.
+ Other duties as assigned.
+ Experience and Qualifications: List the background experience required for the position, number of years experience, in what fields.
+ Describe the desirable academic background.
**What Required Skills You'll Bring:**
+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent in any field.
+ Minimum of 8 years of experience in related roles.
+ Proven ability to manage and collaborate with multi-national teams and provide strategic consultation to the
+ Royal Commission in Yanbu.
+ Extensive background in crisis incident command, training, exercises, and organizational learning.
+ Expertise in identifying international standards and best practice guidance strategies.
**What Desired Skills You'll Bring:**
+ Preferred professional experience with Technology Delivery Systems (TDS), Risk Assessment and
+ Management (RAM), system safety cultures, emergency evacuation and shelter plans, crisis communication
+ procedures, business continuity management, and collaboration with police, fire, security, and intelligence
+ agencies.
+ Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.
Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
We truly invest and care about our employee's wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!
Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to .
About Us
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.
Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.
For more about Parsons, visit parsons.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

The Associate Director will be responsible for developing, leading, and executing a structured scenario planning and training program as part of a training maturity plan. This plan includes phases such as workshops, tabletop exercises, and functional exercises, involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

1. Establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
2. Prepare documentation for workshops, tabletop, and functional exercises.
3. Develop Scenario Playbooks (response guidelines).
4. Coordinate and facilitate scenario workshops, tabletop, and live-play exercises.
5. Validate operational and technical requirements for escalation and reporting.
6. Validate operational command & control response structures.

Requirements

Essential Experience:

1. At least 15 years of progressive work experience in emergency management, ideally in a government setting.
2. Minimum 10+ years experience as a senior officer/manager within civil emergency services, authorities, or military.
3. Extensive experience in planning, coordinating, and directing functional and tabletop training exercises for major multi-agency incidents.
4. Experience collaborating with stakeholders from government and non-government agencies, including validation of operational and technical requirements.
5. Development of command-and-control response structures applicable for government and emergency service responder agencies.
6. Experience working in the GCC.
7. Experience operating at strategic (Gold), tactical (Silver), and operational (Bronze) levels for large-scale events, city emergency management, major sporting events, or large corporate/regulatory bodies.
8. Experience leading post-exercise debriefs, identifying lessons learned, and consolidating information into reports, aligned with standards like UK NOS SFJCCAE3 or similar.

Desired Knowledge & Understanding

• ISO 22361 Crisis Management Guideline
• ISO 22336 Guidelines for Resilience Policy and Strategy
• UK NOS LSIFL308 v2 - Develop training sessions or similar
• Gold-Silver-Bronze crisis & incident command system
• JESIP Interoperability Principles
• Disaster Management Cycle
• Integrated Emergency Management (IEM)

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Degree or professional qualification in Emergency, Incident, Crisis, or Disaster Management
• ICL 4 Strategic (Gold) Incident Command Management Qualification or equivalent
• Business Continuity Institute Certificate (CBCI)

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The Associate Director, will be responsible for developing, leading and executing a structured scenario planning and training program, as part of a training maturity plan that moves through phases including workshops, tabletop and functional exercises and involves multiple internal and external stakeholders.

- Establish and maintain key internal and external stakeholder relationships.

- Prepare workshop, tabletop and functional exercises documentation.

- Prepare Scenario Playbooks (response guidelines).

- Coordinate and facilitate scenario workshops, tabletop and live-play exercises.

- Validate operational and technical requirements for escalation and reporting.

- Validate operational command & control response structures.

Essential Experience:

- At least 15 years of progressive work experience in emergency management, ideally gained in a government setting.

- Minimum 10+ Years experience as a senior officer / manager within civil emergency services, authorities or military.

- Extensive experience in planning, coordinating and directing functional and tabletop training exercises for major multi-agency incidents.

- Experience of collaborating with stakeholders from government and non-government agencies including the validation of operational and technical requirements.

- Development of command-and-control response structures applicable for government and emergency service responder agencies.

- Experience of working in the GCC.

- Extensive experience of operating at a strategic (Gold), tactical (Silver), Operational (Bronze) levels for large scale events, city emergency management, major sporting events and / or large corporate or regulatory bodies.

- Extensive experience in leading post exercise structured debriefs for internal and external stakeholders, identifying lessons learned and consolidating gathered information into an appropriate post exercise report (in accordance, for example with the UK National Occupation Standards (NOS) SFJCCAE3 or with similar internationally recognised standards).

Desired Knowledge & Understanding:

- ISO 22361 Crisis Management Guideline

- ISO 22336 Guidelines for Resilience Policy and Strategy.

- UK National Occupation Standards (NOS) LSIFL308 v2 - Develop training sessions or similar.

- Gold-Silver-Bronze crisis & incident command system

- Interoperability methodology known as Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP).

- Disaster Management Cycle.

- Integrated Emergency Management (IEM).

Qualifications (desirable):

- Degree and / or professional qualification in Emergency, Incident, Crisis and / or Disaster Management

- ICL 4 Strategic (Gold) Incident Command Management Qualified or equivalent

- Certificate of the Business Continuity Institute (CBCI)

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The Associate Director will be responsible for developing, leading, and executing a structured scenario planning and training program as part of a training maturity plan. This plan includes workshops, tabletop and functional exercises involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain key internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Prepare documentation for workshops, tabletop, and functional exercises.
• Develop Scenario Playbooks (response guidelines).
• Coordinate and facilitate scenario workshops, tabletop, and live-play exercises.
• Validate operational and technical requirements for escalation and reporting.
• Validate operational command & control response structures.

Requirements

Essential Experience:

• At least 15 years of progressive experience in emergency management, preferably in a government setting.
• Minimum of 10+ years as a senior officer/manager within civil emergency services, authorities, or military.
• Extensive experience in planning, coordinating, and directing functional and tabletop training exercises for major multi-agency incidents.
• Experience collaborating with government and non-government stakeholders, including validation of operational and technical requirements.
• Development of command-and-control response structures for government and emergency service agencies.
• Experience working in the GCC region.
• Experience operating at strategic (Gold), tactical (Silver), and operational (Bronze) levels for large-scale events, city emergency management, major sporting events, or large corporate/regulatory bodies.
• Experience leading post-exercise debriefs, identifying lessons learned, and consolidating information into reports, aligned with standards such as UK NOS SFJCCAE3 or similar.

Desired Knowledge & Understanding:

• ISO 22361 Crisis Management Guideline
• ISO 22336 Resilience Policy and Strategy Guidelines
• UK NOS LSIFL308 v2 - Develop training sessions or similar standards
• Gold-Silver-Bronze crisis & incident command system
• Interoperability methodology: JESIP
• Disaster Management Cycle
• Integrated Emergency Management (IEM)

Qualifications (desirable):

• Degree or professional qualification in Emergency, Incident, Crisis, or Disaster Management
• ICL 4 Strategic Incident Command Management Qualification or equivalent
• Certificate from the Business Continuity Institute (CBCI)

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The Associate Director, will be responsible for developing, leading and executing a structured scenario planning and training program, as part of a training maturity plan that moves through phases including workshops, tabletop and functional exercises and involves multiple internal and external stakeholders.

- Establish and maintain key internal and external stakeholder relationships.

- Prepare workshop, tabletop and functional exercises documentation.

- Prepare Scenario Playbooks (response guidelines).

- Coordinate and facilitate scenario workshops, tabletop and live-play exercises.

- Validate operational and technical requirements for escalation and reporting.

- Validate operational command & control response structures.

Essential Experience:

- At least 15 years of progressive work experience in emergency management, ideally gained in a government setting.

- Minimum 10+ Years experience as a senior officer / manager within civil emergency services, authorities or military.

- Extensive experience in planning, coordinating and directing functional and tabletop training exercises for major multi-agency incidents.

- Experience of collaborating with stakeholders from government and non-government agencies including the validation of operational and technical requirements.

- Development of command-and-control response structures applicable for government and emergency service responder agencies.

- Experience of working in the GCC.

- Extensive experience of operating at a strategic (Gold), tactical (Silver), Operational (Bronze) levels for large scale events, city emergency management, major sporting events and / or large corporate or regulatory bodies.

- Extensive experience in leading post exercise structured debriefs for internal and external stakeholders, identifying lessons learned and consolidating gathered information into an appropriate post exercise report (in accordance, for example with the UK National Occupation Standards (NOS) SFJCCAE3 or with similar internationally recognised standards).

Desired Knowledge & Understanding:

- ISO 22361 Crisis Management Guideline

- ISO 22336 Guidelines for Resilience Policy and Strategy.

- UK National Occupation Standards (NOS) LSIFL308 v2 - Develop training sessions or similar.

- Gold-Silver-Bronze crisis & incident command system

- Interoperability methodology known as Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP).

- Disaster Management Cycle.

- Integrated Emergency Management (IEM).

Qualifications (desirable):

- Degree and / or professional qualification in Emergency, Incident, Crisis and / or Disaster Management

- ICL 4 Strategic (Gold) Incident Command Management Qualified or equivalent

- Certificate of the Business Continuity Institute (CBCI)

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