Risk and resilience manager Review
at Pearson
Degree Apprenticeship
Business Operations, Construction
Manchester
Review Submitted: May 2022
Overall Rating
4.4 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4/5
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Overview of Role
3/5
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Skills Development
4.8/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
Responsible for the development, implementation and management of a comprehensive business continuity and resilience management program for relevant business areas.
Ensuring governance and compliance against the global Resilience policy influence local policies, standards and strategic direction work closely with business and country leaders ensuring resiliency processes and requirements are followed and identifying areas for improvement by overseeing reviews of risk assessment, business impact analysis and business recovery planning ensure documented plans and crisis communication/incident management capabilities are embedded, tested and exercised
Ensuring governance and compliance against the global Resilience policy influence local policies, standards and strategic direction work closely with business and country leaders ensuring resiliency processes and requirements are followed and identifying areas for improvement by overseeing reviews of risk assessment, business impact analysis and business recovery planning ensure documented plans and crisis communication/incident management capabilities are embedded, tested and exercised
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
Joined in lockdown 2020 so the experience has been very different and still traying to understand the culture of the organisation as the majority of staff now work in a hybrid way
Yes I enjoy it but it has been a challenge
Yes I enjoy it but it has been a challenge
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
3/5
Learnt new methodologies for assessing risks across geographies and business lines, undertook business continuity training for auditing
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
4/5
Training, support and task delegation has been excellent allowing me to study when required
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
100% committed for me to achieve in my learning
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
Tutors, skills advisors, skills sessions an support sessions have been fantastic. Could not ask for any more
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
Already considering different ways of reviewing key programmes to be more strategic
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Yes, football teams, employee resource groups covers volunteering opportunities
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Pearson to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Good working environment, interesting work, supportive environment for learning
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Pearson?
Prepare for a number of interviews, ensure that the role is clarified
