Corporate Crisis Manager

Function

We're looking for an experienced Corporate Crisis Management Consultant to support our client in strengthening its crisis preparedness and resilience. Working closely with the Business Continuity Officer, you'll play a key role in designing and implementing a comprehensive crisis management framework aligned with international standards. This assignment focuses on improving organizational readiness through governance, training, simulations, and effective crisis coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement a crisis management framework aligned with ISO 22361 and industry best practices.
• Develop a multi-year crisis exercise and testing program to validate crisis response capabilities.
• Create and deliver training materials and workshops for key stakeholders involved in crisis management.
• Plan, facilitate, and evaluate crisis simulation exercises to improve organizational preparedness.
• Coordinate and facilitate crisis management teams during real-life incidents, ensuring effective decision-making and communication.
• Conduct post-crisis reviews, identify lessons learned, analyze root causes, and define corrective actions to strengthen future resilience.
• Collaborate closely with the Business Continuity Officer to continuously enhance the organization's crisis management capabilities.

Your Profile

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Corporate Crisis Manager or in a comparable senior crisis management role.
• Proven experience developing crisis scenarios and implementing enterprise-wide crisis management plans within complex organizations.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating crisis management teams and coordinating decision-making during crisis situations.
• Strong experience presenting and reporting to C-level executives and senior management.
• Recent hands-on experience in crisis management, with relevant experience within the past two years.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build consensus and gain commitment across all organizational levels.
• Fluent in English and fluent in either French or Dutch, with a good working knowledge of the second national language.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of ISO 22361.
• Experience developing and implementing multi-year crisis management programs.
• Experience creating and delivering crisis management training programs for key stakeholders.
• Experience assessing existing crisis management frameworks, conducting audits, and defining improvement plans.
• Previous experience within the public sector is considered an asset.

Contactperson & Reference

• Reference #: INW27003
• Marilyn Weytens
• marilyn.weytens@i4m.be