Head, Business Continuity Management & Threat Intelligence

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Dangote Industries Limited is hiring a Head of Business Continuity Management & Threat Intelligence in Lagos, Nigeria. The role leads enterprise business continuity governance, crisis management, disaster recovery planning, and proactive threat intelligence scanning to protect the Group from emerging risks and disruptions. The position requires embedding BCM culture across the organization, advising senior management, and ensuring robust recovery strategies and testing frameworks are in place.

• Senior leadership role overseeing enterprise-wide business continuity and threat intelligence functions.
• Based in Lagos, Nigeria, within one of West Africa’s largest diversified conglomerates.
• Responsible for crisis management, disaster recovery, and daily emerging risk scanning.
• Requires strong stakeholder engagement and BCM awareness training across all business units.

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Head, Business Continuity Management & Threat Intelligence at Dangote Industries Limited ⏲ Aug 14, 2026, 7:09 AM ⋕ View all Manufacturing & Production jobs Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Head, Business Continuity Management & Threat Intelligence Location: Lagos Job Summary To lead and manage the business continuity function by embedding a best-in-class business continuity management culture within DIL underpinned by the Business Continuity Continuum of Time. Involved in the proper implementation of the Group’s business continuity management framework comprising its policies, procedures and tools, in line with best practice. To conduct emerging risk scanning using proactive threat intelligence tools and continuously scanning the entire environment for vulnerabilities, exposures, emanating threats, global risks and their impact to the organization on a daily basis. Assists with advising senior management on the identification, measurement and proper treatment of business continuity threats. Assists with training and motivating all staff to be BCM aware and for BCM preparedness and liaises with key stakeholders where necessary thereby ensuring all likely and emerging business continuity threats are adequately mitigated and monitored in accordance with the Group’s Risk Policies.T General Activities Business Continuity Activities: To ensure an effective, robust and auditable Enterprise Business Continuity Management (BCM) Governance framework that is consistent with general regulatory requirements: and industry best practices/standards is developed, maintained and adhered to across the organization to ensure that the Group is appropriately prepared for, and can respond to unexpected disruptions to normal activities. Liaise with Business Continuity Coordinators to develop effective working relationships. To lead the crisis management team in the event of a business interruption and develop required status reports (e.g., report cards) on development of business continuity plans and report any incident within an hour to the GCRO. To provide the GCRO with a daily view of emerging threats and vulnerabilities which require immediate attention and attention. Ensure continuous BCM awareness across the organization to ensure all stakeholders’ preparedness in the event of disruptive events. Work closely with all functional areas to develop and maintain DR plans for critical systems and applications and to ensure that internal recovery sites are updated and functioning properly. Report all threats and emerging threats to Business Continuity and ensure that contingency plans are developed to address key business continuity risks identified. Ensure that all Business Continuity materials and documents (such as plans, emergency response procedures, call trees, test results, etc.) are developed, produced, updated and maintained with versioning as required. Assist with developing recovery strategies that will enable DIL and its Business Units to resume normal operations as soon as possible following a crisis. Ensure that recovery team structures are identified and team members aware of responsibilities: and are trained to be proactive. Business Continuity Testing and Simulation: Maintain procedures for testing all call trees and recovery plans in the organization. Ensure that company files are backed up, stored and tested as required. Plan and coordinate all business continuity testing across all functions. Ensure readiness for audits across all functional areas. Other BCM Support Functions: Analyze and report on implications of regulatory requirements: and industry guidance on the Group’s BCP or DR framework and supporting tools. Monitor and ensure timely close-out of recommended controls for mitigating identified risks with a regular update to the GCRO. Reporting: Monitoring of all BCM related loss incidents and reporting of relevant key risks to the GCRO. Daily emergency brief with the GCRO. To prepare periodic reports to EXCO and the Board and such other reports that may be required from time to time on Business Continuity Management. Reports must meet expected standard in terms of quality and integrity. Qualification and Experience: Required HND / Bachelor’s Degree in a Risk, Insurance, IT, Engineering required Knowledge of information security, business continuity and financial metrics required Being either a Certified Business Continuity Professional or Master Business Continuity Professional is an added advantage. Masters’ degree in a relevant field of study or relevant professional qualification would be an advantage 12 years or more risk management, insurance and engineering experience: in manufacturing or financial services experience: required Good interpersonal skills with strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online View all Jobs in Nigeria Lagos State