Disaster Recovery Governance Program Lead (Warsaw, 30% remote) – Public Organisations

Disaster Recovery Governance Program Lead (Warsaw, 30% remote) – Frontex

• Profile: DR Governance Program Lead (Disaster Recovery).
• Place of performance: On-site service provision at Frontex Headquarters – 70% on-site, 30 % remote.
• Duration of the mission: 48 months.
• Security Clearance: Is required (required from day 45 of assignment) - CONFIDENTIAL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL.
• Travel: Occasionally (8.000€ x 4 years for travel costs).
• Minimum level of education: Level 6.
• Minimum English language skills: B2.
• Minimum IT relevant experience: 5 years (3 years in relevant roles).
• Award Criteria: 50% Price / 50% Quality.

Minimum required scoring for interview: 50%.

Rate: Flexible. The rate offered depends on the candidate’s level, in accordance with the European public grading system. Further details are available upon discussion.

Work days per year (NWH/EWH)

• NWH: 220 days x 4 years.
• EWH: 20days x 4 years.

Required technical certificates:

Must have:

• ITIL 4 Foundation or equivalent.

And at least 1 certification among:

• CBCI or equivalent.
• DRI ABCP / CBCP or equivalent.
• ISO 22301 Lead Implementer or equivalent.
• Or an equivalent certification in Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery.
• Each equivalent certification must be recognized internationally (subject to acceptance as a valid credential by the Contracting Authority).

Knowledge And Skills

• [01] Good understanding of ICT Disaster Recovery governance and operational readiness within IT / Data Centre environments.
• [02] Ability to translate BCM requirements, BIA outputs and continuity expectations into structured ICT DR activities and deliverables.
• [03] Strong coordination skills across infrastructure, operations, applications, security, IAM, vendors and BCM stakeholders.
• [04] Experience in DR planning, test cycle coordination, reporting and remediation tracking.
• [05] Ability to maintain DR governance artefacts, review cycles, ownership models and readiness reporting.
• [06] Working knowledge of backup, restore, replication, failover/failback and service recovery concepts.
• [07] Good understanding of major incident, change and problem management processes.
• [08] Ability to define and monitor DR readiness KPIs, dashboards and action status.
• [09] Strong communication, facilitation, follow-up and escalation management skills.
• [10] Ability to manage documentation and reporting in controlled information domains, including Unclassified and Restricted.

Specific Requirements

• [01] 5+ years of experience in IT operations, infrastructure coordination, resilience, continuity support or service governance.
• [02] At least 3 years of experience in disaster recovery, business continuity support, resilience coordination or service recovery governance.
• [03] Proven experience in coordinating cross-functional tasks and follow-up across multiple technical teams.
• [04] Experience in maintaining plans, reports, action trackers, test calendars or governance artefacts.
• [05] Ability to support management reporting and structured stakeholder communication.
• [06] Experience in regulated, critical or audit-sensitive environments is an advantage.
• [07] Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive actions to closure.
• [08] Ability to work as a member of the Data Centre Team while supporting the Data Centre Team Lead in ICT DR-related activities.
• [09] Already holds a valid Personal Security Clearance (PSC) at least on CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL level (non-mandatory requirement).

Typical Tasks And Responsibilities

• [01] Support the Data Centre Team Lead in coordinating the ICT DR workstream within the Data Centre Team.
• [02] Contribute to ICT DR plan definition, review and upkeep for in-scope services.
• [03] Coordinate the DR planning, testing, reporting and remediation cycle.
• [04] Maintain DR readiness visibility through dashboards, evidence status and action tracking.
• [05] Act as the Data Centre Team focal point for ICT DR coordination towards BCM and internal stakeholders.