Head, Business Continuity & Threat Intelligence

About the role

The Head of Business Continuity & Threat Intelligence will lead the enterprise-wide continuity program at Dangote Petroleum & Petrochemicals, embedding a best‑in‑class culture and ensuring readiness against emerging threats. The role reports to the Group Chief Risk Officer and is responsible for governance, risk scanning, and crisis response.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and audit an Enterprise Business Continuity Management (BCM) governance framework aligned with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Provide the GCRO with daily updates on emerging threats, vulnerabilities and risk exposures.
• Ensure all continuity documentation (plans, emergency procedures, call trees, test results) is version‑controlled and up‑to‑date.
• Identify recovery team structures, define responsibilities and conduct proactive training.
• Collaborate with functional areas to create and maintain disaster‑recovery (DR) plans for critical systems and applications.
• Lead the crisis management team during business interruptions and produce incident status reports within one hour of occurrence.
• Assist senior management in assessing, measuring and mitigating business continuity threats.
• Conduct continuous threat‑intelligence scanning using appropriate tools to detect global risks and their impact.

Required profile

• Proven experience in business continuity, disaster recovery or risk management, preferably at a senior level.
• Ability to advise senior leadership on threat identification, measurement and mitigation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑engagement skills.
• Experience leading crisis response teams and delivering timely incident reports.

Required skills

• Business Continuity Management (BCM) frameworks and standards.
• Threat intelligence and emerging risk scanning tools.
• Disaster‑recovery planning for critical IT systems.