Security event and business continuity management: Security event management
Security event management - Competencies
Key activities
- Design and/or implement practices to monitor, respond to, and report on threats, vulnerabilities, security incidents, and other security events; and ensure that proper infrastructure is in place to enable monitoring, reporting, and support operations centers.
- Plan and/or coordinate the development, review, and/or implementation of business continuity management program (e.g., business impact analysis, business continuity plans, testing/exercising, including designing scenarios, providing essential feedback, and developing logistical responses in terms of policy, procedures, and processes, etc.). The business continuity management program exists to provide reasonable assurances that in the event of disruption, organizations can maintain an acceptable level of critical service delivery and achieve timely recovery of other services and activities.
- Coordinate the development of Memorandum of Understanding for the provision of alternative sites, facilities, and services to enable the continuation or restoration of critical services during an event or crisis.
- Support the development, implementation, interpretation, and/or application of government and departmental security policies, standards and guidelines, and the Departmental Security Plan.
- Work with Lead Security Agencies and other government departments to exchange best practices and lessons learned.
Knowledge
Applies at all levels
- Knowledge of the organizational vision, mandate, programs, policies, operating environment, and structure, including diversity and inclusion considerations
- Knowledge of security fundamentals, and security legislation, regulations, policies, and practices
Entry-level
- See above
Mid-level
- Knowledge of emergency management concepts (i.e., prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery)
- Knowledge of risk management
- Knowledge of project management
- Knowledge of crisis management and techniques
- Knowledge of business continuity management
Management, Executive and Chief Security Officer
- Knowledge of the Government of Canada security governance, including the roles and responsibilities of lead security agencies
Skills
Applies at all levels
- Ability to collect, analyze and get acquainted with information from various sources, establish logical links and leverage as required to advance projects and/or files, and to support an informed decision-making process
Entry-level
- See above
Mid-level
- Ability to manage and/or support a project from its conception to close-out phases
- Ability to conduct and report on threat and risk assessments
- Ability to intervene as appropriate and required during a crisis or a situation
- Ability to apply or advise as required to activate emergency response protocols, and provide support throughout their duration
Management, Executive, and Chief Security Officer
- Ability to manage a team and align efforts towards common goals, in line with government and organizational priorities and programs
- Ability to work with other organizations and stakeholders to ensure the collaboration, sharing and leveraging of information and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned
Attributes
Applies at all levels
- Strategic and analytical thinking and creative problem solving
- Engagement, collaboration, and client-focus
- Self-management: reliability, planning and organizing, flexibility and initiative
- Demonstration of integrity and respect
- Sound judgment
- Communication
- Thoroughness
Entry-level
- See above
Mid-level
- See above