PMO & Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Specialist with French (1 year fixed term contract)new

Job Description

We are looking for  a structured, business-oriented and detail-driven PMO professional with strong experience in business continuity, project governance, executive reporting and cross-functional coordination. Able to work with senior stakeholders and international teams, translate complex topics into clear decision-making materials, and ensure robust follow-up of actions, risks, budgets and deliverables.

Business Continuity Planning (BCP)

• Coordinate the Group Business Continuity Management framework and support its continuous improvement.
• Act as a key contact for the eFront BCP module and help define required tool enhancements.
• Monitor the completion and quality of Business Continuity Plans, Business Impact Analysis, recovery strategies, crisis management structures, and action plans.
• Coordinate BCP activities across HQ and regions ensuring alignment with Group requirements and deadlines.
• Deliver training sessions and provide operational support to global users on BCP processes and tools.
• Prepare and facilitate BCP Steering Committees
• Coordinate BCP testing campaigns, call-tree exercises, crisis simulations and remediation follow-up plans.
• Support operational resilience, risk management, audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements related to business continuity.

PMO Support: As part of the PMO team, you will support the team’s activities and contribute to its day-to-day operations.

• Provide PMO support for strategic transformation, digitalization, AI, automation and business projects across Coface.
• Prepare executive dashboards, project portfolio reports, Steering Committee presentations, and Sponsors Committee reporting.
• Report project status, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and action plans across the portfolio.
• Coordinate budget monitoring and forecasts of Project Portfolio.
• Support project governance and ensure compliance with Coface project management methodology, tollgates and approval processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of PMO practices, governance frameworks and reporting processes.
• Support administrative operations by managing SAP transactions, creating purchase orders for Operations and Business teams, and monitoring procurement activities, including quarterly accruals.

 

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in relevant PMO&BCP roles

• French and English proficiency at a professional working level

• Financial or technical educational background 

• Good communication skills and ability to interact with multiple stakeholders

• Strong autonomy and ability to work independently.

• Fast learner with the ability to adapt quickly to new processes and tools.