In this category, judges will look for evidence of exemplary consultancy skills, that have contributed greatly to improving clients’ continuity/resilience capabilities.
Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years continuity/resilience experience.
Applicants will need to provide evidence in all the following criteria, which are based on the BCI Competency Framework:
- How long has the nominee been working within Continuity and Resilience?
- How long has the nominee been working as a consultant?
- Is the nominee professionally certified, and if so, with which organization(s) and at which level? You will be asked to upload any certificates mentioned above.
- Ethics and values – Give an example between 1 January 2025 and 23 February 2026 where the nominee acted in the best interests of clients when developing their continuity/resilience capabilities.
- Leadership – Give an example between 1 January 2025 and 23 February 2026 where you the nominee had to engage with various levels of management and how they adapted their style to achieve a favourable outcome. Please provide specific dates.
- Working with others - Give an example between 1 January 2025 and 23 February 2026 where the nominee had to move a group from a current state to a desired future state and how they achieved it. Please provide specific dates.
- Thinking and innovating - Give an example between 1 January 2025 and 23 February 2026 where the nominee has been presented with a challenging problem but was able to overcome it and find a suitable solution. Please provide specific dates.
- The organizational environment - Give an example between 1 January 2025 and 23 February 2026 of how the nominee evaluated the culture of a group they needed to support with their continuity/resilience work. Please provide specific dates.
- Why does the nominee deserve this award?
- Provide two client testimonials based on work undertaken between 1 January 2025 and 23 February 2026 covering the impact the nominee has made to increase their continuity/resilience. Where possible, please provide the name, job title and organization for each testimonial so that the information can be verified if necessary.
Each criterion has a maximum word count of 200.
When you are ready to submit please click on the below link and then fill out the application form. You will need to select the region you are entering on the form.