Operational Risk Manager, Business Continuity Consultant
Raouf is an experienced and knowledgeable business continuity, crisis
management consultant having worked with various international
organizations including USAID funded projects, CIPRES, as well as a
large collection of other organizations from different sectors, such
as oil and gas, financial institutions, social protection organisms,
defense and security, public administration, IT companies and others.
Raouf has an experience establishing and auditing business Continuity
plans and Programs with more than 10.000 hours of implementation of
BCPs. He is also a certified PECB trainer, approved instructor with
the Tunisian national centre for professional development, and a BCI
approved instructor with Marjason Consulting DWC-LLC, with a training
experience for more than 20 years in different disciplines, including:
Business Continuity, Crisis Management, organizational Resilience and
Operational resilience, Security and Emergency Management; Hostile
Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) - personal safety and security;
female safety and security awareness program; fleet management and
safe driver program; guard force management program; and bullying and
workplace violence. Raouf is also expert in running emergency and
crisis management team exercises.
Raouf is a highly effective communicator, briefing at senior
government level, as well as to Ambassadors and COPs/Program Leaders
on a range of business continuity, risk management, crisis management
and security issues, as well as dealing with the international media.
Bringing considerable experience working directly with CEOs and other
industry leaders, he has supported both business goals and operational
planning. Able to balance tact and diplomacy with frank and forthright
assessments, he engenders a collaborative approach to gain buy-in at
all levels.
During his career, he has worked with different partners in the USA,
France, Italy, Canada, UAE, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, Egypt,
Algeria, Morocco, Benin, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, and other
countries. This included several sectors such as government, military,
maritime and port authorities, the oil and gas sector, NGOs,
international commercial organisations, education, health, social
security, insurance, IT, and financial fields.
A member of the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), PECB ISO 22301
Senior Lead Implementer and Trainer, PECB ISO 21502 Senior Lead
Project Manager and Trainer, winner of the BCI Africa awards 2021 and
2022. He is also the Vice Chair of the BCI North and West Africa
Chapter and member of the International Association of Professionals
in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP) and is a speaker at
the national and international levels: this includes the BCI World
Horizons international Conference 2021 and 2022; the Global
Entrepreneurship Network (GEN); and for universities and schools. He
is the author of more than 30 articles on business continuity and
resilience topics.
