During her tenure in the port industry, Jennifer implemented a comprehensive business continuity management framework and management system for 13 sites throughout the UK. This initiative facilitated the attainment of ISO22301 accreditation for the entire corporate group.
Developed and delivered crisis management and business continuity training sessions nation-wide across a large organisation. Tailored these sessions to engage stakeholders at every organisational level, including the board of directors.
Amid the initial lockdowns in 2020, Jennifer spearheaded the implementation of a virtual exercise suite. This innovative technique was utilised to conduct business continuity exercises for the teams of a prominent insurance firm in the UK.
Prior experience at the Cabinet Office Emergency Planning College (EPC), where she provided support to the Civil Contingencies Secretariat. Her responsibilities were particularly focused on assisting with major exercises in for Government departments by acting as an observer and supporting the development of post-exercise reports. Along with this Jennifer also supported the EPC on their thought leadership program and created the Disaster Database, a free interactive tool for research purposes.
Represented a large organisation on the local resilience forum, strategic business continuity group and strategic emergency planning group.
Recently published in the ‘Bridge’ Magazine for an article on the importance of risk management for the port industry.
CIR Awards Shortlisted Newcomer of the Year
2nd Place in the Bill Blake Memorial Award and subsequently had her article published in the Alert Journal regarding ‘Lessons Identified becoming Lessons Learnt’