Mr Raouf Riahi MBCI
Operational Risk Manager, Business Continuity Consultant, RSM Consulting, Tunisia, MBCI
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.