Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Officer

London Borough of Bexley; Bexleyheath; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Coaching and mentoring programmes

Job summary

London Borough of Bexley is seeking an Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Officer to help prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. You will support the resilience programme, ensuring compliance with national and regional standards and legislation.

You will deputise for the Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Manager, develop plans, deliver training and exercises, and provide professional advice to services and partners.

Qualifications

• Experience in emergency planning, business continuity, resilience or civil protection or related operational role.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and partner organisations to strengthen organisational resilience.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to deliver training and exercises.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review emergency and business continuity plans.
• Deliver training and exercising programmes for staff and partners.
• Provide professional advice to services and partners and support incident response.

Skills

Emergency planning

Business continuity

Resilience

Civil protection

Stakeholder collaboration

Communications

Training and exercises

Job description

About The Role

As an Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Officer, you will play a key role in helping the Council prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. Working as part of the Emergency Planning and Business Continuity team, you will support the delivery of the Council's resilience programme, ensuring compliance with the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, associated statutory guidance, the Resilience Standards for London, and other relevant legislation and best practice.

You will support the Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Manager and deputise where required, helping to ensure the Council meets its statutory resilience responsibilities. This will include developing and reviewing emergency and business continuity plans, delivering training and exercising programmes, providing professional advice to services and partners, and supporting the Council's response to incidents and emergencies.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to be office based at least 2/3 days a week.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Heather Buckingham, Head of Assurance on [e-mail]

Candidate Profile

We are looking for a motivated and organised professional with experience in emergency planning, business continuity, resilience, civil protection or a related operational role, ideally within local government, the public sector or a similar organisation. You will have experience of working collaboratively with colleagues and partner organisations to strengthen organisational resilience, alongside supporting the development and implementation of plans, policies and procedures. You will be an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills, capable of building effective relationships, providing professional advice and delivering training and exercises to a range of audiences. You will be able to manage competing priorities, work effectively under pressure, and contribute confidently to the Council's response during emergencies, demonstrating sound judgement and the ability to communicate complex information clearly and appropriately.

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.

About Us

Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions.

Our Offer to you

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, coaching and mentoring programmes, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

Recruitment Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact uson [e-mail]

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.