Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Officer

ROCHFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL; Rochford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Vivup staff discounts

Job summary

ROCHFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL is seeking an experienced Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Officer to support both Brentwood and Rochford Councils in developing, maintaining, and delivering effective emergency planning and business continuity arrangements.

You will prepare, implement and review emergency plans, procedures and response frameworks to ensure readiness to respond to incidents and disruptions, coordinating with Health, Safety & Resilience Manager and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and maintaining emergency plans.
• Ability to work with internal services, partner agencies and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and best practices in resilience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and review emergency plans and response frameworks.
• Coordinate training, exercises and awareness programmes to embed resilience across organisations.
• Support the out-of-hours information provision for the Councils.
• Respond calmly in a crisis and communicate complex issues clearly under pressure.

Skills

Emergency planning experience

Business continuity planning

Crisis communication

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Officer to support both Brentwood and Rochford Councils in developing, maintaining, and delivering effective emergency planning and business continuity arrangements.

About the role: In this role, you will be responsible for preparing, implementing, and reviewing emergency plans, procedures, and response frameworks to ensure the Councils are well prepared to respond to a wide range of incidents and disruptions. You will work closely with the Health, Safety & Resilience Manager and internal services, partner agencies, and external stakeholders to strengthen organisational resilience and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and best practice.

The successful candidate will ensure that emergency planning and business continuity arrangements remain robust, up to date, and fit for purpose, providing assurance that critical services can continue to operate effectively during and after an emergency. You will also support training, exercising, and awareness programmes to embed resilience across both organisations.

The post has responsibility for ensuring relevant information is provided to support the Councils out of hours service. You will work with the Corporate Managers to ensure that correct information is available to enable the effective delivery of the out of hours service.

You must be able to respond in a measured way in a crisis and be able to articulate complex issues in a clear and concise way in a pressurised environment. Please note due to the nature of this role you will be required to work occasional evenings or weekends.

Benefits: We offer a Local Government Pension Scheme, generous annual leave, flexible working, and access to a range of staff discounts and wellbeing support through Vivup