Emergency Planning Officer

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Greater London is seeking an Emergency Planning Officer to play a critical role in ensuring readiness for emergencies. Responsibilities include designing training, reviewing response plans, and collaborating with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills and an understanding of emergency planning principles, with experience in stakeholder management. This full-time position offers a salary range of £38,967 - £47,229, with opportunities for home working and an out-of-hours response rota.

Benefits

40 days annual leave

Flexible working

Generous pension plan

Qualifications

• Experience of maintaining good relationships with stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills and an ability to bring new ideas.
• Ability to interpret guidance and develop action plans.
• Confidence working in a project delivery environment.
• Understanding of emergency planning and business continuity.
• Familiarity with JESIP and Civil Contingencies Act.
• Experience using Microsoft Office packages.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver training and exercises.
• Review and improve response plans.
• Collaborate with external organisations.
• Work with local voluntary sector organisations.
• Develop new capabilities for preparedness.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Relationship management

Ability to interpret guidance

Project delivery environment experience

Understanding of emergency planning

Microsoft Office proficiency

Job description

Emergency Planning Officer

Salary £38,967 - £47,229 pa

Permanent, Full time

Wandsworth, London

Other essential information

This role takes part in an out of hours emergency response rota, which attracts an additional allowance.

Objective of role

Can you keep calm in a crisis? Are you good at anticipating what could happen next? Are you organised, passionate and keen to make a difference?

If so, you could be just what we're looking for in an Emergency Planning Officer, part of the Emergency Planning team. The team works alongside colleagues across the Councils, external partner organisations, and the public to ensure the Councils fulfil their obligations under the Civil Contingences Act.

You’ll play a direct role in keeping both the Councils and the boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth ready to respond and recover should the worst happen. With an area that stretches from the centre of London to its edges, you’ll have a diverse range of risks and emergencies to prepare for, making for a varied and interesting workload, with plenty of new challenges and projects to get involved in.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Emergency Planning Officer, your day-to-day work will involve:

• designing and delivering training and exercises
• reviewing and improving response plans
• collaborating with external organisations such as the emergency services and other emergency planners from across London
• working with local voluntary sector organisations to build community resilience
• helping to develop new capabilities that increase our preparedness

You’ll be part of a supportive team and will work regularly with colleagues in other departments.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Whether you come from an emergency planning background or not, we’d love to hear from you. We’re really interested in the skills you’ll bring to the role, so to be shortlisted for interview we’ll be looking for evidence of your:

• Experience of maintaining good relationships with stakeholders, particularly with community, voluntary and faith sector organisations
• Strong organisational skills and an ability to bring new ideas to the team.
• Ability to interpret guidance and develop action plans.
• Confidence working in a project delivery environment with rapidly changing priorities.
• An understanding of the aims and objectives of emergency planning and business continuity.
• Familiarity with the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) and Civil Contingencies Act (2004).
• Experience of using the Microsoft Office packages including, but not limited to, Word, Excel and Power Point.

The primary office base is in Wandsworth, with hot‑desking available in Twickenham. We can usually accommodate home working 2-3 days a week, depending on the work taking place. The successful candidate will be part of an out of hours response rota, which attracts an additional allowance.

Closing Date: Sunday 1sf February (midnight)

Shortlisting Date: W/C 2nd February

Interview Date: W/C 09/02 (face to face)

We may close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.