Emergency Planning & Resilience Officer

WMJobs; Oldbury; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a proactive Resilience Officer to join the Place Division on a fixed-term 12‑month basis. You will develop and test emergency planning and business continuity arrangements, provide resilience advice, and support compliance with the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

The role requires hybrid working (3 days in-office, 2 from home) in Oldbury. You will lead risk assessments, develop mitigation actions, deliver training, and engage with partners to

Qualifications

• Experience in emergency planning, business continuity, resilience, risk management or a related field.
• Willingness to participate in an out-of-hours emergency response rota.
• Knowledge of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and wider resilience frameworks.
• Experience of developing, reviewing and testing emergency response and business continuity plans.
• Ability to undertake risk assessments and business impact analyses, translating findings into practical actions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build effective working relationships.
• Experience of designing or delivering training, exercises and awareness activities.
• Excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong report-writing, presentation and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and review emergency planning and business continuity arrangements across the Council.
• Support services in creating, testing and exercising plans to ensure continuity of critical operations.
• Conduct Business Impact Analyses and support risk assessment activities to strengthen organisational resilience.
• Provide professional advice and guidance on emergency preparedness, resilience and incident management.
• Deliver training, exercises and awareness sessions to build resilience capability across the organisation.
• Work collaboratively with emergency services, health partners, elected members and other stakeholders to support effective preparedness and response arrangements.
• Support compliance with the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and contribute to reports, plans and performance monitoring.
• Deputise for the Resilience Manager at internal and external meetings when required.
• Participate in emergency response arrangements, including an out-of-hours duty rota providing a 24/7 response capability.
• Ability to attend the Sandwell Council House based in Oldbury within an hour in the event of an emergency meeting.

Skills

emergency planning

business continuity

risk management

resilience

incident management

training delivery

stakeholder management

report writing

Education

Relevant professional qualification in emergency planning or resilience

Job description

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a proactive Resilience Officer to join the Place Division on a fixed-term 12‑month basis. You will develop and test emergency planning and business continuity arrangements, provide resilience advice, and support compliance with the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

The role requires hybrid working (3 days in-office, 2 from home) in Oldbury. You will lead risk assessments, develop mitigation actions, deliver training, and engage with partners to