LRF Support Officer - Local Authority

Spinwell Global Limited; Exeter; Sur place; GBP 44 000 - 46 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Spinwell Ltd is recruiting for an LRF Support Officer to assist the LRF Manager in coordinating multi-agency responses for the Devon, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Resilience Forum. The role is hybrid with three days in Exeter each week.

The successful candidate will support resilience planning, provide guidance to partner organisations, manage training schedules and contribute to incident response activities in line with BPSS security requirements.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially Word, PowerPoint, Project and Visio.
• Ability to interact and develop relationships with stakeholders at all levels including Government.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for presentations and reports.
• Ability to teach complex processes to individuals or groups.

Responsabilités

• Support the LRF Manager in coordinating work for 60+ organisations within Devon, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Resilience Forum.
• Provide advisory support to the Police on contingency and emergency planning issues.
• Assist maintenance of the LRF Business Plan and Work Programme tracking risks and mitigation.
• Coordinate multi-agency working groups and horizon-scan risks affecting the LRF area.
• Act as a point of contact for regional, national teams and the public.
• Assist with training delivery and scheduling of LRF courses.

Connaissances

MS Office

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Training delivery

Description du poste

Role: LRF Support Officer REF 377972
Contract Length: Until 31/03/27
Location: Hybrid/Exeter – 3 days per week in office (Usually Mon-Wed)
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £22.91 per hour
Security Clearance: BPSS

Spinwell is recruiting for an LRF Support Officer for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LRF SUPPORT OFFICER

The principal responsibility of the Local Resilience Forum (LFR) Officer is to support the LRF Manager in providing the effective management, coordination and work delivery for the 60+ organisations making up Devon, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Resilience Forum (LRF). To ensure multi-agency cooperation between the Police and all stakeholders in order to prepare for and respond to major emergencies.

In particular to:

• Give advice and direction at regular meetings with the LRF partners on matters affecting resilience, the LRF and multi-agency working.
• Give supporting advice to the Police regarding contingency and emergency planning issues associated with partner organisations.
• Support the maintenance and management of the content of the LRF Business Plan taking into account perceived benefits and best risk mitigation strategies.
• Support the delivery of the LRF Work Programme; prioritise according to risk and ensure links across to the business plan.
• Support the LRF multi-agency working groups for hazard and threat requiring an understanding of risk management for the whole LRF area and having the ability to horizon scan, monitor, and analyse all manner of risks to the public.
• Act as a point of contact for the LRF regarding both internally and externally for regional, national teams and the public.
• Train individuals and groups of people using teaching aids in the use of resilience processes used within the LRF, particularly around risk and the use of ResilienceDirect.
• Maintain the LRF training programme, schedule LRF training and manage the purchases related to training courses bookings.
• Support the activation of any major incident in the LRF area and respond as part of the LRF Multi Agency Information Cell as the Information Officer with a responsibility for the analysis, collation and assurance of information on an emergency and preparing the Situation Report for the Strategic Co-ordinating Group (SCG).
• Provide the management and administration of a number of key technical systems including ResilienceDirect, mass notification solution, the LRF website and audio visual communication systems such as Skype in order that partners are able to work in a resilience environment.

This list of duties is not restrictive or exhaustive and the post-holder may be required to carry out duties from time to time that are either commensurate with/or lower than the grade of the post. In some posts this might include the ad-hoc provision of guidance and informal training of new colleagues.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCES OF THE LRF SUPPORT OFFICER

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications, in particular, Word, PowerPoint, Project and Visio.
• Ability to interact and develop relationships with stakeholders at all levels including Government.
• Ability to digest and interpret information in a meaningful and comprehensible manner and disseminate quickly.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to give presentations to large audiences.
• Ability to teach complicated processes to individuals or groups.
• Ability to be flexible and work across numerous projects and tasks simultaneously.

We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

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