Resilience & Business Continuity Lead - Hybrid

East Midlands Combined County Authority; Chesterfield; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

East Midlands Combined County Authority is seeking a Business Continuity Manager in Chesterfield with hybrid working. You will lead the organisation’s continuity, emergency planning and resilience efforts, guiding senior teams and partner organisations to ensure robust plans and preparedness.

You will embed governance, risk management and service resilience, ensuring compliance with legislation and best practice, while strengthening preparedness across the region.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in business continuity or resilience programmes.
• Strong knowledge of resilience legislation and UK guidance.
• Experience embedding continuity strategies within complex organisations.
• Excellent communication and report-writing with senior stakeholders.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills for sensitive situations.
• Experience planning emergency response exercises and simulations.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a changing environment.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and improvement of the continuity and resilience framework.
• Advise teams on creation and testing of continuity plans.
• Conduct Business Impact Analyses to identify critical services.
• Deliver training, exercises, and simulations to boost preparedness.
• Provide expert guidance on continuity, planning and resilience matters.
• Build relationships with stakeholders, emergency services and partners.
• Monitor resilience performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Act as tactical adviser during incidents and on-call arrangements.

Skills

Business continuity

Organisational resilience

Emergency planning

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Training and exercises

Incident response

Legislation compliance

Job description

East Midlands Combined County Authority is seeking a Business Continuity Manager in Chesterfield with hybrid working. You will lead the organisation’s continuity, emergency planning and resilience efforts, guiding senior teams and partner organisations to ensure robust plans and preparedness.

You will embed governance, risk management and service resilience, ensuring compliance with legislation and best practice, while strengthening preparedness across the region.