Resilience Business Partner

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Business Partner to enhance urban resilience in Greater Manchester. This pivotal role involves providing emergency planning and response services to local councils, ensuring alignment with civil contingencies agendas. You will lead specific work programmes addressing resilience challenges while collaborating with over 80 organizations in a multi-agency environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and relationship management skills, thrive under pressure, and contribute to the region's resilience ambitions. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to making a significant impact in the community.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Casual Car User Allowance

Health and Wellbeing Support

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and relationship management skills are essential.
• Experience in civil contingencies is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with Councils and lead resilience work programmes.
• Participate in multi-agency work to strengthen emergency preparedness.

Skills

Communication Skills

Relationship Management

Crisis Management

Leadership

Education

Relevant Degree or Equivalent Experience

Tools

Emergency Management Software

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work on urban resilience in Greater Manchester, a city-region that is recognised by the United Nations as a global leader in resilience. As a Business Partner, the post holder will provide an emergency planning, response, and resilience service to the Councils in Greater Manchester. Operating as part of the Greater Manchester Resilience Unit, a shared service established by Greater Manchester’s Councils to deliver expertise in civil contingencies, if successful in being appointed you will have responsibility for managing the relationships with one or more specific Councils, in addition to leading work programmes across Greater Manchester that address particular risks or resilience challenges.

This work is delivered in a wider multi-agency environment with civil contingencies activity across Greater Manchester coordinated through the Greater Manchester Resilience Forum, a statutory partnership that brings together over 80 organisations involved in planning for, responding to and recovering from emergencies.

The post holder will join the team at a pivotal and challenging time as Greater Manchester’s Councils implement their resilience ambitions set out in the recent Trailblazer Devolution Deal agreed with Government, the Greater Manchester Resilience Strategy and the UK Government’s Resilience Framework.

About you:

The post holder will have excellent communication and relationship management skills with the capacity to work with senior managers, operational staff and different stakeholders. They will have the drive, enthusiasm, and experience to lead the shaping and delivery of services to meet business needs in Councils. The post holder will also enjoy working under pressure, managing sometimes conflicting priorities, and working in fast-paced crises. Experience in civil contingencies whilst an advantage is not essential. You will Support the effective development and delivery of emergency preparedness and response arrangements in Greater Manchester’s Councils by:

• Working with individual Councils to provide a focused, senior level, civil contingencies service that ensures business and civil contingencies agendas are aligned.
• Develop and deliver specific programmes of work themed around particular risks, response capabilities and resilience issues.
• Participate in multi-agency work to build on and strengthen emergency preparedness, response and recovery arrangements tasked out and coordinated through the Greater Manchester Resilience Forum.
• Be part of an on-call rota, providing a prompt response to emergencies within Greater Manchester and providing expert advice to Councils.
• Car/vehicle driver's license - This post is a designated Casual Car User. Therefore, you must always hold a full valid driving license and provide your own car for use at work. You will receive Casual Car User Allowance.
• The post holder will be required to pass the Greater Manchester Police Vetting process.

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required.

About us:

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

Our offer:

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here:

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This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our [Manchester city centre office / Fire and Rescue service HQ in Swinton / other location] with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: ‘Do what is right for you and the business on that day’. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.