Resilience & Emergency Planning Lead

WMJobs; Oldbury; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a proactive Resilience Manager to helm emergency planning, business continuity and resilience. Based in Oldbury with a hybrid model (3 days in the office, 2 from home), you will lead a team to deliver robust plans and responses under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

Salary £57,444–£60,973 as Band I, SCP 44-47, permanent. You will work with senior leaders, emergency services and partners to strengthen preparedness, manage budgets and drive

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience required.
• Significant experience in emergency planning, business continuity and resilience.
• Experience leading teams, managing budgets and delivering strategic programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Council's emergency planning, business continuity and resilience functions, ensuring compliance with the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
• Act as the Council's principal advisor on civil contingencies, business continuity, Protect and Prepare workstreams.
• Manage and develop the Resilience Team, fostering a high-performing and motivated workforce.
• Develop, implement and review emergency response, recovery and business continuity plans.
• Lead relationships with emergency services, health organisations, local authorities and the West Midlands Resilience Forum.
• Oversee borough-wide resilience strategies and plans, including flood response, major incidents and recovery arrangements.
• Deliver and oversee training, exercising and testing programmes to validate emergency preparedness arrangements.
• Lead and manage resilience-related projects and contribute to corporate and partnership programmes.
• Manage service budgets and identify external funding opportunities to support resilience initiatives.

Skills

Emergency planning

Business continuity

Resilience management

Budget management

Education

Degree-level qualification

Job description

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a proactive Resilience Manager to helm emergency planning, business continuity and resilience. Based in Oldbury with a hybrid model (3 days in the office, 2 from home), you will lead a team to deliver robust plans and responses under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

Salary £57,444–£60,973 as Band I, SCP 44-47, permanent. You will work with senior leaders, emergency services and partners to strengthen preparedness, manage budgets and drive