Resilience & Emergency Planning Officer

Sandwell Council; Oldbury; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandwell Council’s Place Division is seeking a proactive and organised Resilience Officer to join its Community Safety & Resilience team on a fixed-term basis for 12 months, based at Oldbury. The role supports emergency planning, business continuity and incident management to ensure preparedness and effective response to emergencies and service disruptions.

You will lead the development and testing of plans, provide resilience advice, and collaborate with services and partners to strengthen

Qualifications

• Experience in emergency planning, business continuity, resilience, risk management or a related field.
• Knowledge of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and resilience frameworks.
• Experience developing, reviewing and testing emergency response and business continuity plans.
• Ability to undertake risk assessments and business impact analyses to translate findings into actions.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and report-writing 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 resilience.
• Provide professional advice on emergency preparedness, resilience and incident management.
• Deliver training, exercises and awareness sessions to build resilience capability.
• Collaborate with emergency services, health partners and stakeholders to support preparedness and response.
• Support compliance with the Civil Cont contingencies Act 2004 and contribute to reports and performance monitoring.
• Deputise for the Resilience Manager and participate in 24/7 emergency response arrangements.
• Attend emergency meetings at Sandwell Council House Oldbury within an hour when required.

Skills

Emergency planning

Resilience

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Training delivery

Analytical ability

Report writing

IT skills

Education

Relevant professional qualification or experience

Job description

Sandwell Council’s Place Division is seeking a proactive and organised Resilience Officer to join its Community Safety & Resilience team on a fixed-term basis for 12 months, based at Oldbury. The role supports emergency planning, business continuity and incident management to ensure preparedness and effective response to emergencies and service disruptions.

You will lead the development and testing of plans, provide resilience advice, and collaborate with services and partners to strengthen