Resilience Planning Officer - REQ04469

North Lanarkshire Council; Bellshill; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

North Lanarkshire Council seeks a proactive Resilience Planning Officer to enhance emergency preparedness and response within the council. The position involves collaborating with various agencies, developing plans, and training staff to ensure community resilience. This varied and impactful role offers a hybrid working environment and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

6 public holidays

Health and wellbeing benefits

Flexible working pattern

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a resilience planning environment.
• Solid understanding of business continuity planning.
• Desirable experience in risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain emergency response and business continuity plans.
• Provide expert guidance on resilience matters.
• Assist in training and multi-agency planning.

Skills

Emergency response

Business continuity planning

Risk management

Job description

Location: Station House, 950 Old Edinburgh Road, Bellshill, ML4 3JF

Salary: £43,648 - £48,067 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work From Home: Hybrid

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NLC11 - £43,648 - £48,067 per year

Are you ready to play a vital role in helping North Lanarkshire prepare for and respond to emergencies?

We’re looking for a dedicated and proactive Resilience Planning Officer to join our small but dynamic team. Based within the Resilience Planning Unit, you’ll help lead the Council’s efforts to meet its statutory duties under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, the Contingency Planning (Scotland) Regulations 2005, and other key legislation, including the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations.

What you’ll do:

• Support the Resilience Planning manager to develop and maintain emergency response and business continuity plans
• Provide expert advice and guidance on resilience matters across the Council
• Support the Council’s response to emergencies, including public communications and coordination with partner agencies
• Assist in the preparation and delivery of training, exercising, and multi-agency planning
• Help build resilience within our communities and local businesses
• Audit, test, and improve the Council’s Business Continuity Plans to ensure essential services are prepared to continue operations during disruption
• Represent North Lanarkshire Council in the Lanarkshire Resilience Partnership and the West of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience in a resilience planning environment
• A solid understanding of business continuity planning
• Desirable experience in risk management

The successful candidate will be required to participate in an out-of-hours standby service (including public holidays).

A current driving licence is essential.

This is a hybrid role, with your main place of work being both your home and the Bellshill Transport Depot, Station House, 950 Old Edinburgh Road Bellshill, ML4 3JG

To discuss the role, please contact Naomi Kane at [e-mail] or on 07939 280153.

Proposed interview date: 17th July 2025.

Working Pattern

Flexible Working is in place - 140 hours over a 4 week period

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

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