Strategic Emergency Planning & Resilience Lead

ROCHFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL; Rochford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Vivup staff discounts

Job summary

ROCHFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL is seeking an experienced Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Officer to support both Brentwood and Rochford Councils in developing, maintaining, and delivering effective emergency planning and business continuity arrangements.

You will prepare, implement and review emergency plans, procedures and response frameworks to ensure readiness to respond to incidents and disruptions, coordinating with Health, Safety & Resilience Manager and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and maintaining emergency plans.
• Ability to work with internal services, partner agencies and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and best practices in resilience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and review emergency plans and response frameworks.
• Coordinate training, exercises and awareness programmes to embed resilience across organisations.
• Support the out-of-hours information provision for the Councils.
• Respond calmly in a crisis and communicate complex issues clearly under pressure.

Skills

Emergency planning experience

Business continuity planning

Crisis communication

Job description

ROCHFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL is seeking an experienced Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Officer to support both Brentwood and Rochford Councils in developing, maintaining, and delivering effective emergency planning and business continuity arrangements.

You will prepare, implement and review emergency plans, procedures and response frameworks to ensure readiness to respond to incidents and disruptions, coordinating with Health, Safety & Resilience Manager and external stakeholders.