Emergency Planning Officer

Salary: £25.2 per hour

BBS Recruitment is currently recruiting for an experienced Emergency Planning Officer in a temp position for our client based in Sutton Greater London.

The successful candidate should be a proactive and hardworking individual with prior experience within a role.

This is a senior coordinator role. The ideal candidate will be able to hit the ground running and to have and be able to demonstrate the following:

Job Role requirements:

* Previous experience working in an emergency planning coordinator or business continuity position.

* An understanding of the Civil Contingencies Act, 2004 and Emergency Planning

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* Have a degree in Emergency Planning or a related field is desirable.

* The primary tasks and responsibilities for this position are:

* To support the Council in delivering the Civil Contingencies Act, 2004 requirements

* and maintaining the emergency management cycle i.e. if fire or flood will coordinate the required emergency services.

* To undertake activities and lead on work streams related to the Covid-19 response and recovery.

* To support the development of the Council’s Business Continuity Management programme.

* To lead the delivery of the Event Safety Service including scrutinising event plans and risk assessments in liaison with Safety Advisory Group (SAG) partners.

* To undertake administrative Emergency Planning duties, which includes maintaining contact and distribution lists, on-call rotas, on-call equipment bags, etc.

* To secretariat Emergency Planning meetings, including the Borough Resilience Forum and internal forums.

* To deputise for the Emergency Planning Manager in their absence.

* To respond to Emergencies during office hours and out of office hours when required.

Additional skills and abilities – include but are not limited to the following:

* A strong communicator who can work well in a partnership.

* Ability to prioritise tasks effectively and have the ability to work independently and under pressure.

* Taking the initiative with assigned work streams.

* Effective problem solving skills and confident decision making.

* Ability to challenge and critically evaluate information and data, considering the bigger picture and wider implications to the service and Council.

* The ability to confidently and effectively communicate with various audiences.

* The ability to write and deliver strategic reports and presentations that effectively articulate key messages.

This role will be working from home for the forseeable future.

Essential Requirements:

* 2 years employment references

* Previous experience working in an emergency planning coordinator or business continuity position.

* An understanding of the Civil Contingencies Act, 2004 and Emergency Planning