About The Role
As Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Manager, you will provide leadership and direction for the Council’s emergency preparedness, response, recovery and business continuity arrangements. You will ensure the Council meets its responsibilities under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, the Resilience Standards for London and other relevant legislation and guidance. You will work across all Council services, with partner organisations and local communities to strengthen organisational resilience, drive continuous improvement and ensure the Council is prepared to respond effectively to emergencies and disruptive events.
This is a high-profile role with significant opportunity to influence corporate priorities, champion a culture where resilience is everyone’s business and contribute directly to the achievement of the Council’s vision and strategic objectives.
This is a permanent, full time position. Successful candidates will be required to be office based 2-3 times per week at the Civic Offices.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for an experienced resilience professional with a relevant professional qualification, degree or substantial equivalent experience in emergency planning, resilience or business continuity. You will have experience of providing specialist advice within a large and complex organisation, developing policies and procedures, and leading work across services and partner organisations. A strong communicator, you will be skilled at building relationships, influencing stakeholders and delivering training, while bringing a proactive and innovative approach to improving services and strengthening organisational resilience.
Our Offer to You
We will offer you a package that includes a competitive salary, coaching and mentoring programmes, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays.
Recruitment Information
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact recruitment@bexley.gov.uk.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.
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