Emergency Management&Business Continuity Officer

Company: Ealing Council (London Borough of Ealing)
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

We are seeking an energetic, enthusiastic and highly motivated person to join the Emergency Management Service, working with key internal and external stakeholders to provide resilience to the London Borough of Ealing.

Responsibilities

The post holder will have responsibility for supporting the delivery of the emergency management and business continuity management programmes, ensuring the enhancement of internal and external response and recovery arrangements. This includes risk assessment, capability development, training and exercising, and multi and inter‑agency collaboration.

You will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, be committed to working as part of a team, meet tight deadlines, possess excellent project management skills and be able to work on your own initiative.

You should be customer focused and able to work with staff at all levels in a wide range of organisations, including the emergency services, voluntary sector and businesses.

You will also be required to participate on an on‑call rota to respond to emergencies as a Resilience Advisor.

Qualifications

  • A formal qualification: Educated to degree level or with a professional qualification in emergency planning / disaster management, or have significant vocational training in an emergency management discipline.
  • Working knowledge of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and how this is implemented in local government.
  • Recent experience of working within the fields of Emergency Planning and Business Continuity.

You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.

Closing Date

Closing date for applications: 31st May 2026

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Posted: May 12th, 2026