Job specifics
Grade J; £46,142 to £50,269.
Contract: Permanent 37hrs per week.
Role specifics: Must be educated to a degree level or equivalent and / or five years’ experience in a relevant professional field and able to demonstrate equivalent educational standard. Hold full UK driving licence.
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The Role
Salary Grade J; scp35 £46,142 to scp39 £50,269 pay award pending.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Resilience Manager to manage the delivery of emergency planning and resilience activity, to ensure that the Council is effective in anticipating and responding to any civil emergencies and disruption to service delivery, in line with the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
Responsibilities
- Lead on the development and implementation of emergency & business continuity plans and procedures, ensuring Council services are equipped to meet their statutory duty.
- Prepare and implement the Council’s incident management arrangements, ensuring an effective, co‑ordinated response to and recovery from significant incidents including capture of post‑event lessons learned from duty responders.
- Work with corporate leads to ensure an effective business continuity planning process at a corporate level, offering advice and guidance at a directorate and service level, which will assist directorates to coordinate activity in the event of disruptive incidents.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with partner agencies, ensuring shared planning, preparedness, response and recovery to incidents and emergencies, including Greater Manchester Resilience Unit (GMRU) and the borough’s Health Protection Board.
- Contribute to the corporate risk register linking corporate, directorate and service risks to business continuity plans where appropriate.
About You
- Experience of successfully managing emergency incidents or crisis situations, including dealing with people in challenging situations.
- Ability to coordinate and communicate effectively with all levels of the organisation and external agencies in the public, private and voluntary sector. Use own initiative and be proactive, as well as having the aptitude to constructively challenge processes when required.
- Ability to analyse and problem‑solve complex issues, evaluate options and apply knowledge to emergency situations and critical / major incidents.
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Contact
For further information about this role, contact: jodene.bibby@bolton.gov.uk.
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