Emergency Planning Resilience Officer

Hampshire County Council is hiring an Emergency Planning Resilience Officer in Winchester, UK. The role involves developing emergency plans and working with partner agencies to ensure preparedness for disruptions. Strong communication skills are essential. The position offers a salary of £32,149 - £35,241 per annum, with hybrid working options. Candidates must have a driver's license and may need to travel within Hampshire and participate in an on-call duty roster.
Job Details:

Job Reference: HCC620434Salary Range: £32,149 - £35,241 per annumWork Location: Elizabeth II Court, Winchester (Hybrid Working)Hours per week: 37Contract Type: PermanentClosing Date: 13 April 2025Interview Date: 1 May 2025

The Role:

Emergency Planning and Resilience is a varied and rewarding role, working across all levels of the Authority and with multiple partner agencies.
In the role, you will support the delivery of the County Council's statutory functions under the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) including developing and reviewing emergency plans and testing and exercising arrangements. You will work with the wider Emergency Planning and Resilience Team to ensure that the County Council are prepared to respond to disruptive challenges.
Communication skills are essential to this role; for example oral skills will be required for delivering training, exercises and presentations internally and externally, whilst written communication skills will be essential for writing presentations, debrief reports, exercise reports and emergency plans. An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of Local Authorities and their relation to Emergency Planning, Resilience and Response is desirable, combined with a working knowledge of the Local Resilience Fora.
You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire [and the Isle of Wight or other local authority], and it is essential that you have a current drivers' licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis. The role will also require participation on an on-call duty roster undertaking out of hour duties.

What We Can Offer You:

We offer a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace, where talent is truly recognised and developed. We have created an environment that you can look forward to being a part of and where you are empowered to be your best and believe in creating a workplace built on teamwork where people can grow and develop in their roles.
To find out more about what we can offer you in return, please see our benefits package.
Additionally we also offer flexible working and a flexi scheme to support your excellent work/life balance. A reduced working week, condensed hours, fixed or flexible hours may be considered. Please state your preference on your application. We are deeply committed to inclusion, diversity and wellbeing - see our Inclusion Strategy for further information.
If you think you have what it takes to make a real difference in Hampshire, get in touch!

Additional Information:

Emergency Planning Resilience Officer Job Description and Person Specification

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Stephanie Layzell, Deputy Head of Emergency Planning and Resilience on stephanie.layzell@hants.gov.uk