Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Review Project Post

We are currently recruiting for an Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Review Project Post based in Greater Manchester.

Pay rate: £25.31-£27.45 – per hour (paid weekly)

Hours: Office hours, full time (37 hours per week) – hybrid working

Contract duration: Temporary ongoing

Duties:

Work under the direction of the Assistant Director Public Protection and Customers, and in conjunction with the Head of Community Safety and Resilience and Business Partner in the Resilience Unit to;

• Implement actions from the review of the Client’s emergency response preparedness in relation to:

• Command and control
• Plans and guidance
• Training and Exercising
• Specific capabilities and arrangements
• Warning and informing / communications
• Borough specific matters

• Analyse, develop and implement recommendations from the benchmarked emergency planning and business continuity resource across local authorities
• Prepare and present recommendations report and suggested action plan
• Update multi-agency and local response and recovery plans
• Identify future emergency planning improvements
• Review business continuity plans across all Directorates
• Assist Directorate Business Continuity leads to update their Directorate Business Continuity Plans
• Plan and deliver a multi- directorate emergency planning and business continuity exercises

Essential Experience:

• A degree and / or relevant professional qualification or demonstrably similar skills evidence relevant to the requirements of the post.
• Experience of working within a local authority or large multi-disciplinary organisation
• Extensive experience of interpreting and applying emergency planning legislation and policy.
• Extensive experience of undertaking research, reviews and audits with a thorough understanding of research validity.
• Extensive experience of reviewing and analysing complex data using a variety of methodologies and formulating appropriate and proportionate recommendations.
• Political awareness, with previous experience of working in a politicised environment.

Apply online or contact Terri O’Keefe on 07879 585551. You can also email terri@peelsolutions.co.uk  for more information on this role.