Emergency Planning Officer

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Emergency Planning Officer
• Job Location: Shire Hall
• Salary: £34,834 - £38,223 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 05/04/2024
• Job Requisition Number: 8655
• This post is not open to job share

Emergency Planning Officer

This is an exciting opportunity to join the County Councils Emergency Planning Team. We are seeking to appoint experienced emergency planners who are energetic, enthusiastic and highly motivated to work as part of the team to deliver all aspects of Emergency Planning and response.

There are two Emergency Planning Officer vacancies in the team x1 permanent position and x1 Maternity leave cover for up to one year. Please confirm, via your personal statement, if you have a preference on the job type.

About The Team & Role

The team is responsible for ensuring that the council has organisational preparedness to deal effectively with a range of possible emergencies, working closely with key internal and external stakeholders to provide resilience to the county of Gloucestershire.

As a member of the team, you will be working closely with the wider County Council partners, District Councils, Local Resilience Forum and partner agencies, building strong working relationships. Your responsibilities will include preparation and maintenance of emergency plans, preparation and delivery of exercises, providing business continuity advice and guidance, providing support, advice and guidance to tactical/strategic officers, being part of the 24/7 on-call rota and secretariat support to Gloucestershire PREVENT Partnership Board.

About You

To be successful you will need a working knowledge of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, with experience of coordinating emergency response arrangements at a tactical level. You will also bring your resilience and positive, energetic nature to ensure that both yourself and those you’re working alongside are able to respond to unpredictable and unplanned events, as well as positively adapt to changing and competing demands.

We also need your excellent communication skills and credibility to influence and lead people at different levels of seniority, to secure commitment to strategic objectives and maintain effective partnerships.

About Us

Hybrid working arrangements are available for many of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

If you have any queries or would like an informal conversation about this role, please contact louise.antonova@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Short-listed candidates will be contacted via e-mail and invited to interview. Interviews are scheduled for the afternoon of 15th April or throughout the day on the 16th April 2024.

Closing date for applications: Friday 5th April 2024

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Emergency Planning Officer - Job Profile

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.