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working at one of UKHSA's locations (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London) and as a specialist role we also offer Porton Down, Salisbury
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The EPRR Head of Business Continuity post is part of the Preparedness division’s senior management team, working on a wide range of EPRR preparedness and response activities, and this role has a particular emphasis on UKHSA’s Business Continuity planning. This post requires a high degree of autonomy and requires regular high-level decision making on a wide range of complex topics, which have the potential to have a significant impact on UKHSA’s ability to deliver on its ready to respond strategic objective.
The post holder should have excellent communication skills, diplomacy and influence based on an extensive knowledge and experience of the planning, development, and delivery of Business Continuity capability in complex environments. We are looking for someone with knowledge and experience of emergency preparedness, resilience, and response (EPRR) and a good working knowledge of multi-agency preparedness and response activities. The post holder will be required to provide expert advice for any Business Continuity incident across the Agency, which will involve an on-call requirement.
The EPRR Head of Business Continuity has overall responsibility for ensuring that an effective Business Continuity management system is in place for UKHSA, and will be responsible for the leadership, implementation and management of a complex and demanding Business Continuity programme, incorporating multiple complex projects. The role demands supervision and support for the delivery of online and face to face activities, as well as travel throughout the UK to attend meetings. The post holder will be required to respond to Business Continuity incidents. Occasional travel abroad may be required, to attend various venues for emergency preparedness events, which will require a flexible approach to working hours. The Head of Business Continuity will be required to represent UKHSA EPRR at a broad range of specialist professional events, involving national and international delegates from expert multi-agency groups.
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