Senior Emergency Preparedness Manager

The Senior Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Manager (SEPRRM) provides a source of emergency planning expertise and delivery of strategic leadership in all aspects of public health Emergency Preparedness, resilience and response within a designated Place and Region geography.

The EPRRM will ensure, in line with the CCA principles of Integrated Emergency Management, that responsibilities for emergency planning, resilience and business continuity are discharged effectively within the area of responsibility. The postholder works with a high degree of autonomy and will ensure there are robust arrangements in place to enable Public Health England to make an effective and timely response to any incident and in conjunction with our partner agencies and stake holders.

The Policy for the operation of emergency planning will be set by the EPPR Oversight Group. SEPRRMs, EPMs and REPMs will work together as a network to ensure cross cover and resilience and will be members of relevant regional and national emergency planning networks.

Location

Role available one of UKHSA’s locations - Chilton, Fareham, Horsham & Ashford with regular travel within the geographical area of responsibility and travel elsewhere/nationally as maybe required by the post.

Depending on office location the Salary will differ, Fareham - Grade 7 National £51,824 - £61,124 / Chilton, Horsham & Ashford (Kent) Outer London £53,812 - £63,252

There is currently an on call requirement for this post but these arrangements are subject to review.

Essential Criteria:

It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of 1500 words that you give evidence and examples of proven experience of each of the essential criteria (for full details of all essential criteria please refer to the attached job description, you must review this to produce your statement of suitability):

Essential

• Higher degree (Msc) in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
• Proven senior management experience in a complex organisation
• High level of expertise in both management practice and practical Emergency Preparedness and response
• Proven, extensive experience in developing and delivering Emergency Preparedness and response arrangements
• Knowledge and experience of chemical, biological and radiological hazards in relation to health protection.
• Knowledge and experience of command and control and multi-agency working
• Excellent Interpersonal, relationship, Leadership, Influencing and Motivational skills
• Excellent effective verbal and written communication skills for use in a variety of contexts and levels
• Highly motivated with proven track record of achieving results within a set timeframe and the ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
• Able to work irregular hours as required and willing to undergo SC Level security clearance