What's involved with this role: Temporary Emergency Planning and Resilience Officer Brent 5262249 Key Requirements: Knowledge of local authority duties under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and other relevant legislation and guidance. Familiarity with ISO 22301. Computer literate and competent in use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in order to produce reports, letters, spreadsheets, presentations etc. Experience in responding to Civil Emergencies and representing the council at the scenes of emergencies. Experience of delivering a range of Humanitarian Assistance functions including operating an emergency shelter for evacuated residents The purpose of the role is to co-ordinate and implement the emergency response and business continuity arrangements of the council. Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain effective civil contingency risk assessments and plans on behalf of the Council that meet its statutory and humanitarian obligations to the local community and businesses. Advise the Council on current and proposed legislation, responsibilities and arrangements relating to emergency planning and business continuity management. Be responsible for the training of all relevant Council staff in their emergency planning and business continuity responsibilities. Arrange, facilitate and lead, as appropriate, the review and development of the Council’s risk assessments for civil emergencies Advise and brief elected members and chief officers on emergency planning and business continuity arrangements, as required Undertake and report as required on the assessment of current and proposed legislation relating to civil contingency matters in order to co-ordinate the Councils response to civil contingencies legislation Manage operationally the emergency planning functions of the council, including administration of the Borough Emergency Control Centre (BECC). Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. "XI S Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please.