Senior Resilience Specialist - EDN28495
| Posting date: | 14 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £50,550.00 to £60,506.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 August 2024 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, EH8 8BG |
| Company: | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | EDN28495 |
Summary
Job Description
Corporate Services
Senior Resilience Specialist
Waverley Court
Salary: £50,550 - £60,506
Hours: 36 per week
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced and well-rounded resilience professional to join the Council's Corporate Resilience Team. The service’s main role is to plan for and respond to incidents to ensure a resilient Council and work with partners to contribute to a safe and secure city. You will work closely with the Resilience Manager and have responsibility for helping the Council meet its statutory obligations under resilience legislation.
You will: lead on the development and validation of our suite of resilience plans and protocols to ensure effective and efficient planning and response; manage our training and exercising strategies; develop corporate resilience methodologies; provide leadership on resilience matters; and provide support and expert advice across Council Services and Localities, including to senior officers.
You will work in partnership with a wide range of external agencies, including the Emergency and Health Services, and represent the service at multi-agency meetings to ensure the City of Edinburgh Council is able to prepare for, and respond to serious emergencies and incidents affecting the Council and the Edinburgh area. You will have in-depth, specialist knowledge of the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) and all other relevant national legislation / associated Codes of Practice associated with business continuity, emergency planning and community resilience, with extensive experience of their practical application in a public service context.
You will also have significant experience leading the resilience response to serious incidents. You will possess excellent communication and people skills and be able to motivate and develop a small team. Demonstrable skill in delivering varied and complex priorities with accuracy under pressured conditions is essential. Membership of a resilience professional body and a postgraduate degree or qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline is expected.
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