Emergency and Resilience Officer - CLA03767

Job Description

To lead Clackmannanshire Council’s resilience strategy, including civil and business continuity contingencies, to ensure the Council meets its statutory duties as a Category 1 responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, and other related legislation.

To provide specialist advice to Council services on their duties in response to a major emergency affecting Clackmannanshire’s population, infrastructure or environment.

To co-ordinate the Council’s major emergency response in support of the Emergency Services and as the lead agency in the recovery phase of the incident.

To provide specialist advice to Council services on their duties to respond to a business continuity incident within the authority which might affect the council’s ability to maintain its core services.

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job. You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting the recruitment campaign “Get into Care for Adult Care”. Further documents can be viewed below – these do not relate to the job advertised.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

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