Emergency Planning Officer

Overview

About The Role. This role is part of the Emergency Planning Team. The team works to make North Northamptonshire Council ready for emergencies by assessing hazards and threats, then making plans and procedures to respond. The role contributes to making North Northamptonshire prepared for emergencies by working with the authority, communities and other responders for the benefit of residents. The role is a full-time permanent contract, 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday. After a period of training, you will join an on-call rota that provides 24/7 cover for the council to respond to emergencies that can happen at any time. The role is predominantly office-based, but flexibility and the willingness to work unsocial hours as required are expected. For more information regarding the role, please contact chris.miller@northnorthants.gov.uk.

Responsibilities

• You will help NNC be ready for emergencies and disruptive events.
• You will support hazard and threat assessments and the development of plans and procedures to help manage incidents, in line with duties under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
• You will help keep plans, procedures and records up to date and ready for use during incidents.
• You will work with other parts of the council, communities and other emergency responders to support NNC\’s resilience strategy and manage the authority\’s response to emergencies and major incidents.

About You

Emergencies can happen at any time, so the successful candidate will be flexible and willing to meet the demands of emergency response and residents’ needs. You must be willing to take part in an on-call rota to provide out-of-hours cover. The role may involve challenging subjects and requires personal resilience. Candidates should have sound knowledge of civil protection and emergency management arrangements in the UK and how local responders can deliver them. They should be keen problem solvers, able to produce creative and pragmatic solutions to resilience challenges, and comfortable using basic IT applications and maps to communicate geographic information.

A full description of the qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the attached job description and person specification.

Our Benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better with opportunities to develop skills and advance within a large unitary council. Benefits include a competitive salary, a pension scheme with substantial employer contribution, life cover and ill-health protection, generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) plus bank holidays and the option to buy up to 10 extra days, hybrid and flexible working arrangements where practicable, and access to Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, and active Employee Network Groups.

About Us

Our Values and Behaviours guide how we interact with customers and colleagues and deliver our services. Our values are Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy. We are committed to inclusive recruitment as a Disability Confident Employer and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024, highlighting support for the Armed Forces community, with Silver status in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and ongoing work toward Gold status.

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk).

Documents

• Job description and Person specification – EPO.pdf

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