LRF Resilience Officer in Nottingham

LRF Resilience Officer

Job description

Resilience Officer – Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Local Resilience Forum

Grade 6: £39,152 – £42,839 + On-Call allowance of £4,822pa

37 hours per week

Permanent

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Sherwood Lodge Drive, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8PP

We are currently seeking to recruit a Resilience Officer to join the Local Resilience Forum (LRF) secretariat team.

Jointly hosted by Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and Nottinghamshire Police, we are looking for an outstanding team player who can work well across partners to deliver support to the LRF.

About the role

You will be supporting the Team Leader to deliver the workstreams of the LRF and support the LRF Executive and Working Groups, whilst driving improvement for the partnership and supporting the response to operational incidents.

You will have responsibility in the planning and administration of relevant workflows, supporting and delivering key projects and activities whilst being responsible for overseeing the development and evaluation of emergency protocols. You will also be communicating and raising the awareness of these to LRF partner agencies, delivering training across partner agencies and supporting the review of policies and practices across the LRF.

Working both independently and with team members in multiple LRF organisations, you will oversee the development and shaping of new initiatives to effectively deliver key workstreams of the LRF.

Daily activities will include working with LRF partners; researching and analysing a wide range of topics; writing reports and making recommendations based on this research; project delivery; developing initiatives for new ways of working, representing the LRF at local and regional multi-agency meetings, and delivering training to partners.

The role will also involve being on-call. Whilst on-call, you will be required to respond to a suitable work location within one hour of a request for support from any LRF partner for an incident, with a view of establishing, logging and supporting any Tactical Coordination Group (TCG) or Strategic Coordination Group (SCG) within a two-hour period.

About you

• Outstanding team player who can effectively build relationships across the membership of the LRF.
• Ability to work effectively and drive innovation and improvement.
• Excellent communication skills – We are looking for someone who can engage with people across all levels and organisations with the ability to present information clearly and effectively.
• Experience and ability in providing debriefing and training to partners, implementing the learning gained from incidents.
• A team worker who can also work independently to deliver workstreams to the required deadlines.
• Possess integrity and honesty and be aligned to the Service’s Core Code of Ethics.
• Take a flexible approach to work and have a valid and full driving licence – you will be expected to work across the County and also undertake some additional travel to regional and national meetings. Access to a pool vehicle will be available when required.

Why NFRS?

• Agile Working – NFRS has an Agile Working Policy which gives our employees the opportunity to mix office working with working from home to help provide you with more flexibility.
• Flexibility – We are family friendly and are open to considering different working patterns which help you provide a better service to our community while supporting your home life. We also support part time working.
• Annual Leave – 27 days of annual leave (increasing to 32 days after 5 years’ service and 34 days after 10 years’ service) plus bank holidays and a Christmas concessionary day.
• Pension – Access to a public service defined benefit pension scheme.
• Health and Wellbeing – As a Service we provide a wide range of Health and Wellbeing support to all our employees which includes access to a Bupa cashback scheme, an Employee Assistance Programme and a dedicated Occupational Health team who are there to support you. Also, all employees receive free access to an on-site gym.
• Blue Light Card – working for an emergency service you will have the ability to apply for a Blue Light Card which enables discounts on shopping and eating out.
• Development – You will have access to both formal and informal professional development opportunities which will help you advance your career.

Further Information

We are proud to be an equal opportunities’ and ‘Disability Confident’ employer. We are also proud of being recognised as a ‘Gold’ employer for our Armed Forces Covenant commitments. Any member of HM Armed Forces who meets the ‘essential’ criteria is guaranteed an interview for this role.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce. We welcome applications from all parts of our communities and particularly those who are currently under-represented in our workforce.

NFRS is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and or neglect and operates a safer recruitment process.

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check and a NPVV Level Three Police Vetting check. Applicants will also be required to complete a Security Clearance (SC) check prior to undertaking the role. Applicants must have been a resident in the UK for the last 5 years to be eligible for a Security Clearance check.

If you would like the opportunity to discuss this role, informally, prior to applying, then please contact Chris Emmott, Group Manager for Resilience, Risk and Assurance at NFRS by emailing

How to apply

Please note that CVs will not be accepted in place of application forms.