Resilience Officer in Kidlington

We are a team of six based at Fire Service HQ in Kidlington, working from this office at least two days per week and additionally travelling to meetings and training in other locations around the Thames Valley. The team handles a complex workload, managing a wide variety of workstreams and responses to incidents across several organisations both in and out of normal working hours. We work to ensure compliance against several statutory legislations with the whole team supporting planning, training and exercising across all areas. Our purpose is to protect our community, reduce harm and save lives.

Our key team priorities are:

• Empowering communities with the knowledge and tools to prepare for and recover from incidents and emergencies.
• Improving our data-driven insights for decision-making and emergency response.
• Continuously improving through innovation, learning, and best practice.
• Providing trusted resilience services to Oxfordshire County Council and further developing the paid service to local authority partners.
• Supporting and coordinating OCC's response 24/7 to incidents and emergencies with other Cat 1, Cat 2 partners and other stakeholders.

To be successful in the role, you will ideally have previous experience of working in a Local Authority, Category 1 organisation, Emergency Planning or Business Continuity environment or the enthusiasm to learn a variety of skills quickly. This role will include several identified planning workstreams which you will take the lead for writing plans and producing training and exercising. This role includes participating in the on-call rota once competent. This is a busy role with many competing demands. This role will involve meeting and working with a variety of staff and partners and attending and chairing meetings both within the county and in neighbouring counties.

You should have the ability to work independently and be able to prioritise competing demands and pressures to meet deadlines. Excellent communication, attention to detail, numeracy and literacy skills including the ability to gather and compile information in various formats, analyse and present the information in a clear way is essential for this role. You should have the ability to use Microsoft applications effectively. You should be able to work within a team and have the flexibility to adapt to challenging incidents that may disrupt planned work and may require out of hours working. You must be able to drive and live within an hour of Oxfordshire.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Andy Brett, Senior Resilience Manager (andy.brett@oxfordshire.gov.uk). Interview will take place on Monday 9 March 2026.

Rewards and benefits include:

• Culture of flexible working.
• Technology to support agile working where role permits.
• 30 days holiday p.a. plus bank holidays.
• Option to buy additional holiday.
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support.
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer's contribution of up to 19.9%.
• Enhanced family friendly policies.
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel.
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development.

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Oxfordshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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