We require an energetic, enthusiastic and highly motivated person to join the Emergency Management Service working with key internal and external stakeholders to provide resilience to the London Borough of Ealing.
The post holder will have responsibility for supporting the training and exercising of volunteers who comprise the Emergency Response Team. You will also have responsibility for maintaining and improving emergency planning and business continuity response arrangements as well as having excellent project management skills and the ability to work on your own initiative.
You will need to be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and presentation (both oral and written) skills, be committed to working as part of a team and be able to work to tight deadlines.
You should be customer focused and be able to work with staff at all levels and in a wide range of organisations, including the emergency services, voluntary sector and businesses.
You will also be required to participate on a on call rota to respond to emergencies as a Resilience Advisor.
You will require:
- A formal qualification: educated to degree level or with a professional qualification in emergency planning / disaster management or have significant vocational training in an emergency management discipline
- Working knowledge of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004
- Recent experience of working within the fields of Emergency Planning and Business Continuity
For more information or for an informal discussion please contact Mike Lewis, Head of Emergency Management on 07429 537725 or lewism@ealing.gov.uk
This role is deemed customer facing and as such you must have a command of spoken English which is sufficient to enable you to effectively perform the role. This requirement relates to Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.
This post is subject to Ealing’s enhanced vetting process.
