London Resilience Officer

Salary: £48,427 per annum + £8,986 annual on-call allowance

Contract details:
On Call rota, and willing to undergo SC vetting.

Interview date: w/c 9 Nov 2026

Strategy and Communications sits at the centre of the organisation, bringing together several teams with organisation-wide remits and mutual collaboration opportunities. The work of the directorate’s teams includes delivery of major events, designing and leading public affairs or marketing campaigns, providing data, evidence and analysis, leading cross‑organisational programmes, to making sure we plan for and can respond to emerging events or emergencies in our city.

Working with over 170 organisations the London Resilience Unit delivers and coordinates resilience services across the capital on behalf of the Mayor of London and Local Authorities.

London Resilience Unit supports the work of London's key agencies in assessing risks, working to reduce the likelihood or impact of those risks and, where risk can't be eliminated, preparing arrangements to respond, recover and learn from emergencies.

In this exciting and impactful role, you’ll work at the heart of London’s resilience efforts, collaborating with key stakeholders across the London Resilience Partnership (involving over 170 organisations), to ensure the city is ready to respond to and recover from emerging risks.

You’ll play a key role in supporting work on the localising of national risks and planning assumptions to shape multi‑agency emergency plans that reflect London’s unique risk landscape. You will also support exercises to test those plans and London’s preparedness as well as capturing lessons from exercises and real incidents, working with partners to embed meaningful change. Your work will also contribute to governance and assurance processes, helping to maintain confidence that London is ready to respond effectively to any emergency.

You will also be part of the London Resilience Unit’s on‑call team, supporting multi‑agency strategic coordination in response to incidents in London. This will involve working unsociable hours from time to time and qualifies for an on‑call allowance payment.

In this role you will:

• Support the development and maintenance of multi‑agency plans, policies and procedures.
• Support work on specific policy areas which may include multi‑agency risk assessment, training, exercising, learning and improvement, and assurance of emergency response capabilities.
• Support the development, maintenance and implementation of policies and procedures for the emergency preparedness of the London Resilience Unit and the wider Partnership.
• Develop and prepare reports for multi‑agency audiences, based on research, consultation and analysis.
• Provide general support to the London Resilience Unit, both project support and secretarial work for meetings including drafting agendas, papers and writing minutes.
• Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, at all levels of seniority.
• Promote the work of the Partnership through the London resilience Unit and provide resilience advice
• Respond to emergencies as part of the London Resilience Unit’s response function (operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year), in support of the London Resilience Partnership’s, and London local authorities’ strategic coordination arrangements.

To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent research and analysis skills, and the ability to write detailed technical reports and presentations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to build strong working…