Business Continuity and Emergency Planning Officer

Seconded to the East Sussex Resilience and Emergencies Partnership (ESREP), this role helps the Service meet its emergency planning and business continuity duties under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. The work covers running business continuity tests, updating plans and responding to incidents. Set at 30 hours a week with an out-of-hours standby commitment, it involves travel across Sussex and Brighton & Hove.

Applicants need a degree or considerable working knowledge of the Act and the Sussex Resilience Forum, plus a full driving licence.

• Respond to incidents and events that need emergency planning support, including out-of-hours on-call as part of the ESREP team
• Organise and deliver business continuity tests and exercises
• Update and improve contingency and emergency plans using national and local learning
• Help the Service meet its emergency planning and business continuity duties under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004
• Report to the Assistant Director Risk Reduction for Service business continuity and emergency planning work
• Carry out work for the Partnership in a small team where the remit requires it
• Improve how information on civil contingencies reaches all staff, including through the intranet
• Travel across East Sussex and Brighton & Hove, and attend occasional meetings in the South East region and nationally
• Attend identified emergency planning courses

• Degree-level education, or considerable working knowledge of the Civil Contingencies Act and the Sussex Resilience Forum

• Experience of emergency planning and business continuity

• Good understanding of emergency planning and business continuity
• Knowledge of the Local Resilience Forum
• Good communication skills with a customer service attitude
• Able to use initiative, prioritise and organise own workload

• Full UK or EU driving licence
• DBS check at minimum standard level, or Police vetting for roles based at Lewes headquarters

• Additional annual payment of £1,421 for out-of-hours on-call duty
• Support within a friendly working environment
• Possible flexibility on working hours, subject to agreement