Location
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

Hours
Full Time - 36 hours per week

Salary
£48,519 per annum

About the Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Officer to join our Emergency Management and Response Service at the London Borough of Hillingdon. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in protecting our residents, staff, and essential services by ensuring the Council is well-prepared to respond to and recover from disruptive incidents.

Key responsibilities include leading the day-to-day delivery of the Council’s business continuity programme, supporting services to develop, review, and test continuity plans that meet statutory and organisational requirements. You will support the development and maintenance of emergency response arrangements for a range of major incident scenarios and contribute to the planning and delivery of training sessions and exercises to strengthen organisational resilience.

Additionally, you will provide advice and guidance during live incidents, supporting the Council’s emergency response and recovery efforts. The role requires working collaboratively across Council departments, with external agencies, and as part of the wider London resilience network.

This is a varied and rewarding position where no two days are the same. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful work that helps safeguard our borough while building your skills in a high-profile and evolving area of public service. If you're ready to make a real impact and develop your career in emergency planning and business continuity, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits
We value our employees and are committed to ensuring they enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding career with us. Benefits include flexible working hours, a 36-hour workweek for full-time staff, generous holiday entitlement increasing with length of service, and discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools across the borough.

Additional benefits include salary sacrifice schemes for cycle purchase, electric vehicle leasing, and additional voluntary pension contributions, a cycle to work scheme with bicycle parking, lockers and showers at the Civic Centre, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and Credit Union membership, Perkbox benefits offering various discounts, mental health support and counselling services, travel support including season ticket loans and free car parking, and trade union membership options.

We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and able to contribute meaningfully to our organisation's success.

Experience
Experience in emergency planning, business continuity, or a related discipline would be beneficial but is not essential. We welcome applications from those looking to grow their expertise in this field.

About you
You will be highly organised and detail-oriented, confident working independently and in cross-functional teams, comfortable engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, passionate about public safety and organisational resilience, and adaptable to respond effectively in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.

Qualifications
There are no specific qualification requirements stated for this role, but relevant experience or a willingness to develop expertise in emergency planning and business continuity is important.