The Role
Post: London Resilience Support Officer
Salary: £36,332 per annum plus on-call allowance of £2,664
Grade: FRS D
Salary range: £ 36,332 - £41,597 per annum
Contract type: Permanent and Fixed Term
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Tuesday 05 April 2022 at 16:00 GMT
Two opportunities have arisen within the London Resilience Group (LRG) for a full time permanent, and a fixed term until 28/03/2023 London Resilience Support Officers. We are looking for talented and dynamic professionals to join our team in key roles supporting resilience in London.
LRG coordinates and supports the work of the London Resilience Partnership (http://www.londonprepared.gov.uk/) to prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The Partnership aims to enable London to be a resilient city. LRG is jointly funded and governed by the Greater London Authority, London Local Authorities and the London Fire Commissioner. We are hosted by the London Fire Brigade.
In this role you will work with a wide range of stakeholders including the emergency services, central, London and local government, the health sector, the Environment Agency, business, transport, utilities, voluntary and faith sectors. You will work on diverse policy areas including risk assessment, enhancing resilience through prevention and adaptation, preparing, responding, and recovering from emergencies, and helping Londoners to be prepared. You will also assist with the coordination and secretariat of Partnership forums, workshops, training and exercise events.
To succeed in this role you will need knowledge of contingency planning and integrated emergency management. You should have a thorough understanding of the Civil Contingencies Act (2004), the role of the London Resilience Partnership, and London local authorities. You will have experience of administration, planning and supporting the delivery of training and exercises. You will offer excellent analytical and organisational skills to solve problems and to manage your work against competing priorities. You will also have strong communication and interpersonal skills in order to convey complex information clearly, and build effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels of seniority.
The London Resilience Group performs an emergency response function 24 hours a day, 365 day a year, in support of the London Resilience Partnership’s strategic coordination arrangements, and London local authorities’ strategic coordination arrangements. You will be required to participate in an on-call rota (usually one week in four), associated training and exercising, and to respond to emergencies when they occur. An on-call allowance of £2,664 per annum applies.
We offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic team, with strong prospects for development and promotion, at the forefront of enabling London to be a resilient city. As part of the London Fire Brigade, our purpose is to be trusted to serve and protect London. We aim to be a dynamic, forward-looking organisation of fully engaged people at the centre of the communities we serve, adapting to the needs of London.
Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.
To apply, please complete the online application, provide a cover letter clearly outlining the relevant experience, skills and knowledge you have to successfully perform this role (see the job description below) and upload a copy of your up-to-date CV.
Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted.
Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.
Assessment Overview
Stage 1
Online application, CV and a cover letter. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.
Stage 2
Assessment for this role is due to take place in late-April 2022. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.
Please note: Should you be shortlisted you may need to be able to conduct an interview over Microsoft Teams (a video conferencing service). You will be asked to provide relevant contact details for that to take place if shortlisted.
Additional Information
We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
Benefits of working for LFB
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physios
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £23 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.
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