Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Permanent Full Time, Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) Officer to join Southampton City Council in the Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Team.

About the role:

We are looking for a highly skilled, adaptable, and motivated professional to join our successful team at a challenging time as we deliver our core legal responsibilities on behalf of Southampton City Council and Portsmouth City Council.

About the team:

You will be joining a highly regarded team of experienced and innovative officers who are focussed on providing an exceptional level of service to our communities and partner agencies.

You will be well-versed in partnership working within a local resilience forum and health resilience partnerships, and with the legislative framework for UK emergency preparedness, response and recovery. Practical experience of delivering high-quality work in this field for a local authority or other Civil Contingencies Act responder is essential.

About you:

You will be educated to degree level in a relevant or related subject (or have equivalent knowledge gained from EPRR professional experience) and possess the skills to lead on large areas of work within our ambitious work programme.

The ability to remain focused and interact effectively in stressful emergency response environments, sometimes for long and unsociable hours, is essential.

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic individual seeking to make an impact and develop their career within an outstanding team. If you believe you have the necessary background, experience, and skills, we would love to hear from you.

Additional information:

For more details, please view the job specification .

We offer a range of benefits including:

• A generous local government pension scheme.
• Flexible working options (role dependent), including up to 13 days of Flexi Leave.
• Hybrid working arrangements (role dependent).
• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), plus bank holidays.
• Online benefits such as salary sacrifice schemes, discounts, and more.
• Great local transport links.
• Employee assistance program supporting health and wellbeing.

For more information on our benefits, please visit: Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk) .

Contact and interview details:

For informal discussions, contact Eleanor Gormley (Senior EPRR Officer) at or .

Interviews are scheduled for 2nd June 2025.

Recruitment contact: or Tel: .

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