Resilience Officer

Description

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) are seeking a motivated and dedicated individual to support the delivery of high-quality resilience functions within the Local Resilience Forum (LRF).

Resilience Officer

Arnold, Nottingham

37 hours per week, permanent position Grade 6: £39,152 - £42,839 + On-Call allowance of £4,822 p.a.

Please Note: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK

Working alongside the LRF Team Manager, you will help develop, support, coordinate and deliver LRF business, policies and strategies, supporting their implementation in liaison with all LRF partner agencies. You will contribute to the delivery of the LRF Secretariat, supporting the effective and sustainable delivery of the Local Resilience Forum in line with the Civil Contingencies Act (2004), associated regulations and guidance.

As part of the Secretariat team, you will draw on knowledge of emergency planning-related legislation, existing and emerging requirements, and the NFRS Core Code of Ethics. As the employer of the LRF Secretariat, NFRS expects all employees to work in line with the Core Code of Ethics, Service Values and behavioural framework.

The Role

• Deliver high-quality LRF support to the LRF Executive and LRF Working Groups, including supporting the delivery, recording and actioning of meetings.

• Prepare, deliver, validate and review plans.

• Prepare, deliver and review multi-agency emergency response and recovery exercises.

• Proactively develop systems and processes to ensure best practice at all times.

• Set and maintain excellent standards of conduct and delivery.

• Ensure effective, timely and accurate communication with stakeholders.

• Develop and facilitate training and learning for LRF partners.

• Undertake, record, share and track learning from incidents and occurrences locally and nationally.

• Prepare and update delivery action plans to ensure delivery against key performance indicators.

• Support key projects to improve internal systems and processes and/or build resilience, including performance management, operational capability, strategic planning (including budget), stakeholder engagement, administration, LRF reform and innovation, and wider regional/national/international coordination.

• Represent the LRF in meetings and presentations as required by the LRF Team Manager.

• Collate, analyse and report data and performance to ensure timely and accurate information sharing and decision-making.

• Maintain and develop effective relationships with internal and external partners across the LRF.

• Provide availability for an on-call rota to assist LRF agencies during response and recovery.

• Be trained and maintain competence as a multi-agency loggist and maintain logs during exercises and real-time incidents.

• Ensure sustainable processes are in place to support LRF agencies during incident response, including supporting TCG, SCG and RCG Chairs when required.

• Undertake any other duties reasonably regarded as within the nature and grade of the post.

About You:

• Knowledge of the Civil Contingencies Act (2004), emergency planning legislation or resilience-related practice is desirable.

• Experience in multi-agency working, coordination or partnership environments is advantageous.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Competence in Microsoft Office applications and the ability to collate, analyse and report information accurately.

• A strong awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion.

• Ability to travel within Nottinghamshire (reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled candidates).

• Availability to participate in an on-call rota.

General Duties:

• Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others affected by your work.

• Co-operate with NFRS to comply with health and safety legislation and work safely as instructed.

• Wear personal protective equipment as required.

• Take proper care in handling and safeguarding equipment, vehicles or appliances used in the performance of duties.

• Uphold NFRS’s Fairness at Work and Equal Opportunities policies.

• Promote and deliver fair services responsive to all service users.

• Adhere to the standards of the NFRS Code of Conduct.

• Undertake training and Continuous Professional Development as appropriate.

• Comply with IT security measures and data protection principles.

• Act in accordance with the Fire and Rescue Service Core Code of Ethics and the NFRS Behavioural Framework.

Why NFRS?

• Agile Working – Flexibility to mix office and home working to support work–life balance.

• Flexibility – Family-friendly policies and consideration of alternative working patterns.

• Annual Leave – 26 days plus bank holidays and a Christmas concessionary day.

• Health & Wellbeing – Access to Bupa membership, a dedicated Occupational Health team, and wellbeing support.

• On-site gym facilities.

• Blue Light Card discounts.

• Development opportunities through formal and informal learning.

• Pension – Access to a public service defined benefit pension scheme.

If you feel you have the skills and experience and want to play an integral part in keeping Nottinghamshire communities safe, then we would love to hear from you!

How to apply for the role:

If you have the skills and experience required for this position, click “apply” today and you will be directed to the company website where you will be able to submit an application form.

Closing date: Sunday 11th January 2026.

Interview dates: W/C 16th January 2026.

NFRS are proud to be an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer and are committed to increasing workforce diversity. They welcome applications from all parts of the community, particularly those currently under-represented.

They are also recognised as a Gold employer for their Armed Forces Covenant commitments.

NFRS is committed to safeguarding and operates a safer recruitment process. The successful candidate will be subject to a Standard DBS check and Police Vetting. Applicants must have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years to be eligible for Police Vetting.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted in place of application forms.

You must be authorised to work in the UK. No agencies please.

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