Business Continuity and Risk Officer
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Salary: £36,363 - £39,862 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time
Advert End Date: 06/02/2026 22:59
Hours Per Week: 37
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Business Continuity and Risk Officer to join our team. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic individual who is confident in dealing with multiple stakeholders across diverse operating contexts and locations in Newcastle.
You will have a clear understanding of Business Continuity Management and be able to use your skills and knowledge to coordinate and manage our business impact assessments, business continuity plans, and our management systems.
We are looking for someone who will be confident when managing crisis and continue to improve and develop our Crisis Management skills and procedures. Ideally you will have some understanding of operational risk management and compliance including completion of risk registers, although this is something we can develop in you.
This is a pivotal role in preparing our colleagues in Adult Social Care & Integrated Services and Children’s, Education and Skills as well as Newcastle Schools for disruptive events and in dealing with emergency situations.
You will be working in a team which supports leadership teams to identify and prepare for the threats to our critical services.
You will be actively supporting our schools in Newcastle to respond and recover from crises and disruptive incidents impacting on our people, operations, assets and reputation across Newcastle through the implementation of effective crisis management and business continuity.
What we are looking for:
* Knowledge and experience of Business Continuity and Resilience processes and planning.
* Knowledge and experience of responding to incidents and identifying/ mitigating risk issues and managing compliance.
* Able to translate Risk Management into practice that can be easily understood at all levels of the organisation.
* Able to assume a co-ordination role in incidents.
* Able to respond to emergencies working outside of office hours, including weekends and being part of an ‘on-call’ rota.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills, both oral and written including appropriate challenge and negotiation with senior managers.
* Management and delivery of on-going crisis and business continuity management programmes across the organisation.
* Provide subject matter knowledge and support to our network of schools in preparing associated policies, plans and procedures.
* Deliver business continuity awareness raising, training and exercising to the organisation and to schools.
* Support the organisation during live incidents and crises.
* Work alongside the Corporate Resilience Team and within the wider risk function to promote a risk management culture.
* Experience of working in a Social Care or Education function for more than two years would be beneficial.
* You will be agile working from home and from Newcastle Civic Centre. You will be provided with a laptop and other essential equipment. There will be opportunities to meet colleagues on a regular basis.
Working for Newcastle City Council what is in it for you?
* A competitive basic Salary
* Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme
* Flexible hours through the Council Flexi Scheme
* The opportunity to buy extra leave
* Cycle2work scheme
* Access to a salary sacrifice home electronics scheme.
* Opportunities for additional hours and overtime
* Preferential access to job opportunities internally prior to them being advertised externally
* Full support package including access to the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
* Full training
* Countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career
Our purpose is to support you and help you to achieve your best
To Apply
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