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Local authorities must plan for and respond to situations which could disrupt the delivery of vital public services. We need to be prepared, be resilient and be capable of dealing effectively with any situations which arise.
Our joint Civil Contingencies Service (CCS) is the first of its kind in Scotland, providing services on behalf of East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, West Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire councils.
As an Assistant Civil Contingencies Officer, you will have a genuine interest in supporting local communities and businesses, looking to promote a holistic approach to resilience across the whole area and be involved in the development and delivery of statutory civil contingencies and resilience arrangements across and within four local authorities. You will provide support to the service, assisting in the delivery of training and exercise events, conducting research, and writing reports on a number of key areas including building community resilience, improving incident management arrangements and standard operating procedures also
You will be expected to liaise with other local authorities; key emergency responders including the Police, the Fire and Rescue Service and health authorities as well as specialist multi-agency bodies such as the West of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership.
It is essential that you have the ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles of risk assessment and business continuity management processes, experience in research, data handling, analysis and presentation of findings aswell as the ability to carry out independent investigation and research to present complex issues clearly and simply.
You must have effective interpersonal and communication skills, self-organisational skills and an ability to deliver to demanding deadlines whilst working as part of a team.
The ability to prepare and deliver presentations, think creatively and use discretion in handling sensitive information is also essential
It is desirable that you are Resilient and maintain 'can do' attitude in pressurised situations and an awareness of local authority, emergency services and other agencies structures and cultures.
If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit www.disclosurescotland.co.uk