Events and Emergency Planning Administrator - Birmingham, United Kingdom - West Midlands Combined Authority

West Midlands Combined Authority

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Permanent | £26,869 - £31,113 per annum + benefits

Permanent

Hours of Work: 36.5 per week

Reference number:
WMCA00919

Salary:
£26,869 - £31,113 per annum

Closes:
Fri 24 Feb 2023

The role will work in collaboration with Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) colleagues and external stakeholders on all areas of events and emergency planning.

This role will assist the Events and Emergency Planning Lead, in maintaining and developing existing plans and progressing event planning across the region.

The role will be situated within the Regional Transport Coordination Centre (RTCC) and support the coordination and liaison with all transport networks in the West Midlands area, working in collaboration with the seven metropolitan local highways authorities, emergency services, transport operators, Network Rail and National Highways during an incident.

In addition, the post holder will proactively support the TfWM response to the adverse impacts from activities on the networks, which cause delays and provide effective responses to support partner organisations in their responsibilities for improving congestion and keeping the networks moving.

What you will be doing

Help identify training needs and requirements of key personnel within the organisation
Represent TfWM professionally at forums that pertain to emergency planning and event planning
Collate information pertinent to the delivery of an event within the region
Ensure the Regional Transport Coordination Centre are fully briefed and supported with appropriate and proportionate documents that will aid the region's transport response
Work closely with the TfWM Data Insight Service team to review all transport network performance, working closely with other TfWMmodes to proactively plan improvements
Own and maintain a portfolio of event and emergency planning contacts to ensure regular stakeholder engagement
Assist with the coordination and implementation of a consistent approach and mechanisms to logging event information and the associated transport implications
Collaborate and coordinate the administration of event day Operational Orders which will outline the transport response to major events and other activities across the region
Assist the process and consolidate event, engineering, disruption information into a single transport focused event calendar for the West Midlands, ensuring RTCC overview and allocation

About you

Experience of working with multiple stakeholders both internal and external
Understanding of the regions transport network and stakeholders
Administrative and organisational skills in order to appropriately log information and ensure it is effectively communicated
Prepared to undergo a degree that pertains to event management or emergency planning

About us*WMCA is committed to a better connected, more prosperous, fairer, greener and healthier region. This is our vision.

We will achieve our vision through living our values which are central to how we work and interact with our wider partners and stakeholders.

We're a partnership organisation. Our people feel valued and respected, have a can-do attitude and are innovators.

We try new ways of doing things, we aren't afraid to fail, learn from what went wrong and try again.

Our people are empowered to be creative and explore and innovate.

We are a "Leaders in Diversity" accredited organisation, are in the Inclusive Top 50 Employers List and are one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we have made a positive commitment to interviewing all applicants with a disability who meet the essential role criteria.

We are committed to building a team of people with varied backgrounds and experiences as we recognise that this will only benefit us as an employer, the more inclusive we are the better our work will be.

As an organisation, we will continue to adapt and develop to the opportunities and challenges ahead.

We will continue to transform ourselves and our organisation into the best we can be, underpinned by our values and behaviours and everyone contributes towards achieving our vision.

Furthermore, wherever possible we will offer flexible working options which assist work-life balance.

We are very happy to discuss a flexible working pattern that suits your needs, so please do not let that be a barrier to applying.

If your values align with ours and you're committed to working towards creating a future we can all be proud of, we want to hear from you.

You will be asked to upload an
up-to-date CV and a
supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria for the role for which you are applying.)

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Location
16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3SD. Hybrid working conditions are currently in place which means working remotely and coming to the office when required. Occasional site visits will be required.

Job Type:
Permanent

Salary:
£26,869.00-£31,113