Principal Emergency Planning Officer - Huntingdon, United Kingdom - Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambridgeshire County Council
Cambridgeshire County Council
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Huntingdon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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About the role

As our Principal Emergency Planning Officer you will join a small corporate team, planning and preparing to ensure that the County Council can respond effectively to major emergencies and business disruptions, discharging it's functions under the Civil Contingencies Act.

You will work with a range of partners to plan, prepare and practice how we will respond.


In the event of an incident occurring you will play a vital operational role leading aspects of the response, supporting the management of the incident, and enabling recovery and restoration following the event.

What will you be doing?
The Principal Emergency Planning Officer will

  • Deputise for the Head of Emergency Planning as required
  • Support the Director of Strategy and Partnerships and Head of Emergency Planning to deliver the emergency planning agenda
  • Provide oversight and guidance in project management and delivery
  • Support and develop the team and it's operational processes
  • Provide professional direction and advice across the organisation
About you
To fill this role you will
- be keen to contribute and oversee the operation of the team
- be confident and happy to show initiative and leadership
- be flexible and innovative in developing ways of working
- provide positive leadership in a small but talented team
- be happy to work under pressure
- enjoy working with a vast array of internal and external partners

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.


Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered.

We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.


Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:

  • Flexible working
  • Flexible Bank Holidays
  • A comprehensive wellbeing package
  • Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
  • A comprehensive pension scheme
  • IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
  • Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
  • An employee recognition scheme
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