Emergency Planning Officer - Guildford, United Kingdom - Surrey Police

Surrey Police
Surrey Police
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Guildford, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Description

This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilst remaining two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.

Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.

Division / Department - Operations Command
Grade - Surrey Police Grade G / Sussex Police Grade 10
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - Surrey Police £30,486 - £36,026 / Sussex Police £32,772 - £35,982
Working Hours Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Surrey Police Headquarters, Guildford

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.

Chief Constables' Message

We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force.

It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.

We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference.

If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.
Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner

The Role & Key Responsibilities


1 Assess national and local risks via the Local Resilience Forums in Surrey and Sussex and use this to inform contingency planning for both internal police emergency plans and planning for the Local Resilience Forums.


2 Act as a conduit into the Local Resilience Forums in Surrey and Sussex to provide contact and liaison with partner agencies to plan for an effective multi-agency response to any incident.


3 Chair Resilience Forum workstream meetings to provide risk-based guidance and direction for multi-agency planning and exercising to prepare for an effective multi-agency response to a major incident.

4 Deliver major incident awareness sessions to a number of internal training courses as required.


5 Plan for and assist with delivery of multi-agency training and exercising through the Surrey and Sussex Local Resilience Forums.


6 Develop and update Surrey and Sussex force emergency and contingency plans, including counter terrorism plans where applicable, in line with identified national and local risks.

Liaise with key stakeholders including divisional command, force departments and key partner agencies. Ensure uniformity and consistency of plans across the Surrey and Sussex area.


7 To maintain and administer the Surrey and Sussex emergency planning pages of the operations command intranet site and SharePoint libraries, ensuring key staff have access to all relevant documents to deal with major/complex incidents or civil emergencies.


8 Take on the role of initial chair for any Surrey and Sussex multi-agency Tactical Advisory Group meeting and act as an Emergency Planning Tactical Advisor to both strategic and tactical commanders during major incidents.


9 Provide a horizon scanning function to identify potential upcoming risks and share internally with Surrey and Sussex police commanders and Resilience Forum partners.


10 Manage and maintain the Surrey and Sussex Force Casualty Bureau function to meet the forces legal obligation as part of the DVI process.

Attend regional and national meetings/CPD as and when required.

11 To be part of the 24 hour on call Emergency Planning response capability across Surrey & Sussex force areas.

This includes managing the Sussex Resilience Form response to a major incident out of hours.

12 Plan for and when required, facilitate the set-up of a Tactical Coordinating Centre (TCC) and / or Strategic Coordinating Centre (SCC) in Surrey and / or Sussex.

13 Maintain and exercise the Emergency Planning Business Continuity plan.


14 To undertake such other duties appropriate to the grade and character of work as may reasonably be required, including the specific duties of a similar or lower graded post.

Skills & Experience

Qualification in Emergency Planning or Disaster Management, or relevant emergency planning experience.

Experience in partnership working Understanding of the CCA

Experience in writing and exercising contingency plans

Driving license with access to a vehicle

Good IT Skills and understand and working knowledge Microsoft software/ Teams /SharePoint and Skype

Working knowledge of Business Continuity

Why Work With Us?

  • Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We're invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexitime and home working.
  • We take pride in looking after our people an
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