Resilience Officer

Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall LE3 8RA

Salary: £35,451 – £39,165 per annum (pro rata for part time) (pay award pending) + standby allowance when on-call

Working Hours: 37hrs per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: Friday 4th September 2026

Interview Date(s): Thursday 17th and Friday 18th September 2026

Join the LLR Local Authority Resilience Partnership and help strengthen community resilience across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. You will work with local authorities, partner organisations and communities to improve preparedness, build resilience capacity and support effective planning for a range of risks and emergencies.

About the Role

Are you interested in helping communities and organisations become better prepared for emergencies and disruption?

Leicestershire County Council is looking for a Resilience Officer to join the LLR Local Authority Resilience Partnership. The role will help strengthen community resilience across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland by supporting local authorities, partner organisations and communities to understand risks, develop practical plans and build their own resilience capacity.

You will work with a range of organisations to support emergency planning, business continuity, training, exercising and lessons learning. You will help partners prepare for risks such as severe weather, flooding, animal disease and pandemic flu, with a focus on improving readiness before incidents occur.

Incident response is part of the role through the Resilience Partnership Duty Officer rota, but the main focus is on preparedness, partnership working and building long-term resilience across organisations and communities.

As part of this role, you will be required to join the Resilience Partnership Duty Officer rota, which involves being on call for around 6 to 7 weeks each year.

About You

To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• Degree or diploma in emergency planning, resilience, disaster management, community safety, public service, business continuity, or demonstrable relevant experience.
• Experience of developing, reviewing or supporting emergency, contingency, resilience or business continuity plans.
• Experience of working with communities, voluntary sector groups, public sector partners or other organisations to improve preparedness and resilience.
• Ability to build relationships with a range of organisations and support them to achieve shared objectives.
• Experience of developing or delivering training, briefings, workshops or exercise materials.
• Ability to communicate clearly with different audiences, including professional partners, community groups and elected members.
• Ability to support organisations to understand risk and improve their own resilience arrangements.
• Ability to work flexibly, solve problems and respond to changing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to produce clear written work.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents.  You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Tim Herbert - Senior Resilience Officer

Telephone: 07805 300307

Email: tim.herbert@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support. 

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
Working for Us