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Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness Role Family

Emergency & Recovery Planning Officer/Manager

Focuses on preparedness and multi-agency coordination by developing, testing, and enhancing emergency and resilience plans for effective crisis response. This role collaborates with stakeholders to ensure compliance with legislative requirements, leading risk assessments, response frameworks, and recovery planning.

Response Capability Development Officer/Coordinator

Trains and evaluates response capabilities by developing training programmes, scenario exercises, and simulations to improve effectiveness. This role identifies organisational gaps and implements lessons learned from incidents, working closely with emergency planners to bolster preparedness.

Community Preparedness & Resilience Engagement Officer/Coordinator

Enhances community emergency preparedness and response by increasing awareness and building local capacity. This role develops initiatives to help communities understand risks, engages with vulnerable groups for inclusive planning, and facilitates training and workshops to test community readiness, ensuring effective collaboration between responders and community entities.

Recovery Programme Coordinator/Manager

Leads the coordination of recovery programmes to support rebuilding efforts for individuals, communities, and businesses after emergencies. This role manages post-incident recovery efforts across economic, social, and environmental dimensions, ensuring that activities align with legislation and best practises while addressing the needs of affected populations.

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