Emergency planning/management officer : Employers and vacancy sources

Key public bodies require the support of emergency planning officers to ensure that they plan for and respond swiftly and effectively to all kinds of emergency situations. Such public bodies include:

• local authorities;
• the police;
• the fire service;
• The National Health Service (NHS)
• government organisations, such as the Environment Agency (EA)

On the commercial side, consultancies offer specialist risk management and business continuity management services to small businesses, government, utilities companies, private sector developers and regional development agencies. Employers range from small, specialist consultancies to large multinationals, offering business continuity as part of a package of services.

Increasingly, private companies are taking on business continuity specialists to protect their operations in the event of an emergency, particularly within the financial services. As with consultancy work, these roles usually require a good level of experience in the field and a business continuity qualification.

Sources of vacancies

• Search graduate jobs on this site.
• Local Government Jobs
• Emergency Planning Society (EPS)
• Business Continuity Institute - business continuity and commercial disaster recovery vacancies.
• The Guardian
• NHS Jobs
• Individual council websites (see Find Your Local Authority ).

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