Civil Protection and Business Continuity Officer - #136665

About The Job

Salary: £37,938 - £40,476 a year pro rata

Hours per week: 37

Contract type: Fixed term until March 2026

Are you ready for a role where your business continuity knowledge makes a real impact? This is an exciting opportunity to manage projects in a Civil Protection setting, working with multiple agencies to drive positive change.

Every day is different, and you'll play a key role in emergency planning, problem-solving, and ensuring essential services run smoothly. If you enjoy working with diverse teams, making strategic decisions, and thriving in a fast-paced environment, this could be the perfect fit.

Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.

About You

You're an experienced project manager with a background in Business Continuity or Civil Protection work. Skilled in multi-agency collaboration, you communicate effectively at all levels and know how to gain commitment from others.

Organised and adaptable, you handle multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and stay calm under pressure. You’re confident delivering presentations, writing clear reports, and using digital tools to support your work. With strong knowledge of business continuity, emergency planning and local government responsibilities, you’re ready to take on this challenge.

If you're looking for a rewarding role where you can truly make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English

About Us

Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough

Benefits

We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

• From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
• Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
• Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
• Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
• Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
• Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
• Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
• Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
• Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
• Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel
  
  

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