NLRF Community Societal Resilience Coordinator

Salary Band 9, £41,133 - £47,712

Location: Agile, Newcastle and homeworking

Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, secondment / fixed term for 3 years

Working for Northumbria Local Resilience Forum

Join Us in Shaping a Safer, Stronger Northumbria LRF

At the heart of the Northumbria Local Resilience Forum (LRF) is a powerful mission: to protect and empower our communities by making Northumbria a safer, more resilient place to live, work, and visit.

We bring together a diverse partnership of emergency responders, local authorities, health organisations, environmental and maritime services, voluntary agencies, and utility providers—all working side by side under the Civil Contingencies Act (2004).

Our strength lies in collaboration. Together, we plan, prepare, and act to tackle emergencies, major incidents, and critical challenges that affect our region. From risk assessment to community recovery, we ensure robust arrangements are in place across planning, response, and recovery.

Whether it’s creating comprehensive emergency plans, coordinating response strategies, or keeping the public informed and supported during crises, the LRF offers a dynamic and meaningful space to make a real impact.

If you’re passionate about public service, thrive in a fast-moving environment, and want to contribute to something truly worthwhile—this is where you belong.

The role

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Northumbria Local Resilience Forum function as an NLRF Community Societal Resilience Coordinator.

As part of the Northumbria Local Resilience Forum (LRF), this role involves providing technical advice and supporting the development of resilience strategies across the region. It includes adopting project management principles and working collaboratively with various governance groups - such as the Strategic Board, Tactical Business Management Group, and Task and Finish Group Chairs - to drive improvements and deliver effective outcomes.

The role also serves as a key point of contact for partners at local, regional, and national levels, fostering strong multi-agency relationships. It supports the partnership in shaping future whole-of-society resilience approaches and ensures preparedness for incidents requiring a coordinated multi-agency response. This includes planning and maintaining readiness within available resources to effectively manage emergencies that could significantly impact the communities of Northumbria.

What you’ll do

Serve as a key point of contact, providing technical guidance and specialist advice to LRF governance groups and partners at all levels.
Support and coordinate the development and delivery of the LRF Work Programme, ensuring progress is tracked and reported effectively.
Analyse and present data to support planning and create Community Impact Assessments, enhancing community resilience.
Coordinate operational planning and activities, ensuring alignment with best practices and compliance with relevant guidance.
Lead consultation efforts to inform plan development and drive improvements in policy and legislation.
Participate in standing groups and manage projects using national best practices, identifying opportunities for improvement and risk mitigation.

Sound interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please view the job description

What you’ll bring

Degree-educated or with equivalent experience, you will have a strong knowledge of EPRR, the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, GB Resilience Framework, and national risk and counter-terrorism standards. You will be skilled in contingency planning, multi-agency collaboration, risk assessment, and project management, with a commitment to ongoing professional development.
Strong planning and organisational skills Ability to converse and interact with both Senior Management and workforce personnel of multiple organisations.
Previous experience in Projects.
You will Demonstrate strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively and perform well under pressure. Builds strong working relationships and consistently meets deadlines through a pragmatic and focused approach.
You will demonstrate a positive, respectful, and collaborative approach, actively listening and valuing the contributions of others. Equally effective working independently or within a team, with the ability to manage workload unsupervised. Maintains a calm, adaptable, and common-sense attitude under pressure, showing flexibility and initiative in dynamic environments.
Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills.

We know it's important for you to feel that you're not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.

Interested to learn more? For further information about the role please contact John Heckels, NLRF Manager by email for John Heckels john.heckels@northumbria.police.uk

Just so you know

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a NLRF Community Societal Resilience Coordinator with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.

The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview and presentation. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.

We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.

If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.

Use of AI in Applications: At Northumbria Police, we embrace innovative technologies to enhance our recruitment process. We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While AI can be a valuable resource, we encourage applicants to ensure their submissions accurately reflect their personal qualifications, experiences, and skills. Our selection process includes thorough evaluations to verify the authenticity and suitability of all applications. We value genuine and thoughtful responses that showcase your unique strengths and perspectives.

If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Management Vetting (MV)/ Security Clearance (SC) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 5 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.

Terms of appointment

This is a fixed term / secondment role subject to a six-month probationary period.

If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.

Please note if you are interested in applying for this secondment opportunity, please discuss this with your Line Manager and gain agreement prior to applying. 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.