Senior Resilience Advisor

Can you collaborate to strengthen resilience?Do you have the confidence to work independently?

Are you able to work with partners and balance competing demands?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

DfT is a high-profile department at the heart of UK government. We work with agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest to make journeys better.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at DfT

Please note that applicants must already hold existing Developed Vetting security clearance

The Department for Transport is recruiting a Senior Resilience Advisor to support delivery of the government’s Home Defence Programme. The role sits at the centre of national resilience and conflict planning, working across government and industry to ensure the transport sector can respond to major incidents and is prepared for any future conflict scenarios. You will work independently at pace, analysing risks, balancing competing priorities and shaping critical defence and resilience plans.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to

• Delivering the transport operational plan to support Defence Strategic Base Outload planning.
• Supporting the delivery of dual civilian-military use of transport infrastructure.
• Supporting the delivery of all relevant DfT Home Defence response and recovery plans.
• Supporting the Department’s legal contribution to upcoming legislation.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile which is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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