Greater London Authority · London
This is a live UK-based role at Greater London Authority, a UK Skilled Worker sponsor tracked by Sponsorly AI against the Home Office register. Posted 24 September 2026. Listed as open until 29 October 2026.
Key information Organisation: Greater London Authority Job title: London Resilience Officer Salary: £48,427 per annum + £8,986 annual on-call allowance Grade: 7 Contract type: Permanent Team: London Resilience Unit Directorate: Strategy and Communications Contract details: Permanent, Full Time, On Call rota, and willing to undergo SC vetting. Interview date: w/c 9 Nov 2026 Location: Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ Application closing date: Thursday 8 October 2026 at 23:59:00 Job Description Strategy and Communications Strategy and Communications sits at the centre of the organisation, bringing together several teams with organisation-wide remits and mutual collaboration opportunities. The work of the directorate’s teams includes delivery of major events, designing and leading public affairs or marketing campaigns, providing data, evidence and analysis, leading cross-organisational programmes, to making sure we plan for and can respond to emerging events or emergencies in our city. About the team Working with over 170 organisations the London Resilience Unit delivers and coordinates resilience services across the capital on behalf of the Mayor of London and Local Authorities. London Resilience Unit supports the work of London's key agencies in assessing risks, working to reduce the likelihood or impact of those risks and, where risk can't be eliminated, preparing arrangements to respond, recover and learn from emergencies. About the role In this exciting and impactful role, you’ll work at the heart of London’s resilience efforts, collaborating with key stakeholders across the London Resilience Partnership (involving over 170 organisations), to ensure the city is ready to respond to and recover from emerging risks. You’ll play a key role in supporting work on the localising of national risks and planning assumptions to shape multi-agency emergency plans that reflect London’s unique risk landscape. You will also support exercises to test those plans and London’s preparedness as well as capturing lessons from exercises and real incidents, working with partners to embed meaningful change. Your work will also contribute to governance and assurance processes, helping to maintain confidence that London is ready to respond effectively to any emergency. You will also be part of the London Resilience Unit’s on-call team, supporting multi-agency strategic coordination in response to incidents in London. This will involve working unsociable hours from time to time and qualifies for an on-call allowance payment. What your day will look like In this role you will: Support the development and maintenance of multi-agency plans, policies and procedures. Support work on specific policy areas which may include multi-agency risk assessment, training, exercising, learning and improvement, and assurance of emergency response capabilities. Support the development, maintenance and implementation of policies and procedure…
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