Senior Incident Management & Resilience Lead
Applied Resilience is seeking an experienced Senior Incident Management and Resilience Lead to join our senior delivery team.
This is a significant role at an important point in the development of both Applied Resilience and local government resilience. The successful candidate will lead key client relationships, deliver complex resilience programmes, support incident management arrangements and help local authorities navigate major organisational change.
This is not a traditional emergency planning role.
It is a senior, client-facing delivery role for someone who can combine strategic advice, practical delivery and credible incident management experience.
About Applied Resilience
Applied Resilience is a specialist resilience organisation supporting local authorities, public sector partners and organisations responsible for delivering critical services to prepare for, respond to and recover from disruption.
Our work spans local government, strategic partnerships and a growing range of resilience programmes beyond the traditional public sector, providing our team with exposure to a wide variety of resilience challenges, environments and stakeholders.
We work across:
- Emergency planning
- Business continuity
- Incident management
- Organisational resilience
- Training and exercising
- Assurance and capability reviews
We work closely with senior leaders, resilience professionals, operational teams and multi-agency partners to help organisations strengthen their resilience in practical, proportionate and sustainable ways. Whilst we are ambitious about our future growth, we are equally committed to maintaining the collaborative, supportive and practical culture that has underpinned our success to date. We are a small team that values professionalism, trust, flexibility, teamwork and a willingness to help each other succeed.
We believe great resilience work is delivered by great people working together.
The Role
As Senior Incident Management and Resilience Lead, you will:
- Lead delivery for a portfolio of local authority and public sector clients.
- Build trusted relationships with Chief Executives, Directors, Heads of Service and resilience professionals.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and decision-makers.
- Provide expert support across emergency planning, business continuity, incident management and organisational resilience.
- Lead resilience projects, reviews, plans, procedures, training and exercises.
- Support clients during incidents and emergencies.
- Work within multi-agency arrangements, including Local Resilience Forums.
- Support organisations participating in Incident Management Teams, Tactical Coordination Groups and Strategic Coordination Groups.
- Help clients identify, embed and sustain improvements in resilience capability.
- Support organisational change and local government reorganisation programmes.
- Contribute to the continued development and growth of Applied Resilience.
What We Offer
This is an opportunity to join a growing organisation with a strong reputation, clear purpose and supportive culture.
We offer:
- Meaningful work with real public value.
- A starting salary between £55,000 - £65,000 depending on skills and experience.
- 28 days annual leave plus public holidays.
- Comprehensive private healthcare including dental cover.
- Fully flexible and hybrid working arrangements, recognising that travel to client sites across Surrey and beyond will be required at times.
- A high degree of autonomy and trust.
- Top-of-the-range ICT equipment and tools.
- Exposure to senior leaders across local government and the wider public sector.
- Involvement in major resilience and organisational change programmes.
- The opportunity to support live incidents and real-world challenges.
- A diverse portfolio of clients, sectors, projects and resilience disciplines, providing exceptional opportunities for professional development and career growth.
- Professional development and progression opportunities.
- A collaborative, experienced and supportive team environment.
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of our work, the successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment screening.
As a minimum, candidates must be able to successfully pass Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks.
The successful candidate must also be willing to undergo further security vetting where required by clients or projects, including but not limited to Security Check (SC) clearance.
How to Apply
To apply, please send the following to [email protected]
- Your CV, setting out your career history and relevant experience.
- A covering letter or supporting statement.
Your covering letter should tell us:
- Why you are interested in this role and in Applied Resilience.
- How your experience meets the essential experience and skills set out in this pack, with brief examples.
- Your relevant experience of incident management and of supporting senior leaders during disruption.
- Your current notice period and any limitations on your availability.
Closing date: 23:59 Friday 3 July 2026
Selection Process
- We will assess applications against the essential criteria set out in this pack.
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview.
- Interviews are expected to be held face to face in Surrey (exact location TBC).
- Full details of the interview, including any assessment or presentation task, will be confirmed in your invitation.
Interview date(s): 13th & 14th July 2026
We recognise that many of the strongest candidates may not be actively looking for a new role. If you would like an informal, confidential conversation before applying, please contact us at [email protected].
Pay: From £65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Private medical insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Reigate and Banstead District RH2
