Emergency Management Officer Duties & Responsibilities
The role and function of an Emergency Management Officer includes the following duties and responsibilities:
- Coordinate disaster response and crisis management activities
- Responding to emergencies, such as natural disasters, and assessing the situation and level of response required;
- Communicating with emergency services and other bodies in the event of an emergency;
- Analysing and planning for potential risks, such as outbreaks of infections or disease, technical failure of electricity networks, major gas leaks and severe weather conditions;
- Acting as duty officer as part of a 24-hour duty system, responding to emergency situations as they arise;
- Raising awareness of public safety issues through attending events, developing information and delivering special projects;
- Liaising with the police, fire services, and the army;
- Supporting the recovery of local communities to their pre-incident state;
- Delivering safety training to staff in local authorities, businesses, voluntary agencies and other organisations;
- Writing and implementing safety development plans and reports;
- Providing advice and consultancy to businesses to ensure that they can carry on functioning in the event of an emergency;
- Preparing and conducting safety exercises;
- Developing new policies and procedures in response to government legislation.
- Giving presentations on a wide range of topics at conferences and other events;
- Working with a range of agencies to ensure that normal support for local communities continues in the event of an emergency;
- Helping to coordinate the response of all non-emergency service organisations;
- Completing risk assessments for a diverse range of sites, such as chemical factories, nuclear factories, city centres and major sporting venues;
Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Emergency Management Officer duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Emergency Management Officer roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.
