Our Roles
Within County Durham and Darlington Local Resilience Forum, our core team has five members who all play a vital role in preparing for emergencies. Our main focus is to collaborate with others and ensure we are prepared for multi-agency emergencies. Each role plays an important part in our team. Below includes a brief overview of what is covered in our remit.
Local Resilience Forum Manager 👤
The LRF Manager leads and manages the LRF core team, overseeing the delivery of the LRF Strategy and Business Priorities to ensure objectives are effectively achieved. Working closely with the LRF Chair and Tactical Business Group Chair, the role helps set strategic goals, prioritise activities and coordinate workloads across the team and wider partnership. The LRF Manager is responsible for chairing and managing certain groups.
Local Resilience Forum Communities and Risk Officer 👤
The Communities and Risk Officer provides a dedicated Community Resilience function for the LRF, supporting the management and dissemination of County Durham and Darlington LRF risk information, including the Community Risk Register and responsibilities associated with the National Security Risk Assessment. The role supports the Chairs of the Community Resilience Group, Risk Group and Death Management Group, while also serving as Vice Chair of the Death Management Group and Chair of the North East Community Resilience Group meetings.
Local Resilience Forum Coordinator 👤
The LRF Coordinator is responsible for managing the Training and Exercising Group, Communications Group and Voluntary Emergency Liaison Group workstreams, and chairs the CDDLRF Resilience Direct Champions Group. The post delivers a dedicated training and exercising function for the LRF, supporting partner training needs and representing the LRF team at events.
Local Resilience Forum Business Support Officer 👤
The LRF Business Support Officer provides a dedicated business support function for the LRF, coordinating the maintenance and updating of administrative systems, procedures, policies and contact lists to ensure effective organisational governance and resilience. The role is responsible for maintaining Resilience Direct pages and oversees the LRF inbox alongside the LRF Administrator, supporting meetings where relevant and the facilitation of the Community Safety Awards.
Local Resilience Forum Admin and Training Support👤
The LRF Administrator provides a dedicated business administration function for the LRF, supporting the planning and organisation of administrative systems, meeting organisation and sharing of information and the maintenance of key contact lists to ensure efficient day-to-day operations. In addition, the roles involves coordinating the training course bookings and arrangements, including the processing of purchase orders, and oversees the LRF inbox alongside the LRF Business Support Officer.
