Emergency Preparedness Manager

Would you like to help ensure Helsinki remains operational during disruptions and exceptional circumstances? We are seeking an Emergency Preparedness Manager for the Urban Environment Division to develop the division’s preparedness, contingency planning and continuity management. The Urban Environment Division is responsible for Helsinki’s built environment, urban planning, construction, maintenance, building control, environmental services, transport and many services that affect the city’s everyday life and operational resilience. The division’s work is essential to the city’s crisis resilience, continuity of services and safe everyday life. The Emergency Preparedness Manager role combines strategic preparedness with practical assurance of operational capability. As Emergency Preparedness Manager • You will act as the division’s lead preparedness and contingency-planning expert, supporting the division’s leadership in organising preparedness and managing disruptions and recovery. • You will contribute to maintaining the situational picture for urban safety and preparedness. • You will develop, coordinate and align the division’s preparedness, contingency planning and continuity management with the city’s shared policies. • You will support the identification of the division’s critical functions, dependencies and risks. The eligibility requirement is a relevant master’s degree. Success in the role requires the ability to manage broad subject areas, collaborate and remain calm under pressure. We expect you to have: • Experience in demanding specialist, development or leadership roles in preparedness, contingency planning, continuity management, risk management or security, and knowledge of applicable legislation, official requirements and good practices. • Experience of network-based work and promoting cooperation. • Strong interaction, negotiation and communication skills, fluent Finnish, and readiness to plan and deliver training and exercises. Experience in comparable work in public administration or critical infrastructure is an advantage. Further training related to preparedness, contingency planning, continuity management, security management or risk management is also an advantage. Familiarity with continuity-management frameworks such as ISO 22301, and understanding the continuity requirements of urban infrastructure, technical services, premises, digital services or information systems, are further advantages. You will have a responsible role with societal impact, developing preparedness and continuity management in the City of Helsinki’s Urban Environment Division. The division’s work is central to everyday life, functioning services and the city’s crisis resilience. We offer • Friendly, skilled colleagues and support from a multidisciplinary community. • Flexible working hours and work across multiple locations. Our office is in Kalasatama, in accessible premises with good transport connections. • Comprehensive staff benefits, including an Epassi sports and culture benefit, lunch benefit, commuter-pass benefit and a varied range of staff exercise activities. • A gym and sauna facilities at the Urban Environment House. • Opportunities to develop and train. We offer a wide range of training and career paths within a large organisation. • Flexibility in everyday life: we take different life situations into account and work together to find solutions that support work-life balance. Pay is based on a level-based salary system. The level-based salary is €4,903.88 per month. In addition, a personal pay component of 0–18% is paid based on work experience and an overall assessment. Apply through our recruitment system by 6 November 2026 at 15:00. With the applicant’s consent, a personnel security clearance will be conducted for the person selected for the role under the Security Clearance Act (726/2014). Further information is available at www.supo.fi/turvallisuusselvitykset.