The Centre for Long-Term Resilience

We are pleased to publish our 2023 annual report sharing CLTR’s achievements and high-impact activity, with thanks to our funding partners, expert team and collaborators. 2023 has been a pivotal year for influencing the course of resilience to extreme risks, making the importance of our mission undeniable. There is now a crucial window of opportunity to shape the course of AI and biosecurity — to harness the untold positive potential of new technologies while mitigating the extreme risks they also pose. Significant progress has been made in recent years, with the UK becoming a world leader in AI safety and announcing an ambitious biosecurity strategy in 2023. There remains, however, a huge amount of work to do and we look forward to sharing our next report with you for this present year. You can read our full annual report here: https://lnkd.in/giqZTDbF

🌍 The Centre for Long-term Resilience - Senior Adviser, Advocacy and Communications 👨💻 We're partnered with The Centre for Long-Term Resilience who are on a mission to transform global resilience to extreme risks, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and biosecurity. CLTR is seeking an exceptional Senior Adviser in Advocacy and Communications to lead advocacy strategies, strengthen policy networks, and enhance communication with key policy and fundraising stakeholders. 💰 Up to £90,000 (+£5,000 annual wellbeing allowance)  🗺️ Hybrid working 📍 Office based in Westminster ⏰ Closing date-15th November, 2024 If the role is of interest, please apply directly to the link below.

We're #hiring a new Senior Adviser - Advocacy and Communications in London Area, United Kingdom. Apply today or share this post with your network.

We're expanding our team! 📢 We're seeking a talented communications contractor. You would have a varied role that includes: - media monitoring - website management - social media posting - ad hoc writing support This is an exciting opportunity to support our mission to build global resilience to extreme risks. Click the link below to learn more and apply! https://lnkd.in/gndBVcVJ

*New CLTR and RAND Europe Collaboration* We are excited to announce that we are working with RAND Europe on developing a comprehensive risk index for AI-enabled biological tools to assist policymakers in assessing evolving biosecurity threats. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/epCSzz5F

“Now’s the time to optimise the centre of government for resilience and protect the nascent project of national renewal in a perilous period.” Our Head of Risk Management Policy, James Ginns, outlines the pressing need for cross-cutting RM—including a government Chief Resilience Officer—to prepare for future crises in a new op-ed.

Applications for our Strategic Proposal Writer (Contractor) position close tomorrow. We’d really appreciate the opportunity to consider your application. If you have any questions, please send an email to hiring@longtermresilience.org. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/ev6xRybb

🌟 We’re Hiring! 🌟 Do you have a flair for writing and a strategic mindset? Our team is looking for a contractor-based Strategic Proposal Writer to elevate our proposals. If you’re ready for a new challenge, let’s connect! 🤝 #JobOpening #StrategicWriting

We are seeking a talented Strategic Proposal Writer to join our team on a contractor basis. If you have a passion for facilitating impactful projects and a knack for crafting compelling proposals, we want to hear from you. Applications are due by 6 September. https://lnkd.in/ekgmA3gJ

We welcome the Covid Inquiry’s recommendations and steps taken by HMG to date, but offer thoughts to enhance the UK’s preparedness for future challenges. Below, we detail nine further recommendations. https://lnkd.in/eDVx6wSP 1. Make resilience a national priority, reflected in titling the next Integrated Review ‘Resilient Britain.’ 2. Encourage National Security to lead on UK Resilience to help simplify the reporting structure of the Resilience Directorate. 3. Apply the private sector ‘three lines’ model for best practice risk governance (https://lnkd.in/dUf9rpBE). By separating risk ownership, oversight and audit, risk management practices will be enhanced further by providing clear ownership and oversight. 4. Include a chronic risks section in the National Risk Register, ensuring that long-term risks are adequately considered. 5. Ringfence budget for the Biological Security Strategy to guarantee the resources necessary for effective biological security. 6. Publish a detailed implementation plan for the Biological Security Strategy to address the full scope of deliverables. 7. Appoint a Senior Responsible Owner to coordinate cross-government engagement for the successful delivery of the National Biosurveillance Network. 8. Task the National Exercising Programme with conducting a Tier 1 pandemic exercise by mid-2025 to identify lessons and gaps to inform future response plans. 9. Provide a clear roadmap towards improved resilience, clarifying how the government intends to act on learnings from COVID-19. Meanwhile, we welcome the reflective tone of the first module of the Inquiry and recognise the impact it has made in just a few short weeks, with Pat McFadden confirming that there will now be a review of national resilience. https://lnkd.in/etgVSrcT Read our complete response for details on which of the Inquiry’s recommendations have already been actioned, which are yet to be implemented, and where we think it might go further to improve the UK’s resilience.