Contract: Permanent
Working Hours: 16 hours per week
Salary: £ 28,142 – £30,518 (Pro-Rata)
Location: Service Headquarters at Kelvedon Park
Closing Date: Sunday, 10th May 2026
*We are open to discussing working arrangements, including flexibility over location. As a hybrid role, your work will be balanced between home and Service facilities, with an expectation to attend Service premises for at least 1 day of the working week.
The Role
We’re looking for a motivated and detail‑focused Incident Recording System (IRS) Data Technician to join a friendly and inclusive team, where you’ll play an important part in supporting operational colleagues, improving data quality, and helping our Service understand and learn from its incidents.
Your contribution will directly support teams across our Service and help ensure accurate information underpins our decisions and Service to the public.
What You Will be Working On
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for a detail focused individual with a good understanding of data management practice, experience of using databases to retrieve an analyse data, with a desire to learn the understanding of address matching data. Candidates should demonstrate and elevated level of diligence and work methodically.
You will work closely with the Incident Recording Systems and Data Officer in the quality assurance of our incident data. We value individuals who contribute their unique skills to a collaborative, dynamic environment.
Eligibility
How to Apply
You will be required to submit a CV detailing a minimum of five years employment and / or education history, along with a supporting statement of no more than 750 words that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria detailed in the Person Specification.
You may submit this either as a word document, pdf, or an mp3 (voice note) or mp4 (video), however the word count of your supporting statement should not exceed 750 words no matter which format you choose to present your application.
You may attach separate documents (such as qualifications) should you wish. Your CV and additional documents will be referred to in shortlisting to confirm eligibility (e.g., your current role and any existing qualifications).
Assessment and Selection
Stage1: Application & shortlisting (assessment of your supporting statement will be made against the essential criteria of the Person Specification).
Stage 2: Role based interview and data analysis in-tray exercise. Assessments will be made against positive indicators taken from the NFCC Leadership Framework.
You can find the NFCC Leadership Framework here:
NFCC_Leadership_Framework_Final.pdf (nationalfirechiefs.org.uk)
And guidance around the Code of Ethics here:
Core Code of Ethics England Guidance May 21 V0.pdf (ukfrs.com)
Guidance on Safeguarding polices can be found here:
Essex Fire – Safeguarding Statements
Should you wish to have an informal discussion with regards to the role, please contact Recruitment at recruitment@essex-fire.gov.uk
Our Culture and Benefits
Important Information for Firefighter Pension Scheme Pensioners
If you are currently in receipt of a pension from the Firefighter Pension Scheme, please note that taking up this role may affect your pension. Under pension abatement rules, if your earnings in this role, when combined with your pension, exceed your pre-retirement salary (adjusted for inflation), your pension may be reduced.
For further guidance, please contact our Pensions team on 01376 576799 or email mailbox.pensions@essex-fire.gov.uk.
Safeguarding
Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
It is our policy to require all applicants for employment to disclose if you are currently being investigated by any regulatory body or have any decisions or sanctions pending or in progress in respect of your suitability to work for the Service.
You agree to inform the Service within 24 hours if you are subsequently investigated by any agency or organisation in relation to concerns about your behaviour towards children, young people or vulnerable adults.
The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the appointment for which you are applying.
This role will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all backgrounds. We value diversity and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Applications are considered solely on merit.
If you require any adjustments or support at any stage of the process, please contact recruitment@essex-fire.gov.uk.
For guidance around equality, diversity, and inclusion, you can also reach out to Equality.Diversity@essex-fire.gov.uk.
We are proud to promote the wellbeing of our employees. Learn more about our culture and benefits. https://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/recruitment/benefits