Business Development Manager – ASSETS

Job Title: Business Development Manager – ASSETS 
Contract: Permanent  
Working Hours: 37 hrs 
Salary: £43,421 to £46,464 
Location: Kelvedon Park, Service Head Quarters 
Closing Date: 4 October 2024 
 
 
The Role 
 
We are seeking a dynamic Business Development Manager – ASSETS to join our team in Essex. In this pivotal role, you will support the Assistant Director in shaping the future of our service’s assets across our Fleet, Property & Technical Services Departments. You will be instrumental in developing new initiatives, fostering stakeholder engagement, and driving business growth. If you are passionate about creating new initiatives and opportunities, and have a proven skills in building strong relationships, we want to hear from you! 
 
What You Will Be Working On 
 
Environmental & Sustainability: Support and review progress on initiatives promoting environmental sustainability. 
New Equipment for Frontline Operations: Assist in reporting and project oversight of implementing new equipment to enhance frontline operations. 
Modernisation of Our Estate: Work with the team on projects focused on modernising and improving facilities and infrastructure. 
Report Writing: Prepare detailed reports on various initiatives, performance metrics, and strategic goals. 
Workshops and Engagement Groups: Organise and facilitate workshops and engagement groups to gather insights and feedback from stakeholders. 
Monitoring Risk Reports: Evaluate risk reports to ensure operational safety and effectiveness. 
Understanding New Service Needs: Identify and understand new service needs for our assets, aligning them with strategic goals. 
 
What Are We Looking For? 
 
The ideal candidate for the Business Development Manager role will have a strong background in business development or a similar field, with experience in managing projects and driving initiatives. They will demonstrate excellent project management, time management, coordination, and organisational skills, enabling them to efficiently support and oversee progress across various projects, including environmental and sustainability initiatives, and modernisation of facilities. Strong communication and interpersonal abilities are essential, as the candidate will need to engage and build trust with stakeholders, organise workshops and engagement groups, and prepare detailed reports. Additionally, the candidate should have strong report writing and presentational skills, a keen eye for identifying new service needs, and the ability to align them with strategic goals while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and policies. 
  
Eligibility  
 
Be able to travel around the county as required, to visit all ECFRS fire stations and sites  
 Full Drivers Licence 
Pass DBS Check 
As per Role Profile 
 
If you are an internal candidate, you must have discussed your application with your line manager and confirmed with them there are no outstanding issues of conduct or performance. This will be verified prior to shortlisting. 
 
How to apply  
  
Internal candidates in either the development or resource pool –   
If you meet the essential criteria listed above, you should express an interest for the role by clicking Apply in Cornerstone (recruitment portal). 
  
Internal candidates who are not in either the development or resource pool –   
You are required to submit a supporting statement of no more than 750 words detailing how you meet the essential criteria of the Person Specification for the role via Cornerstone (recruitment portal). It is important that you provide as much evidence as possible as to how you meet the essential criteria of the person specification as this statement will be used to shortlist your application. Please ensure you have uploaded the supporting statement before clicking Apply. 
 
External candidates 
You will be required to submit a supporting statement of no more than 750 words that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria of 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 must not exceed 750 words no matter which format you choose to present your application.    
  
You may attach separate documents (such as qualifications, or a CV) should you wish. Your additional documents will be referred to in shortlisting to confirm eligibility (e.g., your current role and any existing qualifications). 
 
Assessment and selection 
   
The assessment and selection approach will be:  
 
Stage 1    
  
Application & shortlisting (assessment of your supporting statement will be made against the essential criteria)   
   
Interview  
  
Role specific panel interview :  Panel – Karl Edwards, Will Newman, Jacquie MacDonald  
(add other activities, if required) 
 
 
Should you wish to have an informal discussion with regards to the role, please contact will.newman@essex-fire.gov.uk)   
 
Our Culture and Benefits 
 
Here at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service we are committed to prioritising and promoting the wellbeing of our employees.  
 
You can find out more about our benefits at https://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/recruitment/benefits 
 
 
Disability Confident 
We are an equal opportunities, Disability Confident, employer who welcomes applications from everyone and values diversity in our workplace. A commitment to promoting diversity and developing a work environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process and all applications will be considered solely on merit. 
As part of our offer to support all our candidates to perform to the best of their abilities during our recruitment and selection processes and we would like to let you know about a couple of support options you can access, should you wish to, including our employee forums, who are keen and willing to support all of our potential colleagues.  
Our employee forums and partners include:  
Asian Fire Services Association (AFSA), BEING (our LGBTQ+ employee support network), Christian Fellowship, Ethnic Minority Forum, Men’s Forum, and our Women’s Forum. In addition, we also have a female firefighters operational group.  
Further to the above, the Service has a Digital Accessibility Inclusion Group (DAIG) that supports all colleagues to improve their digital skills and provides additional support and guidance to colleagues with neurodivergent strengths and struggles as a result of dyslexia, ADHD, Autism, dyspraxia etc. We want everyone to thrive at work, and so we encourage and enable people to access digital tools to help them perform at your best. The DAIG is a group of colleagues from across the Service that unite to support others as a result of their lived experience and desire to make a difference. They support people with a range of visible and invisible disabilities to identify and access digital workplace adjustments and solutions and may be able to assist with your application too.  
Should you wish to discuss support, or access further information, from one of these groups, please contact Equality.Diversity@essex-fire.gov.uk  
You are also able to raise any queries or requests for support, including any adjustments you may require, at any stage of the process by email to recruitment@essex-fire.gov.uk 
You can find out more about Essex County Fire & Rescue Service via www.essex-fire.gov.uk and about our vacancies and application processes via www.essex-fire.gov.uk/join-essex-fire 
 
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.