Director of Prevention, Protection and Building Safety

Contract: 12-month fixed term contract, with the potential to extend. Secondments from other organisations are welcomed

Your Role:

We are pleased to share that we are now actively recruiting for our next Director of Prevention, Protection and Building Safety.

As the future Director of Prevention, Protection and Building Safety your role will be to provide strategic leadership to two core delivery teams who are leading the way in transforming and innovating in their respective fields of Prevention and Protection. This is an exciting time to join GMFRS, we are soon to publish our next Fire Plan for the period 2025 to 2029, which charts an ambitious path forward for the service over the next four years. It is a plan to take GMFRS to the next level, building on the significant improvements to date, enabling the organisation to go further and faster in the delivery of an outstanding service.

You will play a critical role in shaping future success, central to which will be the development of interventions to support the GM Mayoral Manifesto and Greater Manchester Strategy commitments, including the Housing First and Live Well priorities. In addition, you will also have a key role in supporting the Chief Fire Officer in their role as NFCC Protection Committee Chair.

A critical aspect of the role will include overseeing the development and delivery of Local Remediation Acceleration Plans, supporting political engagement at a local and national level. This will require relationship building and engagement with the Building Safety Regulator and Homes England to positively influence system change.

Supported by Heads of Service, who are experts in their respective fields, you will drive strategic change, be accountable for your service areas and bring outstanding leadership to our organisation. Leadership that encourages new ways of thinking, collaborative working and an inclusive approach to everything we do. As a valued member of the GMFRS Executive Leadership team, you will play a key role in influencing the future and direction for the organisation whilst ensuring the continued development of services to achieve the best outcomes for the communities we serve.