LFR are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking individual to join our dedicated team of Community Safety Advocates. The successful candidate will support the delivery of community safety activities across the County and play a vital role working with delivering road safety prevention/awareness activities, as LFR’s Road Safety Community Safety Advocate.

Communication and engagement with members of the public will form a significant part of the role, as well as working closely as part of Lincolnshire’s Road Safety partnership.  The successful candidate will provide expert advice and interventions where required and form the link between the LRSP and LFR.

LFR’s Community Safety Department are committed to promoting the safety, health and wellbeing of Lincolnshire’s communities. Work will also include development and delivery of specific community safety initiatives and projects, including tobacco control

Although working within the CFS Department, community safety work will be supported by various departments across the Service, so development of positive working relationships will be important to maximise delivery and safety messages.

Using a flexible approach to working, you will support the co-ordination of and promote opportunities to engage with the community in order to promote their health, safety & wellbeing.

Interviews will take place Monday 05 June 2023.

The successful candidates must pass Level 3 Lincolnshire Police Vetting before undertaking this role.

About Our Offer 
Along with a competitive salary we are offering:
A Contributory pension Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
Civil service sports council membership
Flexible working patterns
Professional support and development
An annual leave entitlement of up to 30 days plus the option to buy more

Further details can be found in our rewards and benefits brochure
If this sounds like your next career move, but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Best of luck with your application

Job Title:Senior Data Engineer
Contract: Permanent
Working Hours: 37
Salary: £45,495 – £50,508
Location: Service HQ, Kelvedon Park

The Role
Are you looking for a role that not only offers flexibility in your work schedule but also allows you to make a difference in your community? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead our data engineering function as part of our Performance and Analytics team.
In this role, you will be responsible for managing a small team and utilising your passion for data to deliver data models and data science products that enable evidence-driven decisions. By targeting areas of our community most at risk to harm, you will actively contribute to delivering our service priorities and making a positive impact in our community.

You Will Be Working On
Working with our Azure environment and on-premise databases, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills in both data engineering and data science techniques. Your strong communication skills will enable you to inspire, guide, and provide technical expertise to your team, ensuring our continued success.

As a Senior Data Engineer with Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, you will have the flexibility to work from home or the office, whichever suits your lifestyle. You will be part of a collaborative and dynamic team, where your individual skills and experience will be valued.

What Are We Looking For?
We are seeking someone with excellent interpersonal skills, who can communicate professionally with staff at all levels within Essex County Fire and Rescue Service and our customers, whilst remaining calm under pressure. This is a highly rewarding and challenging role that offers the opportunity to make a real difference in our community.
If you have a passion for data and are looking for an exciting opportunity to use your skills to make a positive impact, then we encourage you to apply today!

How to Apply
You are required to submit a supporting statement of no more than 750 words detailing how you meet the essential criteria for the role via Civica. 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.
We are an equal opportunity, 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 firefighter’s 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 equalitydiversity@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, application processes and benefits via https://join.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. Some of our benefits include:

Flexible working hours

Remote working opportunities

Wellbeing and counselling services

Physiotherapy services

Affiliation with the Blue Light Card scheme

Generous annual leave

Competitive pension scheme

Career development opportunities

You can find out more about our benefits via www.essex-fire.gov.uk

Closing Date – 31st May 2023

Interview Date TBC

If you have any enquiries about the role, please direct them to Lucy Clayton, Head of Performance & Analytics via lucy.clayton@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 may be subject to a standard/enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

The Role

Do you share our passion for making our communities safer? Can you provide practical advice on how to make our buildings and workspaces safer places? Are you excited to learn more about making Essex a safe place to live work and travel putting your knowledge and skills into practice in a diverse and challenging county?

If so, then the right opportunity for you has arisen within our Protection (formerly known as Fire Safety) team. As part of our Prevention and Protection strategies we are committed to undertaking more safety audits than ever before, and we are looking for the right people to represent us in the community, providing the right advice and responses to fire safety challenges.

This role will primarily involve working across the region on workstreams associated with the Building Safety Regulator, on premises in-scope of the Building Safety Act 2022. Work will include inspecting a variety of buildings, providing advice to the responsible person and where necessary taking enforcement action. Other aspects of this role include assessing statutory consultations including a requirement to assess the design of new or extended buildings against the Building Regulations to ensure the design is compliant. You may also be required to deliver fire safety training to our operational firefighter teams.

What You Will Be Working On

Example (this list is not exhaustive):

Carry out workstreams under the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), including information gathering and auditing of premises in-scope of the Building Safety Act 2022 across the Eastern Region.

Carry out fire safety audits in accordance with ECFRS Risk Based Inspection Programme

Carry out statutory consultations on a wide range of premises ranging from low to very high complexity

Alleged fire risks

Protection support to operational colleagues

What Are We Looking For?

This role will be perfect for you if you are passionate about (or learning about) fire safety and are motivated by what you can bring to ECFRS, the people of Essex and the wider region.

You will have experience of managing your own workloads as well as being part of a team, you must have excellent time management and prioritising skills as you will be required to meet statutory deadlines.

We would love to find someone that has strong interpersonal skills and experience of working with people from all walks of life with an aim of achieving a common goal.

You will be required to attend formal courses both in person and remotely, that on successful completion will eventually culminate in you obtaining a Level Four Diploma in Fire Safety. It is a requirement that you will sign a pre-learning agreement prior to undertaking your formal training.

Eligibility

Full driving licence.

Whilst considered desirable, the provision of associated qualifications in Fire safety are not essential for this role. Any successful candidate(s) will be enrolled on the Level 3 Certificate in Fire Safety, which (upon completion) will subsequently be followed by completion of the Level 4 Diploma in Fire Safety.

Level 3 standard of education (e.g. A-Level) or equivalent experience, demonstrating a high level of numeracy and literacy.

Internal candidates, no current live disciplinary or performance warnings, nor are you subject to any informal management for reasons of conduct or performance.

The Application Process

How to apply

Internal candidates

If you meet the essential eligibility criteria listed above, you should express an interest for the role by clicking Apply in Civica self-service.

You are required to submit a supporting statement of no more than 750 words detailing how you meet the essential criteria of the Fire Safety Officer person specification. Please ensure you have uploaded the supporting statement before clicking Apply. 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.

External candidates

You are required to submit a supporting statement of no more than 750 words detailing how you meet the essential criteria of the Fire Safety Officer person specification. Please ensure you have uploaded the supporting statement before clicking Apply. 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.

You may also upload a CV if you wish (no more than 2 pages).

Stage 1

Application & shortlisting?(assessment will be made against the essential criteria of the person specification)?

Stage 2

Interview (assessment will be made against positive indicators taken from our Code of Ethics and the NFCC Leadership Framework (Leading yourself). You can see the NFCC Leadership Framework here: NFCC_Leadership_Framework_Final.pdf (nationalfirechiefs.org.uk)??

Stage 3

Role specific; a short proof-reading assessment

Should you wish to have an informal discussion with regards to the role, please contact Station Manager Justin Lockerbie (justin.lockerbie@essex-fire.gov.uk) or T/Group Manager Dave Bond (dave.bond@essex-fire.gov.uk).
If you have any queries about the process, please contact recruitment@essex-fire.gov.uk

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 equalitydiversity@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, application processes and benefits via https://join.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. Some of our benefits include:

Flexible working hours

Remote working opportunities

Wellbeing and counselling services

Physiotherapy services

Affiliation with the Blue Light Card scheme

Generous annual leave

Competitive pension scheme

Career development opportunities

You can find out more about our benefits via www.essex-fire.gov.uk

Closing Date – 31st May 2023

Interview Date – TBC

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 maybe subject to a standard/enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service are committed to protecting and supporting vulnerable people including children, young people, or adults.

The service is looking for a Safeguarding Team Leader, the role will be based at our service Headquarters in Birstall, Leicestershire.

This brings with it a fantastic opportunity to be innovative, drive improvement and increase awareness of Safeguarding across the organisation and within our communities.

The purpose of the role is to assist the Service, meet its legislative duties and expectations outlined within the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Safeguarding Guidance for Children, Young People and Adults.

The role will provide advice and guidance to service staff and utilise knowledge and expertise from external partners, organisations, and stakeholders to enhance the Service’s interaction with the local community.

You will have experience of leading, managing and motivating diverse multi-skilled teams delivering effective and accurate materials across a range of communication channels.

Be highly organised, with the ability to effectively manage changing demands, with proven experience of working within a fast paced, results orientated organisation, with strong focus on outputs to a high standard to tight timescales, without compromising accuracy.

You will need to have good interpersonal skills and the ability to build healthy relationships with people, able to prioritise workloads to meet deadlines, as well as being flexible and adaptable. Owning the action plans and ensuring that we are delivering against our commitments.

Educated to NVQ Level 4 or equivalent qualification or equivalent work experience. An appropriate professional qualification in management and/or evidence of formal management training or structured management development activity.

The role will require the successful applicant to work 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday. You will also be required on occasions to work outside of the usual working hours and have the ability to travel to venues within the service area or across the United Kingdom to facilitate the role. This will include evenings and weekends.

Hybrid working may be considered for this role.

Closing date: 31/05/2023

Interview date: w/c 12/06/2023

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, generous leave entitlement plus public holidays, public sector pension (subject to pension scheme rules), on-site gym facilities, free onsite parking, emergency services discount card and use of our occupational health unit. You will also be supported with further training as required.

You will automatically be enrolled into, The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), this is a tax approved, defined benefit occupational pension scheme. Your contributions are based on your earnings, and you can choose from different income options when you retire.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Furthermore, we want to create a work environment where everyone feels safe, can be themselves and can perform their roles to the best of their abilities. We have signed up with a number of nationally recognised organisations that promote equality, diversity and inclusion and we are working with them to help us achieve our objectives. These organisations include:

• Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI)
• Workplace Equality Index (WEI)
• Department of Works and Pension’s Disability Confident scheme
• British Sign Language Charter
• Asians in the Fire Service Association (AFSA)

Pension Considerations

Annual Allowance- Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge. Further information on Annual Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.

Lifetime Allowance – Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Lifetime Allowance implications. A breach in the Lifetime Allowance threshold will result in a Tax charge. Further information on Lifetime Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.

The Role
Post: Hydrant Technician
Salary: £ 27,626 per annum
Grade: FRS B
Salary range: £ 27,626 – £ 32,586 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Monday 29 May 2023 at 16:00 GMT

An opportunity has arisen to work in the London Fire Brigade Water Team and contribute to front line firefighting.

As a London Fire Brigade Hydrant Technician you will responsible for visiting fire hydrants that have been reported as defective by operational firefighters and other sources in order to undertake a range of minor repairs. You will also be working with the water companies that serve Greater London and their contractors to ensure that hydrant installations and repair works are satisfactory in order to provide a suitable supply of water for operational firefighting.

Passionate about delivering an important role in supporting the availability of water supplies for firefighting, you will be expected to carry out accurate and high-quality work, visiting an average of 22 fire hydrants per day in your working area in accordance with current targets.

Although part of the London Fire Brigade Water Team, the job is predominantly a lone worker role which you will undertake from Monday to Friday all year round. You will have experience of working efficiently, effectively and constructively with a wide range of people both as a lone worker and as a team member.

The position covers the South East area of London and you will be based at a Fire Station within that area. You will also be required to cover work in other areas of London in accordance with the needs of the service.

You will have experience of using and maintaining both a service vehicle and a range of hand tools / equipment, all of which will be provided to undertake your duties. It will be your responsibility to utilise and maintain them in accordance with the appropriate standards and policies.

You may need to undertake and pass a London Fire Brigade Light Driving Assessment in order to drive the service vehicle. You will also be required to achieve an appropriate Street Works Signing, Lighting and Guarding qualification in order to carry out the role. Appropriate training/familiarisation will be given.

A clean and current driving licence is required for this position. Experience of working within the water industry is an advantage but not essential for the role.

NB – Please note that the latest start time stated in the job description of 9.00am is under review and is likely to change to an earlier start time for the winter months. This is to ensure that all hydrant inspections can be completed in the hours of daylight for health and safety reasons.

Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.

To apply, please complete the online application, provide a cover letter clearly outlining the relevant experience, skills and knowledge you have to successfully perform this role (see the highlighted areas on job description below) and upload a copy of your up-to-date CV. Please note that we will review and score the cover letter based against the competencies highlighted on Selection Criteria in Job Description.

Benefits of working for LFB
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme (which can result in an additional 12 days annual leave for staff at this grade)
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physios
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation

Eligibility
Applicants must hold a clean drivers licence

Assessment Overview
Stage 1

Online application, CV and cover letter (sift). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.

Stage 2

Assessment for this role is due to take place mid-June. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.

Please note: Should you be shortlisted you may need to be able to conduct an interview over Microsoft Teams (a video conferencing service). You will be asked to provide relevant contact details for that to take place if shortlisted.

Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted.

Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.

We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people’s age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

Additional Information
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £23 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.

Job title: Fire Cadets National Participation Officer
Department: Children and Young People
Directorate: Continuous Improvement
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract or secondment until the 31 March 2024
Salary: £28,000 – £34,000
Location: Working from Home with occasional travel
Reporting to: UK Fire Cadets National Manager

Here at the NFCC we are the professional voice of the UK Fire and Rescue service, driving improvement and development throughout the UK, whilst supporting our leadership team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a UKFC Participation Officer to be an integral part of the Children and Young People team.

Job Purpose

To make an active contribution to the advancement of key aspects of the NFCC Children and Young People’s Action Plan by providing support to the UK Fire Cadets (UKFC) Executive team.

The post holder will actively contribute to the delivery of UKFC objectives by providing support to the key functions in the delivery of the UKFC Action Plan, facilitating the effective and efficient operation of UKFC workstreams and activities.

They will also have key responsibility to develop, support and promote active participation with the Young Leaders Forum, Fire Cadet Units, and other elements across the CYP Hub.

Main duties & responsibilities

• To act as a central point of contact for all Fire & Rescue Services in relation to UKFC activity.
• To promote understanding of the value and benefits of UKFC activities and initiatives to stakeholders.
• To provide support to the UK Fire Cadets Executive Team and subgroups including coordinate meetings and events and recording minutes.
• To support, contribute to and develop the products of UKFC including Fire Cadet Manager and Fire Cadets Award.
• To support young leaders to develop their capacities as advocates of participation.
• To promote active youth participation and achievement through learning, to support young people to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors to society and the NFCC.
• To co-ordinate and deliver accredited and non-accredited learning and development opportunities to young people ensuring the highest standards of quality and performance.
• Be proactive in identifying opportunities to improve engagement with young people through the creation of working groups or similar.
• To pro-actively promote the national events and campaigns for UKFC through the development and sharing of creative promotional materials primarily using the UKFC digital and social media platforms.
• To attend national events and conferences to represent and promote the interests of the Fire Cadets and the NFCC.
• To liaise effectively with a range of internal and external partners to further the objectives of UKFC.
• To produce reports and presentations as may be required by the UKFC Exec and collect, interpret and present information to aid monitoring, review and improvement of performance and quality.
• To support, where appropriate, youth participation within the wider activities of the NFCC CYP workstream.
• To contribute to external funding opportunities for fire cadets including supporting funding applications.
• To ensure that equal opportunities underpins service delivery
• To assist the National Fire Cadet Manager to deliver the main functions of the service within the parameters of available staffing, equipment and budget.
• To contribute to a safe work environment ensuring compliance with Health and Safety, Risk Management, Business Continuity and Safeguarding policy and procedure. Protect all personal information in adherence with General Data Protection Regulations 2018.

Who we are looking for

A UKFC Participation Officer who has

• A level 3 Qualification in a relevant discipline or previous relevant extensive experience
• Experience of working with the Fire & Rescue Service and/or Fire Cadets or similar uniformed youth organisation.
• Previous experience of working with young people in a relevant youth work or educational setting.
• Knowledge of youth participation work
• Experience of working collaboratively with a number of different partners i.e. Local Authorities, third sector organisations, to achieve successful outcomes
• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.
• Willing to work some evening/weekend hours to deliver the duties and responsibilities outlined within this job description.
• Willing to work away from home at events and meetings

We are people centred and focus on creating a positive and engaging working environment. Wellbeing, reward, recognition and personal development are not just words we talk about, we put them into action daily.

If this sounds like the kind of opportunity that makes you excited; contact us to apply. Send your CV with a supporting email telling us why this job is for you.

Job title: Assistant Chief Fire Officer

Salary: £97 – 106K

Hours: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Location: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service HQ, Waterwells

At Gloucestershire County Council, we are constantly challenging ourselves to improve the services we provide. At the heart of keeping our communities safe is our Fire and Rescue Service (FRS). All the good that they do wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of 500+ staff who truly make a difference – and that’s why we need you! Your leadership, vision and strategy will shape our service for the future, providing an environment where those who are protecting the people of Gloucestershire can thrive.

As a key service of the County Council, our Fire and Rescue Service is on a journey of transformation particularly through working closely with our colleagues in health and social care. We will rely on your leadership to continue that journey. GFRS benefit from a workforce dedicated and committed to serving the communities of Gloucestershire; and from the strong support of the Council and our elected members.

Having just completed our second HMIC inspection, we know where we need to improve and to do this, we require a driven and enthusiastic ACFO to support the Chief and the Deputy Chief in being accountable for realising these improvements. You will play a leading role in continuing our progress to becoming a further improved, diverse and inclusive fire service.

Within this role, you will be expected to bring outstanding leadership to our organisation. We expect our leaders to encourage new ways of thinking, collaborative working and an inclusive approach to everything we do. You will share our passion to develop high-performing individuals and teams, and play a key role in contributing to our wider cultural transformation goals.

Our new ACFO will be a vital member of the Strategic Leadership team. You will be responsible for effective management of business-to-business relationships for HR, Finance, Procurement, Communications and Organisational Development. As such, it is critical that the leadership you bring complements the needs of the service and pulls in the direction of HMI recommendations, while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and integrity.

Ideally, you will have previous experience within a Fire and Rescue Service, working at Area Manager level. Competence in commanding significant operational incidents is also required, and you must have relevant accreditation (e.g., MAGIC/ICL4).

However, we welcome external applications from individuals who are not currently working within the Fire and Rescue Services sector as well as those currently conditioned to the Green, Grey and Gold Book FRS Conditions of Service.

If the successful individual is not from a traditional FRS operational background, transitional development training will be provided.

Our dedicated recruitment microsite below contains all the information needed.

https://www.fireknowledge.co.uk/gfrs

If you are interested in applying for this role, please contact our recruitment partners, Fire Knowledge Executive Recruitment, for an informal and confidential discussion with Dave Etheridge: Email: dave.etheridge@fireknowledge.co.uk Mob: 07775 827265

The closing date for completed applications will be 09.00hrs on Monday 5th June 2023