Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC)

London Fire Brigade (LFB) is seeking highly motivated, talented and adaptable applicants who have the vision, leadership skills, values and potential to become part of the Brigade’s management team. London is one of the largest fire rescue services in the world, serving a complex and dynamic city of 9 million residents as well as those who work in or visit the city.

We are looking for the best people to lead the organisation to shape our services to provide London with a world class fire and rescue service, which is trusted to serve and protect London’s diverse communities.

The role

Working with the London Fire Commissioner (LFC), Directors and Assistant Commissioners, our DACs have a strategic leadership role in ensuring that the London Fire Brigade is trusted to serve and protect London. DACs deliver this by ensuring the Brigade is a dynamic, forward-looking organisation of fully engaged people at the centre of the communities we serve, adapting to the needs of London. To support this, you will be responsible for the delivery of the LFC’s strategic aims of:

• Placing a premium on leadership skills and investing in leadership at all levels.
• Fostering and embedding a culture of togetherness so that every member of staff feels respected and valued regardless of their individual differences or protected characteristics and that everyone feels able to bring their whole self to work.
• Developing the Brigade’s long-term strategy to become a forward-thinking service led organisation, with communities at the heart of its delivery, prioritising the development, and delivery of its Community Risk Management Plan.
• Building on the Brigade’s improvement plans deliver continuous improvement across its operational and support functions ensuring excellence and efficiency in everything it delivers.

DACs are responsible for planning, directing, and delivering the services provided by a designated function ensuring continual improvement in efficiency and performance and compliance with regulations and the law. You will play a full leadership role within the office of the LFC as a member of the appropriate Departmental Management Team and the Senior Leadership Team.

You would join the DACs’ operational rota and would be mobilised to operational incidents to perform monitoring and incident command functions and represent the Brigade at Advanced Tactical and Strategic Command levels. You would also play an integral role in managing the Brigade’s Strategic Response Arrangements. These roles and responsibilities represent a significant operational and strategic management commitment and will require provision of a standby or call out base in London.

The person

• To provide motivational leadership to the relevant function and secure staff commitment to support the delivery of the LFC aims and objectives.
• To provide leadership to the Department as an integral member of the Departmental Management Team.
• To lead, support and deliver corporate projects, as required.
• To be a champion of diversity and equality of opportunity for staff and to ensure that that the LFC equalities policies are implemented effectively.
• To ensure the relevant function’s resources (people and financial) are deployed and controlled effectively to secure the LFC overall business objectives and Community Risk Management Plan.
• To maintain, under continuous review, the effectiveness of the role and responsibilities within the relevant function.
• To ensure the development and implementation of programmes to drive efficiency and performance improvements and to ensure the effective development of strategic partnerships with government, local authorities, and other agencies to deliver improved service performance.

Eligibility
To be eligible to apply, all applicants must:

1. Be a serving wholetime operational, substantive, and competent Group or Area Manager/Commander in a UK local authority fire and rescue service.
2. Internal candidates, before submission of your application you will be required to undertake a professional development discussion with your line managers who must support your application. Please factor this into your timeline.
3. Be Level 2 Incident Command qualified and in ticket.
4. Be free of any current formal disciplinary sanctions.
5. Applicants must hold a full UK driving licence.

Assessment Overview
Your application should include:

1. Your CV
Please include your current or most recent salary, and the name and contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current line manager.

2. Please provide a supporting statement demonstrating your suitability for the role of Deputy Assistant Commissioner, addressing the four points outlined below. Your statement should not exceed 1,000 words.
A. Your role in improving the performance of your team, a project or key piece of work.
B. Your role in enhancing the service delivered to the community.
C. Your role in stakeholder engagement and delivering positive outcomes.
D. Your role in the resolution of a complex operational incident and how you considered wider organisational and/or community risks.

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

Application closing date: 21 September 2025 (16:00)

Assessment process

The assessment process will comprise the following five stages with expected timeframes.

Stage 1: W/C 22 September 2025
Initial shortlisting based on your CV and supporting statement. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.

Stage 2: 30th September & 1st October 2025
Initial Sift Interview

The interview will be based on the contents of your CV/supporting statement and allow you to expand on your relevant knowledge, skills, and experience at DAC level. A minimum of 70% is required. These short-listing (Initial Sift) interviews will last no longer than 30 minutes.

Stage 3: 8th & 9th October 2025
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Exercise (DEI) and Stakeholder Panel

The DEI assessment is included so you can demonstrate your commitment to, and knowledge of equity, diversity and inclusion. This exercise will take the form of a presentation case study which will be sent to you ahead of time. A minimum of 70% is required.

Stakeholder Panel Discussion will involve an organic discussion with stakeholders from across the LFB and members of the community forum. A minimum of 70% is required.

Stage 4: 21 October 2025
Final Interview and Station Visit Exercise

Final interview will provide an opportunity to the candidate to describe their experience, knowledge and skills.

The Station visit exercise will involve visiting a fire station and presenting a topic given to you followed by questions from the watch.

Final Stage
LFB candidates who pass the final interview will be enrolled onto the Skills for Justice (SFJ) Incident Command Level 3 Acquisition Course. On successful completion of the validation assessment, you will be deemed promotable.

If you are unsuccessful at the validation assessment stage, you will be removed from the promotion process. However, you will still be eligible to attain the SFJ Incident Command Level 3 qualification in line with the Command Competence Policy.

If you already hold the SFJ Incident Command Level 3 qualification, you will be deemed promotable immediately upon being successful at the final interview stage.

External Candidates
External candidates who already hold the current SFJ Incident Command Level 3 qualification, you will be deemed promotable immediately upon being successful at the final interview stage. You will be required to complete a London revalidation assessment and knowledge check before undertaking an operational role.

External candidates who do not hold the SFJ Incident Command Level 3 qualification will be required to successfully complete the qualification before being deemed competent for the rank of Deputy Assistant Commissioner.

If you are unable to attend the scheduled assessment dates provided, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.

Additional Information
We will ensure our services are:
• Modern and easy to access
• Designed to meet local and individual need
• Prioritised by levels of risk

Our organisation:
• Has a safe and professional culture
• Operates efficiently and effectively
• Works together and with other organisations to protect London.

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.

You will find information about the London Fire Brigade on our website, in particular the ‘About us’ page: http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/AboutUs.asp

Benefits of working for the London Fire Brigade

• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
• Family (including maternity) leave and emergency support leave
• Flexible working
• Free access to the Brigade gym
• Use of the Brigade’s Medical Adviser/physios/fitness advisers
• Free counselling
• Season ticket loans
• Join social networks including our Equality Support Groups
• Contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff discount scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation

In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include an enhanced criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory.

Are you passionate about reducing inequalities and empowering individuals to achieve their potential. If so, then this is the job for you!

Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading multi-agency partnership committed to help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and major incidents.

This role will lead and coordinate a West Yorkshire approach to support our communities to become more resilient to local emergencies.

For further information regarding person specification and job description, please see the attached Role Profile & Work Plan.

About West Yorkshire Resilience Forum (West Yorkshire Prepared):

West Yorkshire Prepared is the Local Resilience Forum for West Yorkshire.

Made up of the region’s emergency responders, Local Authorities, health services and other supporting agencies, the organisations in West Yorkshire Prepared work collaboratively to help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and major incidents.

As a multi-agency partnership, LRF ensure there is co-ordination, co-operation and efficiency across the region, working together for the benefit of the communities we serve.

For further information on LRF please visit https://www.westyorkshireprepared.org.uk/.

We are a caring organisation, promote an environment of inclusivity and learning and welcome people from all walks of life – just as long as you can show commitment to our values such as integrity and teamwork.

For an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact Leah Bell, West Yorkshire Resilience Forum Manager on 01924 293125, ext. 39125 or email leah.bell@westyorkshire.police.uk.

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service employees may apply for this role as a secondment, however permission must be sought from your line manager beforehand.

To apply for this role. please visit www.wyfs.co.uk/careers. Closing date for all applications is Sunday 21st September 2025 with interviews expecting to take place Friday 17th October 2025.

We offer flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working. Whilst you will be required to work from our offices for parts of your initial training, after this you’ll work both in the office and/or station, and from home as part of our ‘hybrid’ working model. Therefore, applicants must have a reliable home internet connection.

The post is subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is currently recruiting for a Watch Manager join the Development Team located in Telford.

As a Watch Manager in Workplace Development, you will assist in the management and administration of the effective Operational development, implementation and continued success of training for competence and vocational training within the Service. Your role will be that of Instructor (Incident Command), Assessor will be that of instructor (Incident Command), Assessor and Internal Quality Assurance Officer within the Workplace Development Team.

With the support of other managers across the Service, and within Service policies and procedures, Workplace Development Watch Managers are given the appropriate level of autonomy and decision-making authority and are expected to exercise good judgment in the performance of their duties

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service would like to invite applications for the post of Project Manager, location flexible across Scotland, on a fixed term temporary basis for 23 months. This is a full-time opportunity, working 35 hours per week. 
 
The successful candidate will be required to undertake the workstream project management and governance of a major operational / strategic project, within Asset Management. You will work within industry recognised project management methodologies and will provide advice and guidance to internal managers on project management issues. 
 
You will provide guidance and leadership in project work packages, will develop relationships with relevant uniformed staff, technical advisor, suppliers and the relevant business community to ensure adequate support is provided as well as applying project management best practices appropriately. The role will cover all aspects of project management including project team development and management, project planning, reporting of progress and exceptions (cost, time, quality etc.) in line with governance procedures, conduct and management of project meetings and proactive management and reporting of workstream, work package and project dependencies, risks and issues to the Senior Management, Project Lead, Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) and internal stakeholders as required.  
 
A key and significant aspect of the role is to collate, manage and report on the wide range of workstream activities and work packages within the allocated project(s). You will also contribute to the development and implementation of project(s) and Portfolio Office strategies, policies and procedures in the project management field and will play a significant role in raising and maintaining a positive profile for allocated project(s) and Portfolio Office within the wider organisation. Additionally, you will also be responsible for supporting workstream leads and work package contributors. 
 
Previous and significant experience of managing large complex and technical or development projects is essential, as is evidence of Continued Professional Development. You will have personal resilience and capacity to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines and organisational priorities. 
 
Candidates must be educated to degree level in an appropriate discipline or have demonstrable equivalent experience and should hold Prince 2 practitioner, PMI or equivalent.  Additionally, you must have skills and experience in at least 3 of the following areas: Programme management, Prince 2 practitioner, Business analysis, Business case development, Software development, Sharepoint site development. 
 
Applicants will require flexibility in working arrangements and to be willing to work out-with ‘normal’ working hours and to travel when needed. 
 
Desirable criteria include holding Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Foundation, Better business cases foundation, and experience of public sector procurement, working within a formal quality environment, working within an emergency services environment, and knowledge of broad industry trends and technology shifts. 
 
Full details of the role and our recruitment process can be found in the information pack.  

Salary on appointment will normally be at the lower salary point, with progression subject to regular review – in line with the SFRS performance appraisal arrangements.  A higher salary placing will be considered in exceptional circumstances subject to experience demonstrated. 

This post is also subject to the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exemptions) Scotland Order 2013. Therefore, the successful candidate’s will be subject to a Standard Disclosure record check through Disclosure Scotland. 
Please note, this post has been determined as politically restricted, further information is available in the Recruitment information Pack. 
 
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourage applications from all sectors of the community. In addition, we are committed to being a “Disability Confident Employer” and will ensure that all applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role are invited for interview.  
 
If you would like to apply in a different format, please email People Services at SFRS.PODVacancies@firescotland.gov.uk. 

Please note, a fully completed application form must be submitted as SFRS do not accept CVs in support of applications for employment. 

Please apply by: 19.09.2025

Shortlisting is anticipated to take place: w/c 22.09.2025

Interviews are anticipated to take place: w/c 29.09.2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint an Information Governance Support Officer within the Corporate Service Directorate, based at Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters.

The successful applicant will be responsible for providing additional resilience for and administrative support to the Information Governance Manager in matters relating to Information Governance, ensuring compliance with the relevant legislation. These include (but are not limited to) The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), The Data Protection Act 2018 and The Freedom of Information Act, The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), Privacy and Electronic Regulations (PECR) and The Environmental Information Regulations 2004. The successful applicant will also assist on matters relating to the effective management of information, including (but not limited to) records retention & disposal, information sharing and disclosures of information.

The successful applicant will have Knowledge of Data Protection and Freedom of Information legislation and proven experience of working in an Administrative Role.

More details in relation to this position can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.  Should you have any additional enquiries, you are invited to contact the Information Governance Manager, Christian Landeg-John on 01443 232213 or c-landeg-john@southwales-fire.gov.uk.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 19.09.2025.  The date for the Selection stage is to be confirmed.

·         Contract: Permanent

·         Grade: 7

·         Salary: £27,803 – £28,770

·         Hours of Work: 37 hrs per week

·         Directorate: Service Performance and Communications

·         Job Ref: 502944

·         Location: Headquarters, Forest View Business Park, Llantrisant

Contract: Permanent Watch Manager – Day Duty (Grey Book) or Grade 8 (Green Book)
Working Hours: 42 hours per week Day Duty (Grey Book), 37 hours per week (Green Book)
Salary: Watch Manager £48,202.00, Green Book £41,771.00 – £45,091.00
Location: Service Headquarters, Kelvedon Park 
Closing Date: 10th September 2025 
 
Grey Book: As an operational employee you will be required to maintain your operational competence, support availability, and work from various stations across the County in line with our Day-Duty Officers Riding (DDOR) and crewing principles. This is a requirement for undertaking the role on Grey Book terms and is essential to maintaining Grey Book terms and conditions.   
 
The Role

Are you passionate about making a real difference in protecting communities? The Risk and Business Continuity Team at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service plays a crucial role in safeguarding life, property, and the environment. By helping the Service better understand the risk profile of Essex, the team enables the development and implementation of effective mitigation plans.

We focus on key areas including:

Operational Risk Information
Emerging Risks (e.g. Battery Energy Storage Systems, environmental change)
Organisational Risk and Business Continuity
Future Infrastructure Risk (e.g. housing developments)
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and dynamic team, contribute to its development, and help shape the future of risk management within the Service. If you’re ready to be part of something impactful, we’d love to hear from you.
What you will be working on 
Supporting the current Operational Risk Information (SSRI) process. 
Supporting the development and improvement of the Operational Risk Information process. 
Working with other departments to understand and record their risks and to support them in risk awareness that may impact their teams and the Business Continuity Management required to provide a resilient Service. 
Talking to our neighbouring Fire and Rescue Services to understand their risk information. 
Supporting the Future Infrastructure Risk (FIR) programme.  
Supporting the review and development of Premise Type Risk Information Files (PTRIF). 
Supporting the Risk Team in it’s key role in delivering future versions of the Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP). 
Representing the Risk Team at meetings with internal and external partners.
 

What are we looking for

A driven individual who wants to enhance the Service’s knowledge and understanding of how to identify, assess, record, and mitigate risk effectively and in a timely manner. Equally comfortable working collaboratively within a team or independently on tasks, demonstrating a strong aptitude for problem solving and a keen interest in systems and processes. With a flexible approach to prioritising and completing work, you consistently show excellent attention to detail. Your motivation stems from a genuine desire to support the Service in protecting communities through a deeper understanding of risk.
 
Eligibility   
To be eligible to apply for these opportunities, you must:

  
Grey Book: 
Be a substantive Watch Manager (wholetime / day-duty) within a UK Fire & Rescue Service (you must be competent in role and been in your substantive role for a minimum of 12 months) 
Be a substantive Crew Manager (wholetime / day-duty) within a UK Fire & Rescue Service (you must be competent in role and been in your substantive role for a minimum of 12 months) 
Be a substantive Firefighter (wholetime / day-duty) within a UK Fire & Rescue Service in ECFRS’ LRS resource or development pools (you must have been competent in role for a minimum of 12 months) 
Substantive Firefighter (you must have been competent in role for a minimum of 12 months) 
have successfully completed all relevant operation assessments and compulsory courses, and are competent in your current role 
all applicants must hold Incident Command Level 1 ICV (Grey Book) 
be able to travel around the county as required, to visit all ECFRS fire stations and sites  
not be subject to any current live disciplinary or performance warnings, nor be subject to any informal management for reasons of conduct or performance  
have a valid and current FiTech of 42 VO2 max 
 
Green Book:  
Level 2 standard of education (e.g. GCSE) or equivalent experience.
Preferred qualifications include: ILM Level 3 Certificate in Management (or equivalent through in-house programme or experience) and a recognised qualification in risk management (e.g. Fundamentals of Risk Management, IOSH), or the ability to demonstrate equivalent vocational experience in both areas.  
be able to travel around the county as required, to visit all ECFRS fire stations and sites  
not be subject to any current live disciplinary or performance warnings, nor be subject to any informal management for reasons of conduct or performance
 
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:
 
The assessment and selection approach will be: 
 
Stage 1  
 
Application & Shortlisting (assessment of your Supporting Statement will be made against the Essential Criteria of the Person Specification). 
 
Stage 2  
Grey Book: 
Written Assessment – Five risk-critical scenario questions, two people management in-tray exercises (Use OINs and LearnPro modules to prepare) 
If you haven’t completed the CM–WM assessment in the last two years, you will also need to take part in a practical assessment 
Green Book: 
In-Tray Exercise  
 
Stage 3 
 
Role specific panel interview combining questions around your understanding of Operational Risk Information, the NFCC Leadership Framework and the Core Code of Ethics. 
 
You can see 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 Jon Webster on +4477767 008953 or jon.webster@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 
 
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 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