Chief Fire Officer / Chief Executive – Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service
Based at Penrith Fire Station, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2FA
Salary: £125k - £137.5k (including 10% Operational Allowance)
Are you an inspiring, flexible, and resilient leader?
Are you passionate about driving cultural change and innovation, both within the Fire Service and across our communities? We are looking for a forward thinking, progressive, and experienced leader who is committed to delivering excellent public services, making Cumbria a safer place for all.
Following a significant period of change, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service are at the beginning of our journey as we move from the governance of the County Council and to the Police, Fire, and Crime Commissioner. This exciting opportunity brings with it the chance to innovate, integrate, and do things differently, and we are looking for someone who is focussed on developing and leading a trusted and professional service.
With approximately 600 operational firefighters, front facing delivery teams, corporate services, and support staff, delivering services across the county from 38 Fire Stations, we expect you will be a resilient, visionary leader.
At a time of ongoing reform of public services and a challenging financial environment, the Chief Fire Officer / Chief Executive will champion the transformation of CFRS, engaging, inspiring, and empowering others, building on our existing open and inclusive culture to seek continual improvement in performance across the Service. We are embracing the new ways of working brought about from COVID-19 and Local Government Reorganisation, and we are dedicated to improving outcomes for communities and driving our services forward to be the very best they can be.
We are excited to be offering this post as either Chief Fire Officer or Chief Executive.
The right candidate will display determination and a collaborative approach to secure a positive future for emergency service activity across the county. We also expect you to be committed to protecting and supporting the most vulnerable in our communities, working closely with partners to achieve exceptional outcomes.
As a service, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and are looking for leaders who will promote and drive forward key EDI strategies across our communities and throughout our teams, leading by personal example, open commitment, and clear action.
We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our communities in Cumbria. We actively encourage 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. As women and ethnic minority employees are currently underrepresented in our management roles, we encourage applications from these groups 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.
To apply, candidates must send:
2 sides of A4 demonstrating how you meet the Role Profile
An up-to-date CV
A 3-minute video of yourself sharing what your vision for Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service would be as the new Chief Fire Officer / Chief Executive.
Please email your application to recruitment@cumbriafire.gov.uk
The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner has advised that should any prospective candidate wish to speak with him he is happy to have a telephone call or TEAMS meeting.
This must take place prior to the shortlisting process which is due to take place on Monday 5 June 2023.
If you do wish to speak with the Police, Fire, and Crime Commissioner, please contact his PA, Paula Zutic. Her email address is: paula.zutic@cumbria.police.uk
Closing date for applications: 12:00pm on Sunday 4 June 2023.
For more information about the process and our service, please see attached our recruitment pack.
Please note: Any applicants who meet the interview panel benchmark for this recruitment process may be considered for future senior vacancies.
Role Profile
Recruitment Pack