The Role
Head of Professional Standards Unit, London Fire Brigade
Grade: TMG B
Salary range £87,888 - £108,381 per annum
Closing date: 29 July 2024
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The London Fire Brigade (LFB) performs a vital service to everyone who lives or works in our capital city, as well as the millions who visit every year. We exist to make London a safer city.
LFB is one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world, employing over 5,000 people across an eclectic variety of professions ranging from our extraordinary firefighters to the brilliant people who support them in every conceivable professional function.
In 2021 we commissioned an independent Culture Review that highlighted many ways where we need to change, and we are committed to doing everything we can to learn the recommendations from that review. This Review engaged with 2,000 of our staff, and the report contains accounts of shockingly poor behaviour and painful experiences over many years. In response, we have adopted a zero-tolerance approach to bullying, harassment and discrimination and have embedded an external complaints service to ensure that staff feel confident in raising concerns. This change is ongoing; we know that there is still more to do, and we are determined to achieve it.
In response, we have taken steps to improve our HR processes, policies and systems to create a fair and inclusive environment for our people. We have formed and embedded LFB’s first Professional Standards Unit (PSU) and the new Head of PSU will handle all matters related to disciplines and grievances and provide a robust, fair and open service in its handling of cases relating to conduct.
This Head of the PSU will ensure that the London Fire Brigade is robust in its handling of cases relating to conduct and help enable the ongoing transformation of both People Services and the London Fire Brigade in continuing to embed a forward-thinking culture that sets standards for the sector.
The Head of the PSU will report to the Director for People, working closely with senior leaders, staff groups and unions, and leading a team to ensure a dynamic and fair service that is recognised as a centre of excellence within the sector. External engagement will be important and varied working alongside advisory panels, community forums and partners in and around London.
We encourage applications from experienced HR leaders with proven experience in employee relations and exposure to managing relationships with trade unions. Candidates should be able to evidence a strong track record in developing and implementing complex strategies, building strong relationships at all levels of an organisation, leading on business plans, managing budgets and inspiring a function to continuously improve and provide greater value for staff. Resilience, empathy, determination and integrity are vital personal characteristics for the postholder.
LFB must fully reflect the diversity of the communities it serves, so we particularly encourage applications from people from under-represented groups.
Additional Information
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.
Benefits of working for LFB
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• 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
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a 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. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check will be undertaken on the successful person before an appointment is confirmed.
Opportunities to achieve personal impact in organisations that matter to so many people are rare. If you would like to find out more and for a copy of the person specification, please email peter.guilder@kornferry.com.
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