The Role
Post: London Resilience Manager
Salary: £52,242.00 per annum
Grade: FRS F
Salary range: £52,242.00 - £67,836.00 per annum plus on call allowance.
Contract type: Fixed Term until End March 2027
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date:Monday 28th August 2023 at 16:00 GMT
The London Resilience Group is seeking a leader who is capable of effecting change working across a range of resilience-based activities with a variety of stakeholders. You will have responsibility for managing a team of highly motivated Resilience Officers that makes a difference to London in the preparation and response to emergencies that affect the capital city. You will also be part of a wider team creating effective and collaborative policies and procedures, requiring the interpersonal skills not only to lead your own team but to inspire confidence from partner agencies too.
You will be used to working with senior stakeholders from a range of agencies from the public, private and voluntary sector and should be able to balance priorities to achieve agreed solutions and outcomes. You must be prepared to enable constructive challenge to the status quo and be prepared to develop new solutions to the challenges posed. This will require excellent interpersonal skills to clearly articulate your reasoning and proposals to a number of different audiences.
The role will require the ability to work under pressure, especially when responding to incidents or emergencies. You will be confident and decisive whilst balancing the needs of your staff, wider responders and the public during high pressure situations.
You will be required to participate in an on-call rota, associated training and exercising and respond to emergencies when they occur. You must be able to respond according to the departmental requirements in place as may be varied from time to time. Typically, you will be required to be on call one week in four. An on-call allowance, currently, £4,477 is paid to staff at this level who are on the on-call rota.
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.
If you would like to discuss the role please get in touch with Matt Hogan, Deputy Head of LRG, matt.hogan@london-fire.gov.uk.
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.
Assessment Overview
Stage 1
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 in the selection criteria section of the job description.
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.
Stage 2
Assessment for this role is due to take place at our Hammersmith Assessment Centre on the 25 or 26th Septemeber 2023. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.
Additional Information
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
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.
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