The Role
Post: Strategy & Performance Manager
Salary: £46,684 per annum
Grade: FRS F
Salary range: £46,684 - £60,620 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Wednesday 15 September 2021 at 16:00 GMT
London Fire Brigade’s (LFB) Property Department is seeking to recruit to a new role of Strategy & Performance Manager. This is a diverse and exciting role, involving:
• Engagement with internal and external stakeholders to drive, champion and influence the successful implementation of a performance management framework to support Property department’s vision and the wider strategy of LFB.
• Effective working with the Property Senior Management Team and collaborating with stakeholders across LFB and the GLA family to define, design and deliver solutions in taking forward property focused strategic and department objectives.
Key areas of the role are:
• Ensuring quality data and intelligence across department teams is effectively harnessed and governed to develop new insights.
• Leading continuous improvement and delivery of departmental planning and performance indicators with innovative use of data applications and tools to deliver a range of business solutions and management information essential to the achievement of departmental aims.
• Demonstrating effective leadership and management skills with experience in managing teams and developing capabilities to drive forward key objectives.
• Demonstrating excellent understanding of project management to engage with a diverse range of professional and technical projects and disciplines.
• Supporting the Head of Property Strategy in the delivery of their role.
It is essential that you can work well in busy environments and you communicate clearly with a wide range of stakeholders. You will have strong communication, networking and relationship building skills, advancing the Brigade’s Transformation Delivery Plan and promoting and embedding its’ values across the department.
In return we will provide you with an opportunity to learn as well as offering a range of benefits in working for LFB.
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 and upload the following documents:
• A copy of your up-to-date CV.
• A cover letter (max. of two sided A4) clearly outlining the relevant experience, skills and qualifications you have to successfully perform this role (see the job description below).
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.
Assessment Overview
Stage 1
CV and cover letter (sift). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.
Stage 2
Assessment for this role is due to take place in late-September 2021. 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.
Additional Information
Benefits of working for LFB
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme
• 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
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.
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