Area Manager Response and Resilience

Benefits:
Salary : £63,163- £69,283 per annum
Flexi duty allowance (20% of salary)
Area Manager Allowance (details below)
Fire Cover Gold (if applicable)
Access to a Lease/provided Car Scheme
Location – Service Headquarters, Calcot, Reading
Superb Pension Scheme available
Onsite gym and parking facilities
Other information about our benefits can be found here
About the role:
RBFRS is looking for its next Area Manager Response and Resilience. In this critical leadership role, you will be at the forefront of our service delivery, with responsibility for the effective management, performance and delivery of our response and resilience strategies and functions, as well as being an active member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to the delivery the Strategic Commitments of the Fire Authority.
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is a progressive and community-focused organisation that works as one team to deliver services to the people of Berkshire. We have an engaged and dedicated team of some 700 diverse and talented individuals, an inclusive culture as well as a commitment to the training, development and wellbeing of our people.
About you:
As an Area Manager you will have a unique opportunity to lead an area of the Service and work across the organisation to shape and tailor the services we provide to meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve.
In this role you will value diversity of thought and different perspectives. You’ll be comfortable in challenging the status quo, acting with demonstrable integrity and credibility to support our continuous improvement ambitions, in evolving the services we deliver to best meet the needs of our communities. You will need to be motivated and able to balance your active decision-making and governance role within the Senior Leadership Team with the effective and efficient running of the function you are responsible for. Your key skills and experience will include:
· A strategic leader with excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt your approach to the needs of differing stakeholder groups
· High level of political acuity, with excellent negotiating and influencing skills
· Proven track record of successful implementation of organisational change, from planning through to benefits realisation
· Able to inspire and support your teams to achieve personal and professional success, and in meeting high performance standards
· Ability to understand and interpret complex information to inform clear, concise and accessible strategy and policy documents, plans and other reports.
· Achieved competency at Station Manager level or above.
Application and selection process
Our Behavioural Competency Framework allows us to easily identify the behaviours that drive successful performance and enables us to deliver an effective service. You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet these behaviours in line with the job profile/person specification throughout the selection process.
For more information regarding the role please contact Katie Mills, Assistant Chief Fire Officer #####.
Closing date for applications is 10:00 hours, 2 May 2024.
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