Group Manager - Control Project

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Job Description

• Suffolk County Council, Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
• Group Manager salary in accordance with NJC pay scales
• Wholetime
• Temporary

This position is open to current Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) staff only.

A temporary Group Manager position has arisen to join the project team delivering the reintroduction of the Fire Control function back into service here in Suffolk. We anticipate the temporary opportunity being in place until the 30 April 2025.

We are looking for applications from existing Station Managers on the Group Manager Pathway, and transfer requests from existing Group Managers looking to explore a new and exciting opportunity as a member of the team delivering this key project. You will be required to support the Station Manager Control to review policy, process and special procedures that shape future ways of working for SFRS. Providing managerial support to the wider control room team and work with the wider service and leadership team to cascade and embed these changes.

The successful applicant will continue to provide FDS response cover at their current level.

If you have any queries about the SPD and your eligibility, then please discuss with your line manager in the first instance or the Training, Learning and Development team at firetrainingdevelopment@suffolk.gov.uk.

Applications are completed online. Please see the 'How to apply' section below.

For more information

For an informal discussion, please contact:

• Area Manager Toby Gray by calling 01473 263832 or emailing toby.gray@suffolk.gov.uk; or,
• Area Manager Allie O'Neill by calling 07917 085226 or emailingallie.oneill@suffolk.gov.uk.

How to apply

Step 1: Read the advert and Job and Person Profile (JPP) (docx).

Step 2: Complete the Supporting Statement template by answering the following questions below. These can be taken from all aspects of your work and life experience and are not limited to work within SFRS (no more than 250 words per question):

In your statement, please state your current PDR placement and explain how you are eligible to apply for this position.

• Question 1: Please give examples of system or process change that you have managed and or implemented, the approach utilised, and the benefits achieved as a result.
• Question 2: Describe how you lead and support your teams to deliver against critical and timebound objectives to ensure these are achieved.
• Question 3: Describe your experience of working with internal and external stakeholders and explain how you will use this to support the control room team and delivery of the project.
• Question 4: The introduction of the new fire control will see changes to ways of working in both operations and support processes. Please explain how you will develop and cascade these new approaches across the service.

Step 3: Click 'Apply Now' to start your online application and upload your supporting statement on the final page.

Please note: Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process before the next selection stage, please contact our Recruitment Team by emailingrecruitment@suffolk.gov.ukor calling 03456 014412.If you are invited to the next stage of selection, you will have another opportunity to request adjustments for the next stages of the process.

Closing date: 11:30pm, 10 November 2024.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.