Director of Corporate Services – Avon Fire and Rescue Service

Are you a dynamic and experienced professional whose strategic vision, leadership skills, and ability to drive organisational change are matched by your commitment to excellence and public service?

Avon Fire & Rescue Service has a vacancy on our Service Leadership Board for a Corporate Services Director. The post holder will be required to lead across a range of professional disciplines including Property Services, Corporate Performance & Assurance, Communications & Marketing, Procurement & Supplies, ICT and Administration Services.

The role involves working alongside the Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive, Assistant Chief Fire Officers, Statutory Finance Officer and Clerk to ensure efficient and effective delivery of services to the community and continuous improvement.

Avon Fire & Rescue Service operates within the four Unitary Authorities of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire and has 850 employees. Our operational area encompasses a broad risk profile.

We are in a period of significant organisational change and development. As a member of the Service Leadership Board you will be required to devise and lead the implementation of strategies to improve the quality and effectiveness of services provided, working in collaboration with partner organisations. The role involves engagement with Elected Members of Avon Fire Authority, working together to shape the direction of the Service. This requires political awareness and an understanding of the community in which Avon Fire & Rescue Service operates.

The successful candidate will be a strong leader with extensive experience across a range of professional strategic disciplines operating at senior management level. This role requires strategic leadership, integrated risk management planning, business, financial and succession planning, performance and people management and partnership working. You should have a proven record of delivering results and improvements. Candidates will be required to evidence well developed problem solving skills and the ability to resolve complex organisational issues.

We are seeking candidates who welcome the challenge of a broad range of responsibilities and possess the ability to make a significant contribution to the work of the Fire Authority and shape our strategic development.

The full details of the role are outlined in the job description. Further information can be obtained from Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Simon Shilton (0117 926 2061 Ext 233).

To view the job description, person specification and application form please visit the Gatenby Sanderson job site (click apply now).