Area Manager Policy and Assurance – Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service

About the role:
The Area Manager Operational Policy and Assurance is a vital role within Royal Berkshire’s Senior Leadership Team. It is responsible for a range of important areas of our organisation and intrinsic to how we continue to improve the delivery of services and keep our staff and communities safe.

About the organisation:
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:
The role has a key operational focus and as such is open to applicants that are currently operating in the role of Competent Station Manager in receipt of CPD with evidence of acquisition of knowledge and understanding relating to people and process management or above.

You will be an effective collaborator with successes and experience working in a multi-agency context, building effective relationships.

You will be able to lead complex functions with an ability to ensure high quality of delivery and provide the organisation with confidence of compliance, assurance and learning across operations.

You will be working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and therefore it is essential that you have excellent written and verbal communication and influencing skills with a high quotient of political acuity.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will be able to work effectively as part of a high performing team and be adaptable to support the delivery of the Service’s purpose.

The key focus of this role is:
To provide an effective and efficient multidisciplinary function that supports organisational compliance, continuous improvement, Assurance delivery of Prevention, Protection and Response services and drives efficiency through collaboration.
You will be responsible for the following teams and accountable for delivery of work across all these areas.

• Service Delivery Policy management and development
• Collaboration
• Thames Valley Fire Control Service (SRO)
• Operational Learning and Assurance
• Response Resource Coordination and Support
• Operational Risk Information and Emergency Planning
• Coordinating RBFRS interaction with the Local resilience Forum
• Business Continuity