Background:

With the restructuring of the Strategic Risk and Improvement Committee following the appointments of a Strategic Lead for Risk and Strategic Lead for Organisational Learning and Research, NFCC is now looking to support these roles with an additional national lead for Community Risk Management.

This role will take the lead in chairing the existing CRMP Working Group and driving that group forward to continue to maintain the existing CRMP guidance while also providing the practitioner level support and engagement with the new National Risk Management work led by the Strategic Risk Lead, CFO Ben Brook.

Existing members of the CRMP Working Group are especially encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will be required to:

Community Risk Management:

At a practitioner level, the new lead will be responsible for working with the CRMP Working Group to maintain this community of practice.  This will include driving the group forward to maintain the quality and currency of NFCC CRMP guidance, providing the practical support to drive forward new products under National Risk Management and encourage the sharing of good practice and new approaches to community risk management planning.

National Risk Management:

NFCC is committed to understanding Fire and Rescue related risk and vulnerability across the UK.  The new Community Risk Management Lead will play a part in linking national long-term work delivered through the Strategic Risk and Improvement Committee via providing a bridge to local engagement through existing CRMP practitioner groups.

The role involves:

  • Managing and Chairing the CRMP Working Group
  • Liaising with the Strategic Lead for Risk
  • Attending any Strategic Board meetings as established by the Strategic Risk Lead
  • Maintaining the current NFCC community risk products

If you have any questions relating to the role, then please contact Nick Brennan (NFCC Head of Fire Standards and Implementation) or the NFCC Lead for Strategic Risk  benbrook@warwickshire.gov.uk

To apply for the role, please fill out this form.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept any other forms of applications and should you have any queries in applying, please contact admin on: nfccadminsupport@nfcc.org.uk

Closing date: 8th December 2026, midday.