Area Manager Talent Pool 2025 – Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service

Are you a forward-thinking fire and rescue professional ready to take on a new challenge? Do you thrive on finding innovative solutions, inspiring teams, and leading with a focus on continuous improvement?

Are you open to change and keen to drive efficiencies while offering exceptional service to the people of Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland?

If this sounds like you, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) wants to hear from you. We’re building our Area Manager talent pool and seeking confident, dynamic individuals who relish change—both in processes and in culture. We’re looking for someone who brings fresh, innovative ideas, values teamwork, and shows resilience in a fast-paced environment.

Our community is growing and aging, and we need transformative leaders who can help our service evolve to meet these changing needs.

At LFRS, we’re dedicated to creating Safer People and Safer Places. With 20 stations and 700 employees—580 of whom are Firefighters—we handle over 8,000 incidents each year.
Join us and play a key role in shaping our future while delivering the highest level of service to our diverse and evolving community. Apply now and help us make a real difference.

Key Requirements

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is currently serving as an Area Manager (looking to transfer), or substantive Group Manager.
• Is a qualified and experienced tactical-level Incident Commander:

o Holds a relevant management qualification at senior officer level (e.g., Diploma Management Studies; NVQ Level 4/5; Post Graduate Certificate) or can demonstrate equivalent practical experience at Group Manager level

o Possesses Incident Command Level 3 (Advanced Incident Command) or has comparable hands-on experience.

• Understands the Fire and Rescue Service inside and out, with proven success in managing teams, budgets, and operational resources

• Has a track record of driving innovation and delivering improvements within a fast-paced, evolving environment

• Excels at stakeholder engagement, able to articulate broader strategies and vision while still focusing on day-to-day needs

• Demonstrates strong self-awareness, with excellent interpersonal and leadership skills and a commitment to enhancing public service delivery

• Can provide operational cover from a base within Leicester, Leicestershire, or Rutland when on duty
(A relocation package is available for eligible applicants.)

Application process

The talent pool process will consist of:
17 February 2025 – deadline to submit an application form detailing how your skills match the personal specification, job description and competencies.
14 March 2025 – successful candidates must submit a report and presentation by this date, ahead of the assessment (candidates will be notified on the contents after the application closes).
Week Commencing 24 March 2025 – successful candidates will be invited to an assessment centre.

Contract type: Full Time

Closing date: February 17 2025

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