Assistant Chief Fire Officer – Service Delivery – Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service

Lead the frontline of a high-performing Fire and Rescue Service.

Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service is looking for an outstanding operational leader, as Assistant Chief Fire and Rescue Officer and Director of Service Delivery, you will join our Strategic Leadership Team and take charge of the services that keep more than a million people safe across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Prevention, protection, response, training and risk: all of it will be yours to lead and shape. You will set the direction for how we reduce risk in our communities, how we respond when people need us most, and how we keep our people ready for whatever comes next.

We are looking for an experienced and respected commander with the ambition to make a real difference. You will bring operational credibility and the leadership to inspire staff, build trust with Representative Bodies, elected Members and partners, and drive improvements that will be felt for years to come.

What you’ll lead:
* Operational Response and Training: wholetime and on-call crews, operational training and specialist capabilities.
* Community Risk: Prevention and Protection, focused on the people and places most at risk.
* Fire Control: call handling and mobilising for our communities.
* Operational Assurance and Operational Risk: planning for our risks as well as ensuring learning from incidents drives continuous improvement.
* Strategic command: a place on our Gold rota, providing strategic command at significant and multi-agency incidents.

What you’ll bring:
* Proven operational command at a strategic level, as a competent Level 4 Strategic Incident Commander with MAGIC, currently working at Area Manager level or above.
* A track record of leading large, multidisciplinary teams and delivering real change at a senior level.
* Strong management of performance, resources and budgets, and the ability to turn complex data into clear decisions.
* The political awareness and personal credibility to earn the confidence of staff, Representative Bodies, elected Members and partners.
* Resilience, energy and a commitment to our values of being Positive, Professional and Honest

Come and Talk to Us: Want to know more before you apply? Join Chief Fire and Rescue Officer Callum Faint at our open session at Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, 12 Geoff Monk Way, Birstall, Leicester LE4 3BU on 20 November 12:30-14:00. Book your place by contacting Executive Support on 01162105765 or executivesupport@leics-fire.gov.uk.

The Selection Process:
* Application: your evidence set against the four areas of the NFCC Leadership Framework.
* Assessment Centre (4 and 5 January 2027): exercises and an interview built around the NFCC Leadership Framework.
* Employment Committee Interview and Presentation (14 January 2027)
* Combined Fire Authority approval

If you are ready to take the next step in your operational leadership career, we would like to hear from you.