Programmes and Performance Administrator – Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn’t do it.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & well-being services.

As a Programmes and Performance Administrator in our Service Improvement department you will:

• Provide administration and coordination assistance as directed for internal and external performance reporting and programmes
• Maintain and coordinate the project register ensuring it captures a clear understanding of the projects and business cases across the Service
• Register new projects and business case requests and provide documentation and support for their completion, to ensure they process efficiently. Complete appropriate checks on templates and supporting documents and plan in approval points
• Complete quality assurance checks of publications, documents, reports and presentations, providing full attention to detail, resolving formatting, spelling and grammar issues to ensure professionalism

What makes you our ideal Programmes and Performance Administrator?

• An NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration or equivalent experience (or working towards)
• Previous relevant experience in a similar role carrying out a range of administration tasks and working with managers within all levels of an organisation
• Experience of using databases, recording, and collating data to support delivery

For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.

Other Information:

• You must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role which will include travel across Dorset & Wiltshire approximately bi-weekly.
• A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
• Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical, receipt of satisfactory references, verification of employment history and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last 3 years.

Closing and Interview date: The closing date for applications is Sunday 22 February 2026 (midnight). It is intended that interviews will take place on Tuesday 10 March 2026. Should you be shortlisted for interview, further details regarding the interview format / location will be provided before the interview date.

Please note that job advert may close earlier if we receive sufficient applications.