Vacancy Details

Description

Protection Compliance Manager

Community Fire Protection

Community Risk Management Directorate

35 hours per week

Fixed term contract until 30th September 2019

Salary grade 10 (£30,507 - £32,878) 

Location: Merseyside

The role of the Protection Compliance Manager (PCM) is to inspire and drive challenging standards of performance of Community Fire Protection teams across a number of locations to ensure the achievement of all local and service wide objectives (including the IRMP, service policies and initiatives) and specifically to ensure the correctly prioritised delivery of the Community Fire Protection Policy and Risk Based Strategy.

PCMs are expected to demonstrate a high level of professional competence in management, leadership and technical fire safety; they show a strong commitment to personal and team continual professional development. The PCM is fluent in all relevant legislation appertaining to the function of Community Fire Protection and maintain a high level of awareness of national, regional and local matters affecting the direction of fire safety regulation.

PCMs are responsible for all matters of quality assurance in respect of the individuals, teams and the references under their control and demonstrate a firm, fair and consistent challenge of performance standards. They manage enforcement and prosecution cases relevant to their area of responsibility and they are required to advise and comment as appropriate on the validity of complex fire safety measures and engineered fire safety solutions designed to minimise risk to the community.

Please read the attached Job Profile and Person Specification for further information.

When completing your application form please note that the supporting evidence section is the most important part of your application. When completing the supporting evidence section of the application form, please pay particular attention to the criteria listed within the person specification.

The strength of your supporting evidence will determine whether or not your application is progressed to the next stage of the selection process. Where you have examples of how you meet criteria within the person specification, please include these examples in your supporting evidence.
Make sure you write in a concise, well-organised and positive way. Do not repeat your career history, referring only to the relevant parts.

Curriculum vitae will not be used as part of the short listing process, only application forms will be considered for short listing.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION UNTIL FULLY COMPLETED AS YOU CANNOT GO BACK AND AMEND.  ALWAYS SAVE AS DRAFT UNTIL YOU ARE COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH YOUR APPLICATION.

Closing date for applications - midnight, Sunday 19th May 2019

Interviews week commencing 27th May 2019 and 3rd June 2019

 ***Please note - the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient quantity of applications have been received***

If you require any further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment & Development Team on extn 4925 or email recruitment@merseyfire.gov.uk