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Group Manager

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Summary
Location: Fire Service Headquarters
Region: Sefton
Job Type: Permanent Full Time
Vacancy Group: Senior Uniformed
Closing Date: 26/03/2023
Date Posted: 03/03/2023
Reference: GM0323

Description

GROUP MANAGER APPOINTMENTS PROCESS

GROUP MANAGER
Salary:   £47,887 (in development) to £53,086 (when competent) + 20% flexible duty allowance. 

THE ROLE
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service is a bold forward thinking Authority looking for highly motivated, innovative and talented individuals to shape our story, contributing to public service reform in order to save, protect and improve the lives of the people in Merseyside. 

Crucial to the role will be your ability to lead collaborative approaches with partners in order to deliver an integrated and effective service to our communities - to help ensure their safety, improve the region’s health and economy and deliver significant social value, thereby ensuring the highest level of protection is afforded to the communities we serve.

You will be expected to demonstrate exceptional leadership skills and the ability to inspire and maintain outstanding performance from others. 

You will have a demonstrable ability to lead change in a complex and evolving environment. 

You will have excellent communication skills and an ability to engage constructively with internal and external stakeholders. 

You will have demonstrated high levels of ability with regard to the implementation and management of key projects

You will model our values and behaviours; promoting a culture which embraces collaboration, inclusivity, high performance and wellbeing, and you will strive to make a real difference to the communities we serve.

You will be required to manage and lead operational incidents as Incident Commander, or in other incident command support roles in accordance with the requirements of EFSM2 and local standard operating procedures.

ELIGIBILITY
Candidates must have experience of operating in the Station Manager role within the last 12 months.  Applications from candidates, who are not currently employed by a Local Authority Fire & Rescue Service within the UK, will not be eligible to apply.

THE SELECTION PROCESS
Interested individuals should complete the online application form and submit this prior to the closing date of Midnight, Sunday 26th March 2023.  The Service will review applications and undertake an evidence validation exercise shortlyafter this date.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a multi stage selection process aligned to the requirements of the Group Manager role.  Process timescales will be communicated to shortlisted candidate in due course.

Detailed information about the role, the selection process and what we have to offer is available within the candidate pack on our Featured Vacancies page.  This can be accessed in the Vacancy Links section below.

On appointment, candidates will undertake an induction and development programme tailored to their experience and competencies to support their transition. 

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