Area Manager

Networking Women in the Fire Service; Wells; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional fire service seeks an Area Manager to lead and enhance fire services in North Wales. Candidates must possess proven leadership skills and a strategic mindset, along with strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities. Successful applicants will benefit from further development in Incident Command. Fluency in Welsh is essential, and external candidates will receive support to achieve this qualification. This is an opportunity to drive impactful change within a vital community service.

Benefits

Lease car or provided vehicle

Support for Welsh qualification

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and management skills with a track record of high performance.
• Ability to set strategic direction in a demanding environment.
• Superb communication skills and comprehensive strategic knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead service improvements and build relationships at all levels.
• Deliver high quality and sustainable fire and rescue services.
• Meet challenges in a complex environment through innovative skills.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Welsh National Qualification Framework level 3

Job description

Salary: Area Manager B: salary up to £98,155.20 per annum (includes 20% FDS, additional enhancement to provide strategic cover of 12% and CPD) and a lease car or provided vehicle

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service would like to appoint experienced managers with proven leadership and management skills to join our Area Manager talent pool for future substantive appointments. Candidates should have the ability to set strategic direction to achieve results in an increasingly demanding and performance centred environment.

The successful candidates will be able to deliver sustainable service improvements and build working relationships at all levels of the Service. You will have a range of responsibilities set within a framework of core values based on Service to the Community, People, Diversity and Inclusivity, whilst striving for excellence.

If you want to be a part of a leadership team, to deliver a high quality, affordable and sustainable fire and rescue service to the people of North Wales, you will need to exercise high level interpersonal, strategic and innovative skills to meet the challenges of a complex environment.

In order to be eligible to apply you must:

• Be at least a current competent Group Manager by 31st December 2025;
• Have superb communication skills, alongside a comprehensive strategic knowledge of fire and rescue service functions in Wales. Also, it is essential to have a proven track record of delivering high performance on a journey of change;
• Know how to work with a range of stakeholders, articulating strategy and bigger picture vision, while understanding what is needed to get the job done

Welsh language skills are a requirement for this post. Internal candidates must be qualified to Welsh National Qualification Framework level 3. External candidates will be provided with support and training to achieve level 3 within two years of appointment.

It will be necessary to undertake Incident Command Level 3 assessment or be able to provide evidence of a successful assessment within the last two years. The successful candidate will be supported towards achieving Incident Command Level 4.

For an informal discussion please contact ACFO Anthony Jones by emailing Lynne Jones at [e-mail] to arrange a convenient time to discuss.

A full job description and application pack is available on the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service website or by emailing: [e-mail]

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms is by 09:00am, 31st December 2025.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an Interview Skills workshop on 13th January 2026

Interviews will be held on 21st, 22nd or 23rd January 2026

The closing date will be strictly adhered to and no exceptions will apply