Fire Professional Standards Lead

Cornwall Council Jobs and Careers; Camborne; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Defined benefit pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Health and wellbeing programme

Job summary

Cornwall Council is seeking a Fire Professional Standards Manager to establish and lead the Service's Professional Standards function. You will oversee complex conduct, grievance, disciplinary and complaint matters with independent case assurance, guiding high-quality decisions and governance.

The role drives continuous improvement, translating investigations and audits into policy and culture improvements, working with senior leaders to support HMICFRS and NFCC priorities, and promoting a safe,

Qualifications

• Excellent investigative, analytical and report-writing skills.
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship-building abilities.
• Experience providing assurance, advice and coaching to managers and senior leaders.
• Commitment to Core Code of Ethics, equality, diversity and inclusion, learning and improvement.
• Ability to lead teams and manage competing priorities in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service's Professional Standards function.
• Provide independent case assurance and governance for sensitive matters.
• Identify themes and root causes from investigations and inspections and translate learning into improvements.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to support HMICFRS and NFCC priorities.

Skills

Investigative skills

Analytical skills

Report writing

Communication skills

Influencing

Relationship building

Coaching

Leadership

Governance

Case management

Job description

Cornwall Council is seeking a Fire Professional Standards Manager to establish and lead the Service's Professional Standards function. You will oversee complex conduct, grievance, disciplinary and complaint matters with independent case assurance, guiding high-quality decisions and governance.

The role drives continuous improvement, translating investigations and audits into policy and culture improvements, working with senior leaders to support HMICFRS and NFCC priorities, and promoting a safe,