People Culture & Leadership (PCL) Specialist – NFCC

Networking Women in the Fire Service; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent fire service organization is seeking a dedicated individual to play a pivotal role in People Culture and Leadership. This position involves supporting fire services in driving organizational and cultural change, utilizing project management principles, and evaluating the effectiveness of products and services. Successful candidate will engage with stakeholders to enhance the adoption of these initiatives. This is a permanent position, and applicants are invited to apply through the organization's website.

Qualifications

• Subject matter knowledge and experience in People Culture & Leadership.
• Proficiency in project management principles.
• Ability to engage stakeholders and establish networks.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and implementation of PCL products and services.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of NFCC’s PCL products.
• Build effective relationships to drive culture change.

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Circa £32,300 per annum

Hours: 37 per week

Department: People Culture & Leadership

Directorate: Continuous Improvement

Location: Working from home, with occasional UK travel

Reports to: Senior PCL Specialist

As part of the NFCC People Culture and Leadership (PCL) Hub this post plays a key role in supporting and enabling fire and rescue services (FRS) to drive organisational and culture change.

The postholder will use their subject matter knowledge, skills and experience alongside the principles of project management to support the design, development and implementation of a range of PCL products and services.

Evaluating the effectiveness of the NFCC’s PCL products and their benefits to FRS’s will be a key aspect of the role and the postholder will undertake a range of evaluation activities to identify improvements and make recommendations for improvement. They will be responsible for implementing agreed changes and maintaining PCL products to ensure they remain fit-for-purpose.

Stakeholder engagement is a key element of the role by building effective relationships and establishing networks to improve the uptake/adoption of PCL products and drive culture change.

If this sounds like the kind of opportunity that you would be interested in; please have a look at the detailed Job description on the NFCC website and apply.

How to apply:

Please complete the application form linked from the ‘apply now’ button on the NFCC website. CV’s will NOT be accepted for this position.

If you experience any difficulty completing our application form, or have any queries regarding the role, please [e-mail].

Closing Date – 4 January 2026 with interviews being conducted on the 15 January 2026.

PLEASE NOTE – THIS VACANCY WILL CLOSE BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE IF WE RECEIVE A HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS.

NFCC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and will require a DBS check to be completed prior to commencing in post.

NFCC is committed to being an inclusive employer. We comply with the Equality Act 2010, and we believe that everyone deserves to work in safe environments that are free from bullying, harassment and discrimination, abuse, and harm, where they feel supported, welcome, and able to thrive.

NFCC acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice, all staff are expected to share this commitment.