Assistant Director of Culture, Inclusion and

4 weeks ago

Witham, United Kingdom Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority Full time

**Contract**: Permanent, Part Time

**Salary**: £72,391 - £78,390 per annum, pro rata

**Hours**: 22.5 per week - hybrid offered (working pattern to be agreed)

**Location**: Rivenhall, Witham, Essex, CM8 3HB

**Closing Date: Monday, 29th April ‘24 at 11pm**

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is recruiting for a new part time role to lead our journey in continuing to create a positive working environment committed to equality and diversity.

As the Assistant Director of Culture, Inclusion and Wellbeing, our People Strategy will be your guiding document. The strategy is broken down into strategic pillars, which are our organisation’s key areas of focus and priorities.

You will lead the 3 pillars of the strategy that relate to Culture, Inclusion and Wellbeing; You will be responsible for the ongoing development of a fair, kind and inclusive workplace, a culture which is positive and kind but also focussed on service delivery and accountability and which values health and wellbeing. This will see you become the driving force behind our Services commitment to promoting a positive and kind culture, embedding strong positive values throughout every level of the organisation. Just as importantly, you’ll be able to support the workforce and wider communities in their understanding of the ‘why’ behind your focus and efforts.

This is a permanent part-time position, 22.5 hours a week with options for both office (including our HQ and fire stations) and remote work (working pattern to be agreed).

**More about the role**

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service recently became the first fire and rescue service in the country to achieve a Silver Accreditation from the Inclusive Employers Standard (IES), recognising the Service’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. As the Assistant Director of Culture, Inclusion and Wellbeing, you will lead the continuation of this journey in making a diverse and inclusive workplace.

You will use best practice to create a framework that aligns with our Service’s mission and values, making sure everyone feels respected and valued. This will support the Fair, kind, and inclusive workplace pillar of the People Strategy.

Reporting to the Director of People Services, you will lead the development of multiple pillars of the new People Strategy for 2024 - 2029 and work on the delivery of an efficient and high-quality health and wellbeing service, allowing our Service to meet its commitments in the Wellbeing, safety, and health pillar of the People Strategy.

If you're ready to make a difference and be part of something meaningful to an organisation, the people within it and the communities it serves this is the role for you.

**Main duties and responsibilities**:
Areas of focus: Culture, wellbeing, safety, health, cross-cutting, fair, kind and inclusiveness
- To play a leading role in the implementation of the ECFRS People Strategy.
- Work with the Director of People Services to lead the development pillars of the new People Strategy for 2024 -2029.
- Continue developing and using the service’s Culture Dashboard. Work closely with the National Fire Chiefs Council and other FRSs to identify best practice.
- Work closely with the Assistant Director of Human Resources to make sure teams are aligned and delivering services which lead to productivity and efficiency gains
- Lead and work with the Occupational Health and Wellbeing and Fitness departments to maximise cost efficiency and quality of service.
- Manage contracts for the provision of Consultant Occupational Health Physician time, physiotherapy, and counselling and therapy services.
- Take responsibility for implementation of governance, monitoring, performance measurement and reporting arrangements to facilitate the effective scrutiny of progress against strategic equality objectives. Provide progress reports to OPFCC and Service Leadership Team.
- Work with Finance colleagues to monitor spending against all team’s budgets. Prepare submissions for additional investment when required.
- Positively contribute to a safe work environment ensuring compliance with Health and Safety, Risk Management, Business Continuity and Safeguarding policy and procedure. Protect all personal information in adherence with the Data Protection Act 2018.

**Required skills, experience and attributes**:

- Hold either a qualification in either HR, Culture or Change delivery (or have at least 5 years equivalent relevant professional experience).
- Significant experience of working successfully in a leadership role within a large, complex organisation.
- Experience of developing culture.
- Experience of planning and implementing organisational change.
- Experience of successful management of high performing teams.
- Experience of managing and controlling budgets, resources and funding, including managing third party suppliers.
- An understanding of the social, economic and political environment of the Fire an

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