Business Partner Partnerships

Business Partner, Partnerships

(12 months, maternity cover)

Professional 3A

Salary: £36,581- £38,510

Hours: Full time, 37 hours a week, Mon to Fri

Overview

West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) is the second largest fire and rescue service in England, serving an area of 902km square and a population of some three million people. ‘Our Strategy’ drives the people, professionalism and pride with which we serve our communities.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Prevention Team as a Business Partner on a 12-month temporary basis to provide maternity cover. This role involves working closely with operational colleagues and teams across the service, providing advice, guidance and support on partnership working and referral processes for our 'Safe and Well' services.

The successful candidate will provide professional advice, guidance and support to strengthen partnership working, build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders and promote consistent, high-quality prevention activity. The role will also support the monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement of partnership arrangements, helping to ensure our prevention activity reaches those most at risk and vulnerable within our communities.

Responsibilities

• provide professional advice, guidance and support to operational teams on partnerships, Safe & Well membership arrangements and referral pathways
• build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues across the service and external partners, strengthening partnership working to deliver Prevention priorities
• monitor and manage partnership arrangements to ensure they remain effective, consistent and aligned with service objectives
• contribute to the quality assurance and evaluation of partnership activity, identifying opportunities for improvement and sharing good practice
• support the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidance relating to partnerships and prevention
• support performance monitoring, reporting and the implementation of recommendations arising from Serious Incident Reviews.

Experience and skills

Essential

qualification and/or experience relevant to the role

• broad understanding of Prevention and partnership working, including relevant legislation, national strategies, policies and National Fire Chiefs Council guidance
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships
• ability to analyse information, interpret data and produce reports that support performance and improvement
• experience of developing procedures, guidance and processes that align with organisational objectives
• strong organisational skills, including prioritising workloads and working both independently and collaboratively
• confidence to influence others, use initiative and support the development and implementation of new ways of working.
• Desirable 
• previous experience in prevention, education, health and wellbeing, social care, road safety or working with children and young people
• understanding of risk-based approaches to developing prevention campaigns and activities
• experience of designing, delivering or evaluating training, campaigns or educational activities.

Benefits

We offer a friendly working environment and benefits including:

• flexible and agile working arrangements
• free, on-site gym facilities
• free, on-site parking.

We also offer access to an in-house occupational health facility - including occupational health and fitness advisors, sports therapists, physiotherapists, cognitive behavioural therapy practitioners and counsellors.

In addition, employees have access to:

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• wellbeing programmes
• ‘blue light’ discounts across many retailers through partner schemes
• Sports and Welfare scheme (for a small fee) – with access to discounted products and services.

Diversity

We welcome applications from all eligible candidates. However, as women and Black and minority ethnic employees are currently under-represented in our service, we particularly encourage applications from these groups.

WMFS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect the same of every staff member. 

Successful candidates will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including - where applicable - relevant level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, qualifications, medical clearance, identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. 

How to apply

Send your CV and answer the questions, outlining previous experience, to outline your suitability for the role.

Questions

If you have any questions about the role, or would like an informal discussion, please contact Rebecca Lee on 07973 810 883 or by email at [email protected].

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