Command Training Lead – Multi Agency Gold Incident Command Course (MAGIC) Fire Secondee
College of Policing
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 20th October 2024
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Job summary
Applications for this role are restricted to existing employees of a UK Fire Service.
About us:
We’re the professional body for the police service in England and Wales. We work with everyone in policing to set standards, to share knowledge and good practice and to support the development of police officers and staff. Our mission is to drive a consistent approach across policing where the public and the service expect it, to boost professionalism and to improve leadership at every level.
Although we're a small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.
We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive. Our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers’ network for equality and inclusion membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.
Job description
We look forward to reading your application for the role of Command Training Lead – Multi Agency Gold Incident Command Course (MAGIC).
The selected candidate will support delivery for the College of Policing’s Multi Agency Gold Incident Command Course (MAGIC). They will have responsibility for the delivery of the multi-agency national course and for any international courses. Depending on experience and other accreditations, the post holder may also be expected to support the delivery of other Strategic / Gold level command / leadership courses.
Person specification
Some of your responsibilities will include:
• Working in partnership with key stakeholders, including the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) leads and Policing Standards Managers, to set the strategic priorities for the national MAGIC course, working with advisory groups, and taking the chair of, and / or active participation in, relevant working groups.
• Planning, promoting and leading the high-quality delivery of MAGIC courses to agreed quantitative and qualitative specifications and KPIs, deploying Associates and Subject Matter Experts, to optimise cost-efficient delivery against demand, and taking remedial action as needed based on quality assurance trends.
• Delivering and assessing learning and development interventions to agreed content and assessment specifications within a safe learning environment, adapting teaching and materials to meet individual student’s abilities, levels of understanding and learning styles, to ensure all students receive a consistent, high quality learning intervention which addresses their development needs.
To be successful in this role you’ll need:
• To be an occupationally and operationally competent MAGIC Commander
• Demonstrable experience of the strategic management of critical / major incidents.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Civil Contingencies Act, Emergency Response and Recovery guidance
Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Occupationally and operationally competent MAGIC Commander
- Demonstrable experience of the strategic management of critical / major incidents.
- Demonstrable experience of working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, establishing and maintaining positive working relationships and removing unnecessary barriers to service delivery.
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Civil Contingencies Act, Emergency Response and Recovery guidance.
Benefits
The College is a great place to work. We're passionate about our people and offer a wide range of benefits, including (but not limited to):
- Continued professional development and structured career paths
- Flexi-time (for certain grades)
- A range of flexible working arrangements
- Discounts for on-line shopping
- Free employee support line
- Rewards and recognition scheme
We also have a number of thriving staff networks that provide the opportunity for advice, support and to drive change. A place to get your voice heard, share experiences and challenge our working practices to ensure equality of opportunity for all.
For more information about our benefits and staff networks, visit What we offer as an employer , College of Policing
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Selection process details
Eligibility:
Vacancy reference: 6807
This is a designated homeworking role however will require regular travel to all College of Policing sites, UK police forces and external organisations.
This role is available for 2 years as a secondment opportunity to current employees of the Fire Service, substantive in the role of Fire Area Manager.
All applicants must have the support of their Chief Officer which must be of NFCC or Chief Executive rank, and this must accompany an application.
Please ensure you return the attached secondment approval form either as an attachment when submitting your application or via email to recruitment@college.police.uk.
For further information on applying for a secondment please visit the “Secondments into the College” page.
How to apply and contact information:
For further information visit our ‘Work for us’ page.
What it's like working at the College of Policing
If you would like to discuss the role in more detail please contact Andy Gadd.
We believe that a diverse workforce brings many benefits to the organisation including diversity of thought and improvements to the way we work internally and with partners and communities. We strive to be fully inclusive but we know there is more to do. We genuinely encourage people from all backgrounds and underrepresented groups to apply for this role.
We want to continually improve our recruitment processes and to remove any barriers to equal opportunities that could disadvantage those from particular backgrounds. In order for us to have the information to do this, we ask you to please complete the diversity section of the online application process. We use a “blind” shortlisting process and we hope that by using this method we will be able to promote greater diversity in our workforce and remove any subconscious decisions based on biases.
The College is committed to support the Greening Government Commitment and reducing our Environmental impact. We have a dynamic Environmental Management Plan in place which encompasses various objectives, including our pledge to reduce business travel. To support our green agenda we have, in phase one, installed Electric Vehicle Charging Points at our sites in Ryton (12 points) and Harperley Hall (4 points) alongside two at our Harrogate office. We encourage employees to become an Environment Champion to help with promoting and delivering our Environmental Management Plan. Our One Step Greener approach encourages all College staff to make small changes to create a better future for everyone.
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Job contact :
- Name : College of Policing Recruitment Team
- Email : recruitment@college.police.uk
- Telephone : 07917554649
Recruitment team
- Email : recruitment@college.police.uk
