Contract: FTC/Secondment (6 months)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £38,220.00 – £40,777.00
Location: Kelvedon Park
Closing Date: 4th June 2026
About the Role
The Executive Office works alongside the Chief Fire Officer and the Executive Team to coordinate priorities, information and delivery, providing clear, joined‑up and trusted support. The role will work closely with Directors to anticipate and coordinate priorities, manage the flow of information, and ensure follow‑through on key commitments and decisions. It plays an important part in maintaining grip across Executive priorities, ensuring that activity is aligned, visible and moving forward.
Responsibilities
* Work closely with the Executive Team to anticipate, prioritise and coordinate commitments, requests and time.
* Prepare and coordinate reports, meeting material and support submissions.
* Manage diaries, inboxes and requests, using judgement to triage, prioritise and progress work.
* Track, progress and challenge next steps, ensuring agreed actions are delivered and do not drift.
* Coordinate executive and governance meetings by managing commitments, next steps, timelines and follow‑through.
* Act as a professional, trusted and confident point of contact between the Executive Team and colleagues across the Service.
* Spot risks, pressures or gaps across priorities and raise these early to support decision‑making.
* Support shared priorities and provide cover when needed as part of the Executive Office team.
* Anticipate needs, intervene early where required, and keep work moving within agreed priorities and ways of working.
Qualifications
* Organised, reliable and calm.
* Comfortable working with people and as part of a close knit team.
* Clear and thoughtful in communication.
* Trustworthy, discreet and comfortable handling confidential information.
* Proactive, able to work autonomously, and confident using judgement to prioritise, challenge and progress work.
* Keen to learn and develop.
* Experience in an admin, business support or executive support role is helpful but attitude and teamwork are equally important.
Benefits
We are committed to prioritising and promoting the wellbeing of our employees. For more information on our benefits, please visit the Es^^^^x County Fire and Rescue Service benefits page.
Important Information for Firefighter Pension Scheme Pensioners
If you are currently receiving a pension from the Firefighter Pension Scheme, please note that accepting this role may affect your pension. Under pension abatement rules, if your earnings in this role, when combined with your pension, exceed your pre‑retirement salary (adjusted for inflation), your pension may be reduced. For further guidance, contact the Pensions team.
Safeguarding
Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. You must disclose if you are currently being investigated or have any decisions or sanctions pending or in progress. You agree to inform the Service within 24 hours if you are subsequently investigated by any agency or organisation in relation to concerns about your behaviour toward children, young people or vulnerable adults. The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the appointment for which you are applying. This role will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity, Disability Confident, employer who welcomes applications from all backgrounds. Applications are considered solely on merit. You are able to raise any queries or requests for support, including any adjustments you may require, at any stage of the process by email. All information is treated with dignity and respect.
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