Description Internal Governance Officer Professional 2A Publish date: Thursday 27 November 2025 Closing date: Friday 2 January 2026 at 12noon Salary: £44,075 per annum Hours: 37 per week 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 more than 2.9 million people. Our vision is ‘Making the West Midlands safer, stronger and healthier’. This vision and the strategic goals outlined in ‘Our Strategy’ are what drives the people, professionalism and pride with which we serve our communities. We’re offering an excellent opportunity for someone with a solid understanding of internal governance, and some hands-on experience, to join us as an Internal Governance Officer. This role is suited to someone ready to build on their existing knowledge, work closely with our senior leadership team, and develop their skills in strategic thinking, collaboration and leadership support. You’ll play a key role in supporting the connectivity of our leadership team within the Strategy Team, coordinating key meetings, contributing to development programmes and helping ensure we stay linked with the wider sector. Responsibilities The successful candidate will: run senior leadership meetings by organising, facilitating and leading our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) meetings, including scheduling, prioritising and planning agendas, capturing actions and monitoring delivery and recording of decisions support leadership development by coordinating our senior leadership training programme and working with others to facilitate workshops and learning activities keep us connected by coordinating leaders’ involvement in sector meetings and ensuring insights are shared to inform strategy, while working closely with Personal Assistants, Administration and Communications teams to coordinate activities and events help improve internal processes by working with the Internal Governance Manager to enhance how we run meetings, support leadership and stay aligned with our goals and internal governance processes. Experience and skills Essential skills or experience We are looking for someone who: is a confident communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills is skilled in using meeting management software or similar tools has strong organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage complex schedules, forward plan and prioritise work for themselves and others is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, with a proactive approach to continuous improvement and adapting processes to meet changing needs can build strong working relationships at all levels, internally and externally, representing WMFS confidently in sector forums. Desirable skills or experience It would be advantageous to have: good knowledge of national strategies, legislation and initiatives relevant to the role good understanding of local government effective consultation and negotiation skills experience using meeting management software such as Decisions. 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 (OH) facility, including OH 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 To apply, please send a copy of your CV and complete the application question outlining your skills and experiences in line with the job description (linked below). Questions If you have any questions about the role, or would like an informal discussion, please contact Lucy Lawson or Sirella McGuigan on 07973810494 or by email at Lucy.Lawson&64;wmfs.net, or Sirella.McGuigan&64;wmfs.net Job Summary