Corporate Assurance Officer

Summary

Job title: Corporate Assurance Officer

Grade: G

Salary: £35,336 - £38,553 per annum

(rising by annual increments to £38,553) More information on salaries and progression can be found on our pay and policies page. Please note pay award pending

Hours: Full Time - 37 hours per week

Location: The service encourages flexible working and believes that work is what you do not where you do it. The role will be based at Five Rivers, Headquarters with the flexibility to work from home / DWFRS Stations / Support Offices and we would welcome a conversation with the successful candidate on what type of flexible working arrangement will work best for you. There will be a requirement to attend your base location at Salisbury Headquarters once a month for key Team meetings or as required for other meetings / service activities.

Appointment Type: Permanent

Contact: For a chat about this post, please contact Nick Sjogren, Standards and Assurance Manager on or email

Closing and Interview date:

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 25th September 2022 (midnight). It is intended that interviews will take place on Thursday, 6th October 2022. Should you be shortlisted for interview, further details regarding interview format / location will be provided before the interview date. Please note that there will be an assessment task / presentation as part of the interview process.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn't do it.

We are one of the largest combined Fire and Rescue Services in the country and are rated as 'Good' by the HM Inspectorate in terms of our Efficiency, Effectiveness and how well we look after our People.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff feel valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes and health & well-being services.

As a Corporate Assurance Officer in our Service Improvement department you will:

Ensure that the Service and Authority have a robust corporate assurance framework aligned to planning and scrutiny arrangements
Lead on the formulation and co-ordination of the HMICFRS inspectorate programme for the Service, acting as the main Service contact to the inspectorate
Deliver an annual internal audit programme, approved by the Service, auditors and the Fire Authority
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What makes you our ideal
Corporate Assurance Officer ?

4 GCSE passes - Grade A -C / 9-4, including English and Mathematics / equivalent Level 2 qualification / or higher-level relevant qualification
Qualified to degree level, or equivalent qualification, or able to demonstrate significant level of graduate calibre experience at a senior level in a relevant sector
Knowledge and understanding of quality assurance and corporate governance
Knowledge and working experience in organisational inspections and audits

For full details of the role and requirements, please have a look at the job description and person specification.

Other Information:

You must have a full current driving licence. Use of your own vehicle will be required, however a Service vehicle may be available.
A Basic Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical and receipt of satisfactory references
Pension allowances (Lifetime or Annual): Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any allowance implications. A breach in the Annual or Lifetime Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge.

To find out more and apply:

You should ensure you include satisfactory evidence in your application to support all of the areas stated as being measured at the Application Stage on the Person Specification. This will ensure you have the best opportunity of progressing to the next stage of the selection process.

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. All applications will be treated on merit and staff involved in recruitment and selection processes undertake unconscious bias training.

Values and Behaviours Framework

We are committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee an interview to applicants with a disclosed disability if they meet the minimum criteria for the post to which they are applying. Please tell us in confidence if this applies to you, or if there are any reasonable adjustments that would help you apply for this post.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service's recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

If you hold international qualifications, you will be required to provide official evidence that shows how these compare to UK Qualifications. We will accept a Statement of Comparability from a UK organisation called ENIC which can be obtained via their website. Please note that UK ENIC charge for this service, so if you request a Statement of Compatibility, you will be required to pay for it as we are unable to reimburse you.

For further guidance on how to complete your application, please refer to the Job Application Guidance Notes. If you are experiencing difficulties completing your application or have a need to complete your application in an alternative format due to a disability, please contact HR Resourcing on within plenty of time of the closing date of the position you are applying for.

Our recruitment, assessment and progression processes are based on our Core Code of Ethics that has been developed specifically for Fire and Rescue Services. When recruiting, we identify the most important behaviours for the role and these are used as part of the short-listing and selection process.