Organisational Assurance Officer

Have you got a sharp eye for detail and a passion for assurance and improvement? Do you enjoy understanding how things are working and helping to make them better? As an Organisational Assurance Officer, you’ll support West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) to assess performance, gather evidence, and identify strengths and improvements. You’ll provide assurance across the organisation, offering insight, supporting learning, and helping ensure safe and effective services for our communities.

If you’re organised, curious, and want to make a real difference, this could be the role for you.

You can help West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service by delivering robust assurance through clear insight, effective challenge and targeted support to drive continuous improvement. Working at the heart of governance and assurance, you’ll gather evidence, analyse performance and help ensure we are delivering safe, effective services for our communities.

• generous holiday entitlement
• family friendly policies
• 37 hour week flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working
• local government pension scheme
• free onsite parking
• Sports and Social Club with free use of gym
• an Employee Assistance Program
• car salary sacrifice scheme

To support West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service by delivering assurance activity that tests performance, demonstrates compliance, and drives continuous improvement aligned to the Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP), Strategic Action Plan and Fire Standards

Working in the Service Improvement and Assurance Team you will deliver organisational assurance to evidence compliance, identify learning and drive improvement ensuring readiness for internal and external scrutiny.

• Experience and involvement with internal and external quality assurance processes/inspection within a large organisation.
• Experience in leading and implementing continuous improvement initiatives using methodologies to enhance service delivery.
• Experience of supporting organisational change and benefits realisation to improve efficiency and align with strategic objectives.
• Knowledge of governance, risk and improvement framework

We offer flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working. You will need to work from our offices during parts of your initial training. After this, you can choose to work both from the office and from home as part of our hybrid working model. Applicants interested in hybrid working must have a reliable home internet connection.

The post is subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Joining a first-rate organisation, you will have the job satisfaction of knowing each day that you are contributing to the success of one of just six metropolitan fire and rescue services in the UK, supporting around 1100 firefighters who work round the clock, plus around 350 support staff, who help people and save lives.

We are a caring organisation; we promote an environment of inclusivity and learning, and welcome people from all walks of life - just as long as you can show commitment to our values such as integrity and teamwork and the NFCC Core Code of Ethics.

Job share applicants are welcome to apply.