Job Vacancy

Community Safety Partnership Manager

We are looking for an ambitious and motivated Community Safety and Partnership Manager to help shape the next stage of our Prevention function.

Location

Headquarters in Aylesbury. Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service, Stocklake, Aylesbury HP20 1BD

Closing Date


8th Nov, 2026

Job Type

Support, Support Services

About this vacancy

Fighting fires is only part of the work of the work we do. Our Prevention team works with communities and partners to reduce risk, prevent incidents and protect those most vulnerable. Partnership working is central to this approach, helping us extend our reach and create better outcomes for people across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.

We are looking for an ambitious and motivated Community Safety Partnership Manager to help shape the next stage of our Prevention function. This is an opportunity to lead a team, develop influential partnerships and turn those relationships into meaningful prevention activity.

If you are a partnership-focused leader who wants to make a real difference to the safety, health and wellbeing of our communities, we want to hear from you.

Role responsibilities

  • Lead, manage and develop the Community Safety Co-ordinators, providing effective supervision, coaching, performance management and support.
  • Develop and strengthen partnerships with healthcare and adult social care partners, alongside identifying wider partnership opportunities that support community safety outcomes and improve outcomes for vulnerable people and communities.
  • Identify opportunities for partners to support prevention activity, increasing our reach and improving referral pathways into the Service.
  • Use community risk, fire and prevention data to identify trends, inform priorities and support evidence-based decision making.
  • Develop, deliver, monitor and evaluate targeted community safety and prevention initiatives.
  • Coordinate the Service’s response to hoarding and self-neglect, working with partners to support multi-agency interventions.
  • Support strategic prevention projects, safeguarding initiatives, seasonal campaigns and wider Prevention priorities.
  • Monitor the effectiveness and value of Prevention activity, including the impact of partnership working.
  • Represent the Service professionally when communicating across partnership forums and external networks.

Vacancy details

We are looking for someone

  • With experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships to achieve shared outcomes.
  • With experience of leading, supervising or line managing staff, including allocating work, coaching and managing performance.
  • Who can assess risk, make informed decisions and manage complex or sensitive situations involving vulnerable people.
  • Who can use data, insight and evidence to inform decisions and improve service delivery.
  • With excellent communication, influencing and presentation skills and the ability to build positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Who can plan, prioritise and organise work, manage competing demands and work independently.
  • Who is a resilient, adaptable and positive leader,prepared to, inspire, challenge and develop others.
  • Who shares our commitment to keeping people safe and supporting those most at risk.

They must have

  • A full UK driving licence.
  • A higher-level qualification, A level, Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.

Desirable 

  • IOSH Managing Safely or willingness to work towards.
  • AET or willingness to work towards.

 

 

  • Permanent Contract
  • £46,804 (Scale E1) to £56,565 (Scale E6) Gross Per Annum
  • Full Time
  • 37-hour week
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Good annual leave entitlement
  • Employee benefits
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Occupational Health
  • Onsite gym facilities

Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service serves a population of more than 800,000 in the Southeast of England. Around 400 firefighters operate from 19 fire stations from the outskirts of London to the South Midlands. We employ around 100 specialist support staff, from ICT to fire prevention. We are a diverse, welcoming community – will you join us? Find out more about us and our values at www.bucksfire.gov.uk/join-us/

Equality of Opportunity

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is an equal opportunity employer and applications from people of any colour, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or disability are welcomed.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

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