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A decision made (08.08.08) to make internal promotions in the Fire and Rescue Service.

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2008-0054
Decision Summary Title :	Fire & Rescue Service – Internal Promotions		Date of Decision Summary:	29 July 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Chief Fire Officer Mark James		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Fire & Rescue Service Appointment of Deputy Chief Fire Officer		Date of Written Report:	29 July 2008
Written Report Author:	Mark James – Chief Fire Officer		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Promotion of an existing senior manager to the post of Deputy Chief Fire Officer within the Fire & Rescue Service.
Decision(s): The Minister noted the promotion of Area Manager Paul Brown to the post of Deputy Chief Fire Officer within the States of Jersey Fire & Rescue Service.
Reason(s) for Decision: The re-instatement of the Deputy Chief Fire Officer’s post will ensure sufficient senior officer operational cover, provide for resilience and ensure succession planning for the future leadership of the Service. Due to the seniority of the roles in question, the Service’s Terms and Conditions of Service require that appointments above Group Manager are made by the Minister on the recommendation of the Chief Fire Officer.
Resource Implications: As all advertised roles can be filled by internal candidates, no new posts are required as a result of this decision. The financial implications are limited to the difference in the pay grade from Area Manager to Deputy Chief Fire Officer, this amount to £5309 per annum. The resource requirements for the F&R service are currently being reviewed for 2009 and this additional cost will be factored into the review.
Action required: The Chief Fire Officer to ensure that all necessary arrangements are made for the successful applicants to more into their new roles as of 01 August 2008.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Fire and Rescue Service - internal promotions

Report

To: Senator W Kinnard, Minister for Home Affairs

From: Mark James – Chief Fire Officer

Date: 29 July 2008

Subject: Appointment of Deputy Chief Fire Officer for the Fire & Rescue Service

1. Purpose

1.1 The purpose of this report is to advise the Minister of the outcome of recently held promotion process for the appointment of a Deputy Chief Fire Officer.

2. Background

2.1 Area Managers Stan Godel and John Elliott, the Service’s two second most senior officers, retired at the end of February 2008. These senior retirements provided an opportunity to undertake a review of the structure and the number of senior managers in the Service. Following the review, the recommendation was made to reinstate the post of Deputy Chief Fire Officer Post to ensure adequate resilience and succession planning for the future leadership of the Service. This was supported by a subsequent Ministerial Decision dated 11th October 2007.

2.2 Since 1st January 2008, both the newly promoted Area Managers, Mark Johnson and Paul Brown have each performed the role of Acting Deputy Chief Fire Officer (DCFO) for a period of 3 months. A final interview for the appointment of DCFO took place on the 29th July 2008. The panel consisted of Steven Austin Vautier – Chief Officer of Home Affairs, Mark James - Chief Fire Officer, Liz Webster – Senior HR Manager.

2.3 The panel considered the individual’s application forms, review and outcomes of the DCFO acting up periods and their performance during the presentation and interview.

3. Recommendation

3.1 The panel recommends that the Minister appoints Area Manager Paul Brown as the new Deputy Chief Fire Officer for the States of Jersey Fire & Rescue Service.