2 x Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
Location – Service Headquarters, Carmarthen
Salary – £121,640 - £129,310
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service is seeking two exceptional strategic leaders to join our Executive Leadership Team as Assistant Chief Fire Officers.
These are pivotal roles within one of the UK’s largest and most diverse Fire and Rescue Services by geography. Serving more than 900,000 people across urban centres, rural communities, major industrial risk and extensive coastline, the scale and complexity of our operating environment demands leadership of the highest calibre.
We are proud of our operational excellence. We are equally ambitious about our future.
The Service is navigating a period of strategic transformation - strengthening financial resilience, embedding inclusive leadership, modernising service delivery and deepening collaboration across Welsh public services. The two Assistant Chief Fire Officers will play a central role in shaping and delivering that agenda.
We are looking for proven strategic leaders who are:
· an existing Brigade Manager or Competent Area Manager.
· Holds Multi-Agency Gold Incident Command qualification (ICL Level 4 or equivalent).
· Has demonstrable experience leading complex functions at scale.
· Can operate confidently within a politically accountable environment.
· Builds constructive relationships with representative bodies and stakeholders.
· Leads cultural change with credibility, visibility and integrity.
You will be responsible for driving performance across your directorate, contributing to organisational strategy and providing Principal Officer operational cover for the service.
These roles demands sound judgement, operational credibility and the ability to influence at the highest levels. They also offer a rare opportunity to shape the future direction of a service that is ambitious, community-focused and proud of its people.
Mid and West Wales offers an exceptional quality of life, combining professional challenge with access to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the United Kingdom.
If you are motivated by public service, ready to lead through complexity and committed to modelling Accountability, Integrity, Respect, Impartiality and Ethics, we would welcome your application.
To find out more and how to apply please visit Penna | Jobs or for an informal discussion about this exciting role, please contact Fizza Islam at Fizza.Islam@LHH.com or on 0141 220 6460.
Applications must be submitted by midnight on Sunday 19 April 2026.
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Prif Swyddog Tân Cynorthwyol, Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru
Lleoliad – Pencadlys y Gwasanaeth, Caerfyrddin
Cyflog – £121,640 - £129,310
Mae Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru yn chwilio am arweinydd strategol eithriadol i ymuno â’n Tîm Arweinyddiaeth Weithredol fel Prif Swyddog Tân Cynorthwyol.
Mae hon yn rôl ganolog o fewn un o Wasanaethau Tân ac Achub mwyaf a mwyaf amrywiol y DU yn ôl daearyddiaeth. Mae’n gwasanaethu mwy na 900,000 o bobl ar draws canolfannau trefol, cymunedau gwledig, perygl diwydiannol mawr ac arfordir helaeth, ac mae graddfa a chymhlethdod ein hamgylchedd gweithredu yn mynnu arweinyddiaeth o’r safon uchaf.
Rydym yn falch o’n rhagoriaeth weithredol. Rydym yr un mor uchelgeisiol ynghylch ein dyfodol.
Mae’r Gwasanaeth yn mynd trwy gyfnod o drawsnewid strategol- cryfhau gwydnwch ariannol, ymgorffori arweinyddiaeth gynhwysol, moderneiddio darpariaeth gwasanaethau a dyfnhau cydweithio ar draws gwasanaethau cyhoeddus Cymru. Bydd y Prif Swyddog Tân Cynorthwyol yn chwarae rhan ganolog wrth lunio a chyflawni’r agenda honno.
Rydym yn chwilio am arweinydd strategol profedig sy’n:
· Rheolwr Brigâd neu’n Rheolwr Ardal Cymwys presennol.
· Meddu ar gymhwyster Rheoli Digwyddiadau Aur Aml-Asiantaeth (Lefel 4 ICL neu gyfwerth).
· Medi ar brofiad amlwg o arwain swyddogaethau cymhleth ar raddfa fawr.
· Gallu gweithredu’n hyderus o fewn amgylchedd sy’n atebol yn wleidyddol.
· Meithrin perthnasoedd adeiladol â chyrff cynrychioliadol a rhanddeiliaid.
· Arwain newid diwylliannol gyda hygrededd, gwelededd ac uniondeb.
Byddwch yn gyfrifol am yrru perfformiad ar draws eich cyfarwyddiaeth, gan gyfrannu at strategaeth sefydliadol a chyflenwi’n weithredol fel Prif Swyddog ar gyfer y gwasanaeth.
Mae’r rôl hon yn galw am farn gadarn, hygrededd gweithredol a’r gallu i ddylanwadu ar y lefelau uchaf. Mae hefyd yn cynnig cyfle prin - i lunio cyfeiriad gwasanaeth sy’n uchelgeisiol, yn canolbwyntio ar y gymuned ac yn falch o’i bobl.
Mae canolbarth a gorllewin Cymru yn cynnig ansawdd bywyd eithriadol, gan gyfuno her broffesiynol â mynediad at rai o’r tirweddau harddaf yn y Deyrnas Unedig.
Os ydych chi’n gryf eich cymhelliad dros wasanaeth cyhoeddus, yn barod i arwain trwy gymhlethdod ac wedi ymrwymo i fodelu Atebolrwydd, Uniondeb, Parch, Didueddrwydd a Moeseg, byddem yn croesawu eich cais.
I gael gwybod mwy a sut i wneud cais ewch i Penna | Jobs neu am drafodaeth anffurfiol am y rôl gyffrous hon, cysylltwch â Fizza Islam ar Fizza.Islam@LHH.com neu 0141 220 6460.
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