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06-27-2006, 12:06 PM
Reporting to the Commissioner of Community Services, the Fire Chief will act as a model and champion of change and a strategist to ensure that the City achieves its vision of being the enterprising spirit and strength advancing our City to be a high-performing, innovative, value-drive, results-oriented team that provides responsive, high quality and courteous service.
You are responsible for the general and financial management of the Fire & Emergency Services Department comprised of the Operations, and Training, Prevention & Communications Branches. Key responsibilities include community risk assessment, fire master-planning, station location and staff/equipment deployment, overseeing emergency response/ communications/ reporting/ investigation and attending/ commanding at major incidents; overseeing Fire Prevention/Plans Review/ Inspection and Public Education activities and events; negotiating mutual/ automatic aid agreements; related community, media and inter-department/ government liaison; staff supervision, development and training; policy and standards recommendation and SOP/ SOG authorization; departmental business planning and capital/operating budgets; Council/Committee report preparation and meeting attendance; developing the Emergency Plan and leading the City’s Emergency Control Group; overseeing the procurement of equipment/ apparatus.
Applicants must have excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to create and articulate a vision and strategy that will inspire and empower a strong staff team, while holding them accountable. Excellent conceptual, project/ time management, analytical, facilitation, negotiation skills; Ability to think and act strategically in a political and community service environment, to build strong external alliances/ partnerships, to align departmental programs/ services with divisional and corporate goals/ objectives, and to champion the mission and values of the City; possess at least a University degree or Community College Diploma in Fire Protection Engineering or related discipline accompanied by post-graduate studies in Business and/ or Public Administration and Management studies. Significant demonstrated experience in a senior officer capacity in a Fire Department including supervisory experience in a unionized Fire environment.; and good computer skills including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Please submit your resume, with full details of your education, training and experience, by 4:30 p.m. on July 12, 2006, to:
Human Resources Department,
City of Barrie,
70 Collier Street,
P.O. Box 400,
Barrie, Ontario,
L4M 4Z2.
E-mail: hrjobs@barrie.ca
Source: city.barrie.on.ca (http://www.city.barrie.on.ca/Content.cfm?C=4174&SC=1&SCM=0&MI=1238&L1M=37)
You are responsible for the general and financial management of the Fire & Emergency Services Department comprised of the Operations, and Training, Prevention & Communications Branches. Key responsibilities include community risk assessment, fire master-planning, station location and staff/equipment deployment, overseeing emergency response/ communications/ reporting/ investigation and attending/ commanding at major incidents; overseeing Fire Prevention/Plans Review/ Inspection and Public Education activities and events; negotiating mutual/ automatic aid agreements; related community, media and inter-department/ government liaison; staff supervision, development and training; policy and standards recommendation and SOP/ SOG authorization; departmental business planning and capital/operating budgets; Council/Committee report preparation and meeting attendance; developing the Emergency Plan and leading the City’s Emergency Control Group; overseeing the procurement of equipment/ apparatus.
Applicants must have excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to create and articulate a vision and strategy that will inspire and empower a strong staff team, while holding them accountable. Excellent conceptual, project/ time management, analytical, facilitation, negotiation skills; Ability to think and act strategically in a political and community service environment, to build strong external alliances/ partnerships, to align departmental programs/ services with divisional and corporate goals/ objectives, and to champion the mission and values of the City; possess at least a University degree or Community College Diploma in Fire Protection Engineering or related discipline accompanied by post-graduate studies in Business and/ or Public Administration and Management studies. Significant demonstrated experience in a senior officer capacity in a Fire Department including supervisory experience in a unionized Fire environment.; and good computer skills including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Please submit your resume, with full details of your education, training and experience, by 4:30 p.m. on July 12, 2006, to:
Human Resources Department,
City of Barrie,
70 Collier Street,
P.O. Box 400,
Barrie, Ontario,
L4M 4Z2.
E-mail: hrjobs@barrie.ca
Source: city.barrie.on.ca (http://www.city.barrie.on.ca/Content.cfm?C=4174&SC=1&SCM=0&MI=1238&L1M=37)