People & Organisational Development Assistant

Company: Merseyfire
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Location: Sefton
Job Description:

About The Role

Salary: £25,583 -£25,989 per annum

Contract: Fixed term to cover maternity leave

Hours of work: Full time, 35 hours per week

Location: Service Headquarters, Bridle Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 4YD

We are looking to recruit a People and Organisational Development Assistant on a temporary basis, whilst the current postholder is on maternity leave.

Responsibilities

  • To providing administrative support for the Organisational Development Team, ensuring that all training records are accurate and fit for purpose within the relevant applications.
  • Nominating personnel for Fire Service College and general training courses.
  • Updating records on the relevant HR/Payroll application (currently Resourcelink).
  • Sending out joining instructions and recording attendance.
  • Informing Time and Resource Management (TRM) of any course nominations for operational crews/senior officers to ensure staffing is available.
  • Assisting with the administration of Recruitment & Development budgets.

Qualifications

  • You hold the GCSE Maths and English grade C or above (or equivalent) and a Level 2 ICT qualification, eg, ECDL (or similar).
  • You are fully experienced in all administrative process and practices and can work effectively as part of a team.
  • You are experienced in data input and interrogation and producing reports and are experienced in all Microsoft packages.
  • You are an effective communicator both verbally and in writing and are able to manage highly confidential data appropriately.

Benefits

  • 23 days’ holiday, rising to 28 days after 5 years’ service, plus Bank holidays and 2 additional Extra Statutory days added to the holiday entitlement.
  • Access to free on-site gym.
  • Free, secure parking.
  • On-site canteen.
  • Contributory pension by both the employee and by MFRS.
  • Excellent Occupational Health services and Employee Assistance Programme.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

Interviews: TBC

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 21st June 2026

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Posted: June 17th, 2026