Crew Commander And

We are Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) and we are ‘Safer Together’. We are proud to deliver a fire and rescue service and work in partnership with others to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our community. We value our people and are committed to the principle of equal treatment for all applicants for employment irrespective of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, disability, religion or political opinion.

We would like to invite applications for an Accelerated Promotion and Succession Planning Process within the Learning & Development College. The entry level for this opportunity is Crew Commander.

Successful candidates will be allocated a position in either Operational Training, Incident Command or Quality & Improvement and postings will be based on the operational needs of the Service. 

After 24 months, candidates will progress to Watch Commander in the Learning & Development College dependent upon the accomplishment of set Criteria. Depending on your posting, additional training may be required e.g. Incident Command and Quality & Improvement

Successful candidates must provide a minimum commitment of 5 years’ service within the Learning & Development College. This is to ensure the continued delivery of NIFRS courses and help develop, support and progress candidates towards future Station Commander, Learning & Development College opportunities. 

Personnel who do not complete the 5-year commitment and exit the program will revert to their original role. It should also be noted that individuals need to complete and pass the specific elements outlined in Appendix 2 - 4. Failure to complete these elements may result in personnel being removed from the program and reverting to their original role.

In a circumstance where an opportunity to complete a particular training element has not been provided by NIFRS, the individual will not be penalised but will have to complete that element at the next opportunity.

All candidates must possess or attain a minimum ICV Level 1 Incident Command assessment prior to appointment and will be expected to successfully complete Level 1 Incident Command qualification within the first 12 months of appointment if not already held. 

Successful candidates will not be eligible for temporary promotions or secondments for the duration of the Development Programme required commitment of 5 years’ service within Learning & Development.

Please note: the duties and responsibilities of these posts may be subject to change.

Following initial appointments, a 12-month reserve list will be created to fill any additional vacancies

Candidates should apply online and the closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Thursday 12th March 2026.

NIFRS is currently under represented by females and applications from this group are particularly welcome. Appointment will be made solely on merit.