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Director of People & Organisational Development | Cyfarwyddwr Pobl a Datblygu Sefydliadol, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
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Role: Director of People & Organisational Development
Organisation: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Salary: £117,000
Location: Llantrisant, South Wales | Hybrid Working
Mission: Courage to Act. Compassion to Care.
This is one of the most important people leadership roles in Wales today.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service serves more than 1.6 million people across ten local authority areas. We protect communities, respond to emergencies, and work every day to reduce risk and improve wellbeing across South Wales. At the heart of that mission are our 1,700 talented people.
We are looking for an exceptional Director of People & Organisational Development to join our Executive Leadership Team and help shape the next chapter of our Service.
This is a rare opportunity to lead cultural transformation at scale. Following independent review and national inspection, we are implementing an ambitious programme of change to build an outstanding, inclusive and values-led organisation. We have a clear vision for the future and are seeking a leader with the credibility, resilience and ambition to help deliver it.
You will lead our People & OD function, driving workforce transformation, leadership development, organisational effectiveness and cultural change. Working alongside the Chief Fire Officer and Executive Leadership Team, you will help create a modern people service that enables our workforce to thrive and our communities to receive the very best service.
We welcome applications from outstanding leaders both within and beyond the fire sector. What matters most is your ability to operate strategically, build trust, lead through complexity, and deliver meaningful and lasting change in a highly visible public service environment.
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If you are motivated by public service, inspired by transformation, and excited by the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy for the people of South Wales, we would love to hear from you.
For further information and to apply, please visit our recruitment partner site by clicking Apply.
If, having read the information on the GatenbySanderson site, you would like an informal, confidential discussion, please contact Duncan Collins at on 07586 705475 or via email at: duncan.collins@gatenbysanderson.com
Closing date: Noon, 24 August 2026
South Wales Fire & Rescue Service is committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and creating a workplace where everyone can belong, contribute and succeed
Swydd: Cyfarwyddwr Pobl a Datblygu Sefydliadol
Sefydliad: Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru
Cyflog: £117,000
Lleoliad: Llantrisant, De Cymru | Gweithio’n Hybrid
Cenhadaeth: Dewrder i Weithredu. Tosturi i Ofalu.
Dyma un o'r rolau arwain pobl pwysicaf yng Nghymru heddiw.
Mae Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru yn gwasanaethu mwy na 1.6 miliwn o bobl ar draws deg ardal awdurdod lleol. Rydym yn diogelu cymunedau, yn ymateb i argyfyngau ac yn gweithio bob dydd i leihau risg a gwella llesiant ledled De Cymru. Yn galon y genhadaeth hyn mae ein 1,700 o bobl dalentog.
Rydym yn chwilio am Gyfarwyddwr Pobl a Datblygu Sefydliadol eithriadol i ymuno â’n Tîm Arweinyddiaeth Weithredol ac i helpu i lunio pennod nesaf ein Gwasanaeth.
Mae hwn yn gyfle prin i arwain trawsnewidiad diwylliannol ar raddfa fawr. Yn dilyn adolygiad annibynnol ac archwiliad cenedlaethol, rydym yn gweithredu rhaglen newid uchelgeisiol i greu sefydliad rhagorol, cynhwysol sy'n cael ei arwain gan y werthoedd. Mae gennym weledigaeth glir ar gyfer y dyfodol ac rydym yn chwilio am arweinydd sydd â'r hygrededd, y gwydnwch a'r uchelgais i helpu i'w gwireddu.
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Byddwch yn arwain ein swyddogaeth Pobl a Datblygu Sefydliadol, gan ysgogi trawsnewid y gweithlu, datblygu arweinyddiaeth, effeithiolrwydd sefydliadol a newid diwylliannol. Gan weithio ochr yn ochr â'r Prif Swyddog Tân a'r Tîm Arweinyddiaeth Weithredol, byddwch yn helpu i greu gwasanaeth pobl modern sy'n galluogi ein gweithlu i ffynnu a'n cymunedau i dderbyn y gwasanaeth gorau posibl.
Rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan arweinwyr rhagorol o fewn a thu hwnt i'r sector tân. Yr hyn sydd bwysicaf yw eich gallu i weithredu'n strategol, meithrin ymddiriedaeth, arwain trwy gymhlethdod, a chyflawni newid ystyrlon a pharhaol mewn amgylchedd gwasanaeth cyhoeddus gweladwy iawn.
Os ydych chi'n cael eich ysgogi gan wasanaeth cyhoeddus, eich ysbrydoli gan drawsnewid, a'ch cyffroi gan y cyfle i adael gwaddol parhaol ar gyfer pobl De Cymru, byddem wrth ein bodd i glywed oddi wrthych.
I gael rhagor o wybodaeth ac i wneud cais, ewch i wefan ein partner recriwtio:
www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe134707
Os Hoffech Gael Trafodaeth Anffurfiol a Chyfrinachol Ar Ôl Darllen y Wybodaeth Ar Wefan GatenbySanderson, Cysylltwch â Duncan Collins Ar 07586 705475 Neu Drwy E-bost Yn
duncan.collins@gatenbysanderson.com
Dyddiad cau: Hanner dydd, 24 Awst 2026
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