London Fire Brigade
Senior Human Resources Business Partner
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Senior HR Business Partner
Salary: £56,071 per annum
Grade: FRS F
Salary range: £56,071 - £72,807 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: 4 PM on Wednesday 12 August 2026
About the Role
London Fire Brigade (LFB) is London’s fire and rescue service – one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. We are here to make London a safer city. Employing over 5000 people across our operational team (our firefighters), control (our call handlers who answer 999 calls), fire safety and our non-operational team (our team who work behind the scenes to support our front-line services, which includes Fleet, IT, HR, Finance, Procurement, Communications team and many more).
LFB has been on a journey of transformation and improvement over the last few years and this includes improving the culture of the organisation and modernising our ways of working. Our journey is clearly laid out in our Community Risk Management Plan, ‘Your London Fire Brigade’, demonstrating our commitment to evolve and meet future challenges.
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Following organisational restructure, the London Fire Brigade is now focused on embedding a new HR Business Partnering model. This Senior Human Resources Business Partner role offers the opportunity to help define and deliver a mature, trusted, and high-impact HR service.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with a recently established HRBP team, embedding and developing new ways of working, strengthening stakeholder confidence, and resetting expectations of the HR function.
- Partner with senior leaders to provide strategic, pragmatic advice on complex people matters, supporting organisational resilience and effective leadership in a critical public service environment.
- Utilise data to provide strategic insights and collaborate with department leads at Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC) and Top Management Group (TMG) level to deliver HR services in line with policy and procedure as well as the Brigade’s Values of Service, Courage, Learning, Teamwork, Integrity and Equity.
- Be integral in providing HR expertise throughout organisational change, supporting leaders and workforce improvements.
- Within the People Services Directorate, successfully manage and develop your Business Partners and support professional development.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and people skills to develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships with senior leaders within the business and subject matter experts across HR and other enabling functions.
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Assessment
Assessment for this role is due to take place in late August 2026.
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