Colette Black

Colette is responsible for people, values and culture, leadership and development, operational training, workforce planning, inclusion and diversity, industrial relations and people performance. This role reports into the Chief Fire Officer and Chief Executive and is part of significant and visible investment in our people, our operational training, values and culture. Colette is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) with 23 years of experience in this field. Fellowship is the highest level of recognition and achievement within the CIPD. She is educated at post-graduate level, is a qualified and nationally accredited mediator, qualified strengths based coach and post graduate qualified executive coach. Colette plays an active role in the regional NFCC HR Forum, and has just taken on a national role leading the people policies work stream for the NFCC. Prior to joining ECFRS in January 2017, Colette held a variety of HR and Safeguarding roles