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Form of work
Salary- Wonderful opportunity to make a real social impact
- Salary £51,700 - £57,700 + Excellent Benefits, hybrid
About Our Client
The Government Property Agency is changing the way the Civil Service works and is at the forefront of the Government's transformation agenda; reshaping the relationship civil servants have with their place of work. The Agency is central to the delivery of key Government policies including moving 22,000 Civil Service roles out of London by 2030 & tackling climate change by contributing to the Net Zero agenda.
To do this we are delivering a major change programme across the UK and consolidating our portfolio in order to save £1.4 Bn over 10 years.Beyond the bricks & mortar, the GPA is about providing great workplaces for our people. Through programmes like Hubs, Whitehall Campus & Smart Working you will be in the vanguard of creating model working environments + promoting flexible working practices.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Accountable for PMO Vision, Strategy & Operating Model development, maturity & performance
- Line Management of PMO Team, budget & succession planning
- PMO Stakeholder engagement & Communications (DDaT and wider GPA)
- Selection & Management of all PMO Systems & Suppliers
- Manage Project Pipelines
The job can be based at Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham.
The Successful Applicant
Person specification
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities that we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing & aim to create a sense of belonging in a workplace where everyone feels valued.
Experience & technical skills
- Significant leadership experience in the DDaT space with specific experience in delivering change at pace.
- Demonstrable stakeholder engagement skills to develop & build key trusted relationships with colleagues across the GPA; you will present complex and technical information to internal & external groups including at Board level.
- Significant experience of line management / development & leading a service (incl budget management)
- Detailed knowledge & significant experience of the management & successful delivery of full programme/project lifecycle (including pre-programme/ project phases) and supplier management of a large and complex technology change portfolio.
Qualifications & accreditations
Minimum of 3 of the following:
- MoP, P30, MSP, APM PFQ/PMQ, PRINCE2, ISEB P&P Support (Practitioner), ITIL (beneficial)
Behaviours
Assessed against these behaviours during the selection:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Developing Self and Others
Technical skills
Assessed against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Customer Perspective
- Commercial Acumen
- Property Market Knowledge
- Innovation
What's on Offer
Alongside your salary of £51,700, GPA contributes £13,959 towards you being a member of the CS DBP Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides here:
https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Generous annual leave
This vacancy is using Civil Service Success Profiles:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
These will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities and wider society that we serve.
The Civil Service Code (https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's
recruitment principles (https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/)
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme (RIS) to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction.
Read more about prison leaver recruitment (https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/prison-leaver-recruitment/)
Sift
The closing date is 23.1.24, the sift is due to take place by 25.1.24 but is subject to change.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to produce a 500-word statement, which should then align with the 2 behaviours which are Managing A Quality Service and Changing & Improving.
Applicants successful at sift will be invited to interviews, due to take place week commencing 5.2.24 and will be a virtual interview.
This is subject to change dependent upon where most successful candidates are based.
You will be scored against 2 behaviours - Communicating and Influencing, and Developing Self and Others
Interview questions will be a blend of Behaviour, Experience, Strength and Technical (core skill) questions.
