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Job summary
For jobs located in Wales, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
From the design and development of policies to the delivery of services supporting work, welfare, pensions and child maintenance, DWP is the Government’s largest department.
People are at the very heart of what we do. We ensure disabled people can live more independent lives; help tackle poverty and homelessness; provide a financial foundation for a secure old age; and support families ensuring children can fulfil their potential.
DWP has the largest commercial estate in government and our team is committed to being smaller, greener and better – helping people to work, grow and thrive. Our estate provides accommodation for colleagues who support millions of daily customer interactions in Jobcentres and Health Assessment centres, back of house offices delivering frontline services and hub sites housing expertfunctions such as Policy, Finance, Digital and HR.
The DWP Estates function ensures the smooth and efficient operation of this network on a day-to-day basis. We manage a private sector supply chain that delivers essential services such as security guarding, maintenance, property and leasehold, construction, cleaning and facilities management. Many of these services are business critical and we cannot safely open our offices without them.
Our ambitions are to:
- Transition to a smaller, more affordable, and adaptable estate
- Invest in improving DWP’s buildings and infrastructure, conducted mainly through an extensive programme of planned replacement works
- Meet our agreed Government Greening Commitments - creating a culture where sustainability is embedded
- Expertly deliver cost effective services
- Create a professional working culture that is best in class across the Government Property world
There is no better time to join us as we transform our estate and make our buildings fit for the future.
Supporting the strategy planning processes and analysis for a significant portfolio across the DWP Estate, this role will establish core links between our Real Estate Relationship Managers and our Business Intelligence Teams. It will play a critical role in blending data-driven knowledge and insights with strategic customer insights, channelling these to design and drive forward the Portfolio Strategy Plan.
Job description
Government Property Profession Career Framework(Link)
This role sits within the following:
- Job Family – Strategic Asset Management
- Core Role – Property Data Management
- Level – Practitioner
Key Accountabilities
- Understand the strategic drivers for Estates, aligning activities to contribute to the wider DWP organisation priorities to understand how the strategies and activities of the team create value and meet the diverse needs of all stakeholders.
- Support evidence based decision making and shaping into the development of the Estates Strategic Portfolio Plan, using data and MI from the Estates team, Integrator and supplier partner network in conjunction with the intelligence gathered from our customers to determine our strategic view and optimal use of the estate.
- Analyse business and portfolio data and insights to provide the strategic portfolio lens to translate and apply this information to shape and form an effective strategic portfolio plan. Understanding and incorporating the strategic drivers of Estates and our stakeholders.
- Support the optimisation of the DWP property portfolio based on lease events, market opportunities and business requirements, consulting with others to ensure the potential impacts on end users have been considered.
- Factor demand, scenario plan and analysis of the options available to optimising the estate, bringing together views, perspectives and diverse needs of stakeholders to gain a broad understanding of the issues surrounding activities and plans.
- Identify spaces with potential to accommodate demand highlighting if requiring re-design, consolidation, space reallocation or relinquishment.
- Develop long term strategic space needs in order to proactively address demand and ensure the best use of Portfolio space ensuring stakeholders and colleagues have a clear understanding of objectives, activities and timeframes.
- Analyse and use a range of relevant, credible information to evaluate properties and assessing opportunities for their reallocation or disposition.
- Encourage joined up teamwork and collaboration in assisting project team in the early analysis of real estate needs.
- Work in collaboration with internal DWP estates team, Integrator and Landlord, Leasehold Management (LLM) to facilitate the renewal strategies for properties across the portfolio, collaborating to share information, resources and support as required.
- Analyse business challenges and opportunities that emerge across the Department through the development of feasibility management, financial appraisal and return on investment analysis.
- Assist project team in the early analysis of real estate needs, challenging assumptions whilst being willing to compromise if beneficial to progress.
Person specification
Essential Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Experience within a Real Estate and property profession discipline.
- Experience in supporting the development of Estates function strategy and business plans through the analysis of customer insight and data driven decision making.
- Understanding of strategic portfolio modelling techniques, feasibility analysis and scenario planning.
- A strategic thinker with experience in obtaining, managing analysing and procuring data.
- Ability to understand clients business needs and be solution based in approach.
- Experience of strategic modelling techniques and creating reporting structures.
- Ability to analyse and manipulate data for reporting and create documents and reports including presentations, schedules etc.
- Ability to lead and influence supplier relationships.
- Work openly & collaboratively, and in an inclusive way.
Qualifications/professional memberships
Desirable
- Holding or working towards RICS (MRICS/FRICS) qualification desirable but not essential where relevant experience can clearly be demonstrated.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
- 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%
Location
Applicants should apply for suitable posts where they can travel to and from their home office location daily within a reasonable time.
Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. Relocation costs will not be reimbursed.
Hybrid Working
This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT
As part of the application process you will be asked to provide a Personal Statement of no more than 1000 words against the essential criteria as outlined above. You will also be asked to provide a short CV.
Your CV should be fairly short and just evidence very brief details of your work history and experience.
Please do not submit a speculative application where you do not meet at least 50% of the essential criteria as these applications will be unsuccessful. Do not include Behaviour examples within your application as these will not be assessed in the sift and will only be used at interview stage.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Should a large number of applications be received, there will be an initial sift of applications based on the Personal Statement only, so please ensure you evidence how you meet the Essential Skills, Knowledge & Experience requirement contained in the vacancy in this section. This will form a short list for interview.
STAGE 2 - INTERVIEW
All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will undertake a single virtual video interview.
The interview will follow a blended approach which will help us assess candidates Behaviours and Strengths.
Currently the sift is scheduled to take place w/c 18 & 25 March 2024 and interview dates will be w/c 8 April 2024. Interviews are scheduled to take place virtually and dates are subject to change.
Further Information
Find out more about Working for DWP
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Security Information
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service or Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Before applying for this vacancy, current employees of DWP should check whether a successful application would result in changes to their terms & conditions of employment, e.g. mobility, pay, allowances. Civil Servants that would transfer into DWP from other government organisations, following successful application, will assume DWP's terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, unless DWP has stated otherwise in writing.
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Applications will be screened and if evidence of plagiarism or copying examples/answers from other sources is found, your application will be withdrawn. Internal DWP candidates may also face disciplinary action.
Reasonable Adjustment
At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce.
We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:Contact Government Recruitment Service via DWPRecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the “Reasonable Adjustments” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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