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Do you enjoy working with Data?
Are you passionate about providing technical support to your colleagues?
Do you want to contribute to keeping people safe in their workplace?
If so, this could be the job you are looking for…….
You will be part of a Compliance Reporting & Quality Assurance Team within Defra Group Property (DgP), who provides fit for purpose and value-added estates and Facilities Management (FM) services to the Defra Group. Working with a wide range of data sources including, databases, portals & audits you will be responsible for supporting the Senior Compliance Managers and wider team members to monitor, test and report on all aspects of Supplier Performance across a multi-million-pound FM contracts. Contracts in support of estates services (e.g., Facilities Management and Estates Asset Management Services) are primarily outsourced, with the DgP team providing the Intelligent Client Function both strategically and operationally to its Customers & Stakeholders. There are some 308 premises or holdings across the estate, including offices, laboratories, and Land. Your work will also provide support to the FM Work Experience Teams ensuring they are accurately informed on the standards of FM service delivery by the service provider across the estate. You will maintain excellent relationships with Informed customer and Service provider counterparts.
Structure of Defra Group Property
Defra Group Property is part of Defra Group Property & Corporate Strategy Directorate and is made up of 4 key functions: Property Strategy, Property Projects, Facilities Management, and the Science Estate. The Directorate is helped by 2 Centres of Expertise: Service Assurance and Business Management. This role is based within the Service Assurance Centre of Expertise and is part of the Compliance Reporting & Quality Assurance Team.
Job description
This role will be accountable for providing business management services to Defra Group Property. Inclusive of developing and delivering Intelligence Based M.I and data reporting systems regime, you will build an excellent knowledge of your own work area and establish a working level knowledge of the other functional delivery areas. Building relationships to ensure the team is operating to strategic principals, current legislation, and best practice. You will be a team player who is able to work on their own initiative, constantly aiming to provide a better service. This role will also work closely and collaboratively with customers and stakeholders to provide Management Information (MI), and guidance to the facilities operational units to ensure that our buildings are safe, secure, legally compliant and have minimal environmental impact. You will also be accountable for providing technical support to DgP colleagues as required and for providing MI and data which helps the development of DgP related policy and processes. Quality of services delivered to customers is a key deliverable for Defra group Property and made clear to our Customers and Stakeholders. This will include supporting the coordination, alignment and associated data analysis relating to the delivery of Supplier and Intelligent Client Function (ICF) internal auditing regimes.
Scope of the Role
- Input into developing and maintaining tools for monitoring and reporting on Estate related statutory and legally compliant related matters
- Assessing and interpreting data on operational performance / compliance and advising Group FM colleagues.
- Building and sustaining effective relationships with operational customers
- Support the Group FM function in delivering results on time, to required quality standards and cost, to fulfil the business plan and achieve / support environmental goals
- Records Management representative, contact and activity coordinator
- Assessment and interpretation of Property and FM service delivery standards, associated performance monitoring, MI & data related systems and regimes to ensure fully compliance services are delivered
- Keep up to date on changing procedures / best practice, to inform internal priorities ensuring collective activities are fully aligned.
- Design and maintenance of a new team SharePoint site
- Production and maintenance of the immediate teams bespoke process maps
Person specification
Essential skills and experience:
- Experience of technical data interpretation
- Excellent written, IT based presentational and verbal communication skills
- Experience of working within a FM/Estates focused service delivery, business support team or external service provider environment
- Good team player
- Excellent customer service and relationship management skills
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Benefits
£8,185 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- 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%
Office attendance
Successful candidates are expected to work from one of the office locations listed in this advert in order to connect with their colleagues, as required by their role and business team needs. Defras current policy is that no more than 40% of the working week should be spent at home, averaged over a month unless exceptional circumstances apply and/or the post-holder is a contractual home worker.
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Selection process details
Application Process
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV, personal statement and behaviour statements of up to 250 words.
In your personal statement please demonstrate what skills and experience you have that are required for this role, as detailed in the person specification (500 word max).
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Sift
Should a large number of applications be received, the initial sift may be conducted using the personal statement.
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
Applicants will be expected to demonstrate the essential role requirements within the application behaviour responses.
Sifting will take place w/c 18 December 2023
Interview
If successful at application stage, you will be invited to interview where you will be assessed on your behaviours and strengths.
If you are successful at application stage, you will be invited to a video interview.
Interviews are scheduled to take place w/c 8 January 2024 but may be subject to change.
Location
Please be aware that this role(s) will be contractually based in a Defra group workplace/office. The successful candidate is required to carry out all their duties from a UK location, and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time.
Candidates applying for these roles will be based at one of the Defra hubs as advertised.
For information, our core Defra hub locations are:
- York the Kings Pool
- Newcastle Lancaster House
- Bristol Horizon House (Please note that space at this office is limited and it may not be possible for all Policy roles to be recruited to this location)
- London 2 Marsham Street
Internal (core Defra) employees can apply for this role and choose to remain in their current location or to be based in one of the advertised locations.
All other applicants will be based in one of the advertised locations.
Defras current policy is that no more than 40% of the working week should be spent at home, averaged over a month unless exceptional circumstances apply and/or the post-holder is a contractual home worker.
Travel and subsistence will not be paid for travel to a base office location.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Merit Lists
Where more than one location is advertised, candidates will be posted in merit order by location. You will be asked to state your location preference on your application.
Salary
New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. The internal roles rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.
Visa Sponsorship Statement
Please take note that Defra does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.
Reasonable Adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via defrarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
- Complete the Assistance required 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 youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Accessibility
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
Criminal Record Check
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 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.
Internal Fraud Database Check
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 applicants 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.
Higher Security Clearance
Please be aware the levels of national security clearance are changing which may impact on the level needed for this role by the time of appointment. All efforts will be made to keep candidates informed of any changes and what that will mean in terms of vetting criteria. For more information please See our vetting charter.
All of these posts require the successful candidate to hold basic security clearance. Candidates posted to London may be subject to a higher level of clearance because of the security requirements for that location. Job offers to these posts are made on the basis of merit. Security vetting will only take place after the receipt of a job offer.
Childcare Vouchers
Any move to Defra from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Gareth Anderson
- Email : Gareth.Anderson@defra.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : defrarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
Government Recruitment Services via email: defrarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Click here to visit Civil Service Commission.
