Line Manager - Data Transformation Team

Job summary

Do you have experience of leading and motivating others with the ability to manage change? If so, HM Land Registry (HMLR) are now looking for Line Managers to join our Data Transformation Team within the Local Land Charges Programme (LLC).

As part of the Local Land Charges Programme Team, you will provide leadership, direction and support to a team of Administration Officers (AOs). You will deliver a key production role within a £200 million Programme recognised under the Government Major Projects portfolio.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the continued success of the Local Land Charges Programme. HM Land Registry launched the new Local Land Charges (LLC) Register in the summer of 2018. We need your expertise, enthusiasm and drive to further roll out this new service.

Job description

In this varied and fast-paced role, you will react quickly to changes in priorities, supporting the team to adapt to change through good leadership and communication. Your role may include Line Management of both HMLR employed and agency employed team members. Your team’s duties may involve data entry, spatial capture, scanning, or quality control, subject to business requirements. You will be responsible for production, quality and time management for your team, acting as a first point of referral for any technical queries or logistical problems.

Due to the nature of the role, you will need to work at least 30 hours per week and you may be required to increase the amount of time you spend working in the office beyond our usual expectation of at least 60% of your normal working week, if you are asked to supervise agency staff. There may also be an occasional requirement to travel to other HMLR locations, which may involve an overnight stay.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will have experience in map interpretation and using a variety of spatial data sources and a good level of IT literacy and PC skills including use of MS Outlook, Word and Excel.

You will have experience:

• Experience of driving a team to deliver against challenging and changeable deadlines
• Experience of giving feedback and coaching to individuals and teams
• Excellent leadership, motivational skills, and experience of managing change
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all organisational levels
• Able to interpret and explain complex instructions, knowing when to refer and escalate

For more information about the role, please see the attached job description.

Where an individual taking up the responsibility will be based in Swansea Office, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable. This will not be tested in the application or interview process.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• •Experience in map interpretation and using a variety of spatial data sources•Good level of IT literacy and PC skills including use of MS Outlook, Word and Excel

Benefits

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry/about/recruitment#what-hm-land-registry-can-offer-you

#WeAreHMLR

At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.

We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.

• We have integrity – we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.
• We drive innovation – we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.
• We are professional – we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise.
• We give assurance – we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.

You can find more information on our rewards package on our website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry/about/recruitment#what-hm-land-registry-can-offer-you

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Ability, Experience and Technical skills.

How to Apply

After submission of the first stage of your application form, you will be invited to complete the Civil Service Management Judgement Test. If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the full application form.

Then please complete your CV to include your work history. We will be scoring your CV against the technical criteria and the essential experience:

• Experience of giving feedback and coaching to individuals and teams
• Excellent leadership, motivational skills, and experience of managing change

Complete the Technical section (in no more than 250 words), please demonstrate how you meet the following essential technical criteria:

• Experience in map interpretation and using a variety of spatial data sources
• Good level of IT literacy and PC skills including use of MS Outlook, Word and Excel

Please complete the Personal Statement section (in no more than 500 words), please demonstrate how you meet the following essential Experience criteria:

• Experience of driving a team to deliver against challenging and changeable deadlines
• Able to interpret and explain complex instructions, knowing when to refer and escalate

Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ –once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications –this is 11:55pm on the advertised date.

Sift

The sift will take place shortly after the closing date.

In case of a high volume of applications, we will complete a pre-sift on your technical section.

Then we may complete a second pre-sift on your CV.

Interview

If successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a virtual, blended interview. The blended interview will test the Behaviours listed in the ‘Person Specification’ as well as the strengths associated with the role, details will be provided on invitation to interview.

We want to hear your first, unrehearsed, natural response to strength questions, and so we don’t advertise which strengths are being tested. The best way to prepare for strengths questions is to reflect on what you identify as your own personal strengths, and your preferred ways of working.

We expect interviews to take place during the week commencing the 18th May 2026.

Candidates may refer to notes within their video interview, but they should be used as a prompt only.

HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confident Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people.

If you require the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else you would like the panel to take into consideration, you are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that we will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa where a role is in a certain business critical category. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a skilled worker visa.

You must ensure you have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying.

You can find more information on how we use your personal data on our website

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).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 to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Michael Surtees
• Email : michael.surtees@landregistry.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from HM Land Registry then you may take your complaint to the Civil Service Commission: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/

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