MoJ Property Directorate – Mobilisation Manager (Ref: 19842)

Job summary

This is a Nationally based role

Job description

Position Property Transformation Programme – Mobilisation Manager

Location National

Band SEO

Contract Type Fixed Term – 12 months with potential to extend

Overview

The MoJ Property Directorate is a customer focused organisation that exists to enable our customers to perform to their very best. We do this by providing high quality, easy to use services, and working environments that our customers want to work in, which support them to deliver their individual outputs efficiently. Our job is to manage one of the most diverse and complex estates in Government – hosted by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Our remit brings together a property portfolio including Prisons, Probation, and MoJ HQ and Arm’s Length Bodies.

MoJ Property provides specialist services including Facilities Management, Health and Safety, Fire Safety and Security, Technical Design expertise, and Sustainability. Additionally, we have business management teams supporting the entire Directorate and each of our partners is supported by Account Management teams. We oversee a substantial portfolio which consists of properties valued at £8.5bn for the MoJ alone. We are part of the Government Property Profession (GPP) and through active membership and engagement we will work with the Office of Government Property to develop the maturity of the profession and also encourage our people to join the GPP. We continue to build our capability through training and recruitment, aspiring to be the best that we can be as individuals and as a Directorate.

We continue to deliver new ways of working across our portfolio – leading on the scale and pace of activity for central government – proposing ways to achieve, and then providing more dynamic and flexible workspace, while driving down the cost of the estate.

Please note that external candidates will be offered Fixed Term contracts for 12 months with the possibility of an extension (subject to funding), existing Civil Service employees will be onboarded on secondment terms and conditions.

If you are a civil servant on a permanent contract and you are successful, we will discuss with your current line manager to put in place a loan or secondment from your current position. If you are currently a lower grade than the one you have applied for, you will be given a Temporary Responsibility Allowance.

Team Overview

The Mobilisation Team sits in the Property Transformation Programme. The team is responsible for managing, planning and delivering the mobilisation of new Total Facilities Management/Workplace Services Management contracts, and demobilisation of the current FM contracts. The Mobilisation Manager will be managed by a Senior Mobilisation Manager and will not have line management responsibilities.

Job Description, Duties and Responsibilities

Lead and co-ordinate all mobilisation or demobilisation activities to enable the new Total Facilities Management contract to operate from day one.

This role will also have a key interface with other support functions ensuring that collaborative approach to sharing key data is developed and enabling smooth mobilisation or demobilisation of both new Total Facilities Management contract and current Facilities Management contracts.

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Day to day management responsibility for planning and delivering mobilisation of new Total Facilities Management and demobilisation of the current Facilities Management contracts.
• Ensures mobilisation or demobilisation project delivers to quality, on time within agreed timescales.
• Prepare appropriate documentations and reports in respect of mobilisation/demobilisation activities
• Monitor and control mobilisation/demobilisation activities in order to achieve plan objectives.
• Operating closely with operational teams to ensure all aspects of mobilisation or demobilisation are covered to the required quality, legislative and compliance standards.
• Contribute to mechanisms that identify, measure and report risks and mitigation.
• Responsibility for contribution/delivery of change control and any configuration management.
• Act as a point of contact and source of information for stakeholders.
• Report to the Senior Mobilisation Manager any connected matters, including risks/issues/performance concerns.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.

Skills and Experience

• Facilities Management, Building Property Management or Project Skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Organisational/Planning skills
• Conflict management skills, Negotiating, Influencing and Leadership skills
• Business acumen/cultural understanding skills
• Have technical knowledge of managing risk and project lifecycles.
• Knowledge of IT including. Microsoft Project

Government Property Profession (GPP) Technical Skills

The GPP Framework is aimed at staff working in property or property-related roles and consider property to be their career anchor profession. This usually encompasses posts where professional qualifications and experience are directly relevant to the work being undertaken. However, it is also applicable to those who are currently not qualified property practitioners but wish to make this their profession of choice. Those with a property background at any level are encouraged to register with the GPP, which exists to support property practitioners at all levels. Details of the GPP Career Framework can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-government-property-profession-career-framework--2

This role is a Facilities Management role at Practitioner level. Technical skills in Facilities Management of Customer & Client Service, Analytical Decision Making, Sustainable Practice and Commercial Acumen are sought – these are described in the GPP Framework.

The following Technical Skills (and levels) will be tested during the selection process:

• Customer & Client Service (Practitioner)
• Analytical Decision Making (Working)
• Sustainable Practice (Working)
• Commercial Acumen (Practitioner)

Professional Accreditation

People in this role will typically hold or be working towards professional accreditation as follows: MIWFM or CIWFM, MRICS

If not already held, the successful candidate should be willing to start activities to support accreditation within 6 months of joining. Funding and support will be provided to cover this. this.

Assessment Process

Sift

Experience

• Please upload an anonymous copy of your CV.
• A 750 word Statement of Suitability along with your CV is required. This statement should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience align with the job description, highlighting your relevant experiences and skills to allow us to effectively evaluate your application. Please note that this Statement of Suitability and CV will be scored and assessed as part of the selection process. If the statement of suitability does not meet the requirements, or is not provided, candidates will be automatically rejected.

Interview

Technical

You will be assessed on 4 technical questions relating to the GPP framework, they will be on –

• Customer & Client Service (Practitioner)
• Analytical Decision Making (Working)
• Sustainable Practice (Working)
• Commercial Acumen (Practitioner)

You will be assessed using strengths which aren’t shared prior to interview.

For any enquiries regarding the role, please contact james.griffin2@justice.gov.uk.

Person specification

Please refer to the Job Description

Technical skills

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

• Customer & Client Service (Practitioner)
• Analytical Decision Making (Working)
• Sustainable Practice (Working)
• Commercial Acumen (Practitioner)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £42,914, Ministry of Justice contributes £12,432 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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 Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).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

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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).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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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5359

Recruitment team

• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…

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