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We are currently creating a pipeline for an upcoming opportunity for a Deputy Director Workplace Service Delivery On behalf of The Government Property Agency, for a 6-month hybrid contract in London.

The Government Property Agency is an Executive Agency of the cabinet office. It is changing the way the Civil Service works and is at the forefront of 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 and 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 and mortar, the GPA is about providing great workplaces for our people.

This is an ambitious and exciting task, for which we need innovative people, with strong commercial acumen, who are passionate about visualising and implementing customer needs.

As a Deputy Director Workplace Service Delivery, your main responsibilities will be:

• As part of the Senior Leadership Team for Workplace Services, supporting customers in moving to and using our workplaces in a way that allows them to deliver the wider objectives of those departments, is popular with customers, provides operational excellence in the workplace and enhances client satisfaction.
• Leading a team of civil servants and commercial/non-commercial delivery partners to transform our customers' workplace experience and the value of our services for our clients by being agile, innovative and responsive to needs often at short notice or for major events. You will develop the GPA team to lead service delivery for a portfolio of up to 1,000 buildings, many of which are historic and have national importance, and contracts building to around £500m or more p.a
• Act as the Product Owner for the future of the GPA Workplace Services Contracts and to ensure that longer term requirements including those of clients are captured and developed to ensure the programme continues to deliver the transformational benefits, we want from our service contracts and build the necessary internal capability to get the best value from those contracts through effective contract and financial management. 

Essential:

• Proven track record in efficiently and safely operating a national and high-profile portfolio of buildings, meeting customer and client needs.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, dealing with uncertainty and handling a range of challenges competently as they emerge 
• An appropriate professional qualification and membership, such as IWFM or equivalent, and APM Registration or Chartership

Desirable:

• Experience of operating at a senior level in a highly complex multi-client environment 
• Commercially astute with demonstrable evidence of dealing with complex commercial activities
• Experience of operating within public sector including through PFIs

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

DE&I Commitment 

GPA guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Government Property Agency guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".