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Development Scheme Manager North

Job details
Posting date: 18 April 2024
Salary: £40,185 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 02 May 2024
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Company: Government Recruitment Service
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 349054/3

Summary

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) are the public sector’s property valuation experts and advisers. As one of the largest employers of surveyors in the country. Our work is vital to the collection of over £60 billion of revenue which goes back into communities, touching every citizen and every business across England and Wales.

We are committed to providing our people with a work environment which is accommodating and accessible to all, one which values diversity and inclusion in everything we do. We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, who bring different perspectives, promote innovation and enable us to be representative of the communities we serve.

Development Scheme Manager North – Role Overview

We are looking for a Development Scheme Manager to provide leadership and line management to a dispersed team of APC Candidates, Placement Students and Apprentices within District Valuer Services (DVS) North. This is a high-profile role to ensure delivery of the Agency’s Surveyor Pipeline.

DVS sits within the Chief Valuer Group (CVG) and is responsible for providing a range of statutory and non-statutory functions, many of which date back to the founding of the VOA in 1910. These are:

  • Provision of advice on valuations and apportionments for national taxation purposes
  • Provision of valuations and property advice for Other Public Bodies (OPBs) to support their implementation of a wide range of regulatory and legislative functions.
  • The delivery of government policies and estate strategies in situations where there is a property requirement related to the exercising of a public function and / or public money is involved.

Development Scheme Manager North – Key responsibilities

  • Building awareness and maintaining knowledge of all Surveying/Professional Development Programme Requirements within the VOA to ensure training, support and development is provided to team members enabling them to achieve qualification and end point assessments.
  • Supporting APC candidates throughout their Development Programme.
  • Building strong relationships and working collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure delivery of support in a timely and relevant manner.
  • Effectively managing the team’s operational performance against strategic objectives, through coaching and development discussions
  • Taking proactive action where poor performance/attendance within the team is identified, using HR Policies and Guidance.
  • Creating and promoting an inclusive working environment that values everyone for their individual contributions.
  • Understanding and engaging the team regarding plans for change and encouraging and supporting innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Effectively working as part of a national team where liaison, flexibility and smart working are paramount.