Business Manager

Government Recruitment Service; Swansea; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in Wales is seeking an Estates Business Manager to lead strategic initiatives within the Estates Management Group. The role involves driving organizational change, managing risks, and ensuring compliance with property management standards. Candidates should demonstrate experience in estates management and strong collaboration skills. Flexible working arrangements may be available.

Qualifications

• Experience in estates management.
• Strong advocacy for change and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic initiatives and integrate Estates strategy.
• Lead EMG teams through organizational change.
• Manage risk process and departmental risk register.
• Ensure compliance with property management standards.

Job description

Are you someone who is a strong advocate for change?

Can you confidently collaborate with multiple business areas?

Do you have experience of working within an estates management environment?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

This is an excellent opportunity to work with various teams within the Estates Management Group, to ensure successful delivery of strategic business strategy planning and co-ordination.

The Estates Business Manager will be responsible for providing direction and leadership within the DVLA Estates Management Group (EMG). Ensuring that the strategic vision, plans, objectives policies and procedures are effectively planned, defined, articulated and cascaded.

You will also lead on key people processes for EMG and develop strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure organisational learning and development opportunities are fully exploited to enhance estates operational capability.

The post holder will manage relevant business management dependencies, identifying and adapting plans to meet changing priorities and will be accountable for the successful delivery of business outcomes and benefits in relation to the EMG objectives.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

• Assist in driving any strategic initiatives, working closely with EMG senior management to ensure the approach to Estates strategy is fully integrated.
• Lead the EMG teams through organisational change, supporting the vision for EMG and engaging with COEs, Service Delivery, suppliers etc.
• Lead and co-ordinate the risk management process across EMG, owning the overall departmental risk register and ensuring integration with the wider HRED and corporate risk registers.
• Develop and continuously improve the Estates Governance Frameworks, ensuring compliance with the Cabinet Office Controls matrix for property management, supporting the EMG Senior Management Team in managing the overall assurance frameworks.

For further information about the role please see the attached role profile.

Additional Information

Applications will be accepted from full time/part time/job sharers. Full time roles at DVLA consist of 37 hours per week. Part time and/or flexible working may also be available subject to the needs of the business. If you have a flexible or part time working requirement, you should contact the vacancy holder in advance of making an application to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your desired working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role. To contact the vacancy holder, please use the job contact details listed under ‘Contact point for applicants’.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills set out in the Civil Service Line Management Standards. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.