The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) are the public sector’s property valuation experts and advisers with a vision to be a world-leading provider of public sector valuations. We are one of the largest employers of surveyors in the country 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 champion the values of professionalism, integrity, respect and innovation. We are committed to providing a collaborative and supportive working environment that encourages every colleague to contribute, grow and excel together. With opportunities to drive your own development and growth, we empower our colleagues to succeed by ensuring support at every step of their career journey.
Chartered Valuation Surveyor – Technical Lead – Role Overview
We are looking for a Chartered Valuation Surveyor interested in becoming a Technical Leader within the Regional Valuation Unit (Wales & West).
Our Technical Leaders provide technical advice to colleagues across the network. You will be a technical expert with a natural ability to coach and nurture colleagues undertaking professional qualifications.
The Regional Valuation Unit (RVU) is an exciting, ever-changing environment and will provide you with an excellent opportunity to join our highly skilled, diverse, and growing organisation.
You will join a team of experienced colleagues who will share their knowledge and support you to become an integral part of the team. You'll share your own knowledge and experience in our collaborative working environment and can undoubtedly bring a new perspective to the organisation.
We are eager to hear from experienced Valuation Surveyors with rating and local taxation experience. You will have dealt with a broad range of property types across different valuation methodologies through to valuation tribunal.
Chartered Valuation Surveyor – Technical Lead – Key responsibilities
The role will primarily deal with NDR Regional Classes where there is a unit wide or cross unit impact due to, for example, reputational of financial risk. The role is essential to supporting our future surveying talent pipeline and providing valuable technical advice, leadership, and guidance to the Agency.
The role includes:
* Delivering Non-Domestic Rating casework and providing technical leadership, guidance, and support to caseworkers.
* Lead, motivate, and inspire others to deliver results including sharing your professional knowledge to support the development of others. Using these skills to coach and nurture colleagues undertaking professional qualifications.
* To set and maintain strategic overview of the framework for the work of the team, including embedding the VOA vision and values.
* To offer advice and guidance on complex issues which cannot be resolved within the normal rules or precedents.
* To Undertake individual casework where a unit-wide impact of a point of wider principle is at stake.
* To provide advice on a broad range of property types across different valuation methodologies, supporting through the Check, Challenge, Appeal process.
* To provide expert witness testimony and advocacy in complex litigation at Valuation Tribunal England / Valuation Tribunal Wales / Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber and beyond. (Full training and support will be provided).
* To act as a Counsellor/Supervisor to colleagues undertaking profession qualifications.
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