This job is with HM Land Registry, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. Job summary HM Land Registry (HMLR) is looking to appoint a Programme Director - Data Transformation & Digital Register to join us, challenge us and lead the modernisation of our data to enable our services to be quicker and more customer friendly across a diverse range of end users. Weve taken paper services online and undergone a vast digital transformation already, but we now need your ideas and expertise to drive the digital and data innovation for the future. Millions of people and businesses rely on HMLR every year for guaranteed and trusted information on property ownership which spans over properties worth around 8 trillion. Understanding and protecting the nations land ownership, and its potential use and value, is vital to a successful economy and a sustainable future. Job descriptionAs our Programme Director for our ambitious data transformation and the creation of the future digital and geospatial Land Register, you will have overall responsibility for managing the roadmap, risks and delivery of a highly significant programme. This will transform the process of complex land registration, moving from a world of computerised paper into wholly modernised data foundations underpinning a wholly modernised system. This will improve the effectiveness of land registration and unlock significant economic benefits from the interoperability and usability of our data. Alongside this main responsibility, you will run other programmes/projects with linked agendas, as well as being an important member of our Senior Executive Team.Person specification To meet the requirements of this role, you will have: Demonstrable experience and associated evidence successfully shaping, leading and managing high value, high profile, complex and multifaceted programmes and projects. Significant experience as a proactive and visible driving force behind transformational change in large and complex organisations, including customer transformation. Able to understand, to help shape, and to communicate the business direction for data, for digital technology, and for the organisation more generally. Evidence of major business change programme sponsorship at organisation-wide level, including extensive stakeholder collaboration and driving realisation of agreed benefits. Significant leadership experience, including operating at ExCo/board level. The successful candidate must hold or be willing to work towards Major Projects Leadership Academy qualification. BenefitsAlongside your salary of 80,000, HM Land Registry contributes 23,176 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. WeAreHMLR At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential. We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits. We have integrity we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way. We drive innovation we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes. We are professional we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise. We give assurance we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market. You can findmore information on our rewards package on our website. Things you need to knowSelection process details We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To apply for this post, you will need to complete the online application process though our chosen executive search provider, Global Resourcing, accessed via the following email: HMLRglobal-resourcing.com. HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview. If any candidate requires the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration they are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise. As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.SecuritySuccessful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.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 ServiceThe Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. 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 InclusionThe 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).Apply and further informationThis vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Global Resourcing Email : HMLRglobal-resourcing.com Telephone : 020 8253 1806 Recruitment team Email : hrresourcingteam2landregistry.gov.uk Further informationIf you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email hrresourcingteam2landregistry.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from HM Land Registry then you may take your complaint to the Civil Service Commission: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/