Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Swindon About the job Job summary The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the governments office estate. We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. And we are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team. Representing the best covenant in the UK His Majestys Government we are leading transformational programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme, as well as delivering modern, cost-effective real estate service solutions. Innovation and progress are at the heart of our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged. And were dedicated to becoming a leading, inclusive employer both in the external market and throughout the Civil Service. Our strong emphasis on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is not just about driving inclusion across our organisation, it is also about ensuring our services meet the needs of government departments and the civil servants who use our spaces. Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose, improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth. We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact; where you influence; where your voice really matters; where you help to shape our future direction. The GPA is committed to representing the communities we serve by making Diversity, Equality and Inclusion part of everything we do. To ensure that we are always recruiting and retaining a diverse mix of talent, we are particularly inviting applications from candidates who are disabled, ethnically or gender diverse, and people who identify as being part of the LGBTQ community. Job description The Government Property Agency (GPA) Commercial Team sits within the Chief Operating Officers (COO) Group and is responsible for procurements and contracts delivered across GPA. The Property Digital and Data Commercial Team supports the GPAs objective of providing great places to work, ensuring its vision is that by 2028, the GPA will be a transformed, more efficient and digitally enabled organisation that provides better outcomes for our people, clients, customers and wider Government. GPAs need for digital & data services will continue to help transform our ways of working and continue to support measurable outcomes. Our current approach to Design & Build, through to Operation have been tactical and recent transformation have identified more strategic ways of working in reducing delays in service, ensuring business continuity across its critical services. Maintaining sustainable and better alignment with Commercial best practise. GPA are bolstering Digital and Data core delivery & operations teams but will continue to be reliant on supply chains for capacity and capability building. Going forward the aim is to engage with suppliers who can partner with us in a dynamic nature to scale up or down to support our delivery depending on the nature of the deliverables, but also help transform our delivery models and continue to build on our existing ambitious and innovative agenda to transform civil service. Digital and Data are working with Commercial to establish Commercial approaches and solutions that are scalable, cost effective and compliant with relevant standards. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Digital and Data transformation that will modernise and standardise systems, platforms, applications and networks. The team provides expert advice to the Chief Digital and Data Officer (CDO) to ensure GPA obtains value for money and are provided with scalable commercial solutions to meet the GPAs ambitions of modernising its digital infrastructure across the government estate. You will need to support the commercial lead, who you will report to, achieve the team objectives, provide commercial expertise and be able to collaborate with stakeholders to find solutions and run procurements in line with both PCR2015 (when using existing frameworks) and the new PA 2023 procurement regulations. The successful candidate will also be expected to manage GPAs business as usual operations and support the Digital and Data Commercial Lead identify and drive efficiencies opportunities. Key responsibilities: Lead on Digital and Data procurements conducting the full end to end procurement life cycle. Utilising the optimum procurement route, such as Crown Commercial Service Framework and being able to develop onto running a Competitive Flexible Procedure. Lead on contract variations as required for the team's existing contracts. Manage the cataloging and identification of Technology Intellectual Property. Co-ordinate internal and external approvals for the team's procurements. Conduct market engagement to gather information for upcoming procurements and increase market awareness of GPA tenders. Maintain the teams records in the contract management system, file storage system and keep pipelines up to date. Support the implementation of the new procurement regulations PA 2023. Person specification You will be: Enthusiastic about driving value for money for the UK taxpayer and delivering transparent and fair procurement for the GPA. Able to handle a wide variety of tasks and take care in prioritising work and managing stakeholder expectations. Have an interest in, or willingness to learn about, Commercial Law. A good written communicator, able to explain procurement procedures and policies in clear language for a range of audiences. A quick learner, able to learn new systems in a short space of time and problem solve procurement system issues. Experience & Technical Skills Essential criteria: End to End Procurement Experience Attention to Detail Desirable criteria: Good knowledge of Public Procurement regulations, with an understanding of the processes and constraints of UK Government procurement processes Experience using procurement frameworks such as Crown Commercial Service Ability to see the bigger picture and consider implications/benefits of actions across the GPA and its customers. Qualifications and Accreditations Desirable criteria: CIPS Level 4 or being willing to work towards achievement of CIPS Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Seeing the Big Picture Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Customer Perspective Commercial Acumen Property Market Knowledge Innovation Benefits Alongside your salary of £41,055, Government Property Agency contributes £11,893 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Generous annual leave Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities and wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and well-being and aim to create a sense of belonging in a workplace where everyone feels valued. The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy. The 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 (RIS) to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). Sift The sift is due to take place from 11th February 2025. As part of the application process, you will be asked to include a CV and a 500 word personal statement. The personal statement should then align with the person specification. Interview GPA policy is for interviews to be held face to face, with virtual interviews only by absolute exception. The date and location will be confirmed if you are invited to interview. If you feel this will be a problem for you, please contact recruitmentgpa.gov.uk to discuss prior to submitting your application. At interview, applicants will be scored against 4 behaviours - Seeing the Bigger Picture, Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing and Delivering at Pace. Interview questions will be a blend of Behaviour, Experience and Technical (core skill) questions. Further Information A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Any move to GPA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk Reasonable Adjustment If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Government Recruitment Service via cabinetofficerecruitment.grs cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional. If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grscabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading. This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful 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 Service The 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 Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). 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 : Anna-Marie De-Castro Email : anna-marie.decastrogpa.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : gparecruitment.grscabinetoffice.gov.uk Further information If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact HRgpa.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Click here to visit Civil Service Commission Attachments GPA Skills and Specialisms Opens in new window (pdf, 259kB) Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail