Fixed term / secondment opportunity until 31st March 2018
About us
The One Public Estate (OPE) programme is a pioneering government initiative funded by the Cabinet Office Government Property Unit (GPU) and delivered on their behalf by the Local Government Association (LGA). The programme is designed to enable local authorities to work successfully with central government and public sector agencies on public land and property issues.
The OPE programme has three main objectives:
• Create local economic growth;
• Deliver integrated and customer focussed services; and
• Where appropriate, generate capital receipts and reduce running costs.
Since OPE started with 12 pilot councils in 2013 we now have over 250 local authorities participating individually, as Combined Authorities, and as LEP partners, and we are looking at significant benefits arising from collaborative working on public land – over 25,000 new homes, 43,000 new jobs, and almost £100m saved in running costs. For more information on the One Public Estate please click here.
The role
An opportunity now exists for a Regional Programme Manager covering our South West region.
As a Regional Programme Manager you will be working with a group of Combined Authorities, City Deal Authorities or other groupings to help deliver the OPE programme objectives. The job role will range from helping authorities frame their plans and ambitions, through to ensuring they have the basics in place – mapped assets, a properly functioning partnership forum, and a clear asset strategy – through to performance management of those plans. You will work closely with colleagues in GPU.
The South West region is one of the largest geographically and the post holder will need to be comfortable travelling around the South West including the Isles of Scilly, Isle of Wight, and Gloucestershire visiting authorities, meeting Government Departments and so forth
You are likely to join us in the midst of our last currently funded bidding round, although an announcement is expected later this year as to whether funding will continue up until 2020.
About you
You will need to be a self-starter, with an ability to work on your own and represent the LGA with senior officers (Chief Executives and Directors) and senior politicians. Political awareness, experience of relationship and partnership building, an ability to persuade others, and experience of land and property matters will all be critical attributes for these posts.
The LGA is currently temporarily based in Farringdon, London due to the refurbishment of our primary address, Local Government House in Smith Square, Westminster. This is likely to be for a period of up to 12 months from November 2016 after which we will return to Westminster
Closing date: 5pm, 26 April 2017
Interview date: 15 May 2017
We value diversity and encourage applications from all sections of the community