Starting Salary: £29,424 pa (including London Weighting)
Fixed term opportunity until 30 March 2020
About us
The One Public Estate (OPE) programme is a pioneering government initiative delivered by the Cabinet Office Government Property Unit (GPU) and Local Government Association (LGA). The programme is designed to enable local authorities to work successfully with central government and public sector agencies on surplus public land and property issues.
The OPE programme has three main objectives:
? Create local economic growth, particularly new homes and jobs;
? 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 300 local authorities participating individually, as Combined Authorities, or as LEP partners, and our total coverage is over 90%. 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.
An opportunity now exists for a Programme Support Officer to support day to day delivery of the national programme.
For more information on the One Public Estate programme please click
here.
The role
You will be assisting the OPE Programme Manager to keep tabs on all aspects of the programme, from monitoring authorities performance, chasing data and returns, through being the key point of contact for communications work. You will take work ‘commissions’ from both the LGA team and GPU colleagues, and are likely to be mostly based in the Cabinet Office at 1 Horse Guards, SW1.
The requirements
Good programme management skills are essential, as is the ability to provide timely reports. Excellent written and numerical skills, combined with good interpersonal skills to liaise with Cabinet Office colleagues will all be key attributes.
Closing Date: 5pm, 28 March 2018
Interview Date: w/c 16 April 2018
The LGA values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community