Data Transformation Team Manager - Local Land Charges

Birkenhead, North West England, CH41 6DU

Job Summary

This is a key role in the Local Land Charges Programme, working as part of the Data Transformation Team. You will be responsible for providing first and second line management to both the Data Transformation Team and the activities they perform, including scanning, data input, spatial data creation and query resolution tasks to support the migration of local authority local land charges onto HM Land Registry’s digital register.

As part of a team of Managers you will be responsible for ensuring the Data Transformation Team have access to the right support from HM Land Registry contacts to deliver data centric tasks to agreed processes.

You will develop good working relationships with the necessary contacts to support and improve working processes to enable the Data Transformation Team to progress migration activities smoothly and consistently. You will support team development and influence the shaping of the Data Transformation Team as part of continuous improvement.

You will be responsible for ensuring the application of agreed digitisation processes within each data migration, and you will be able to identify and ultimately support fresh opportunities for new migration approaches as driven by data uncovered within each migration.

Within this fast-paced role, you will be supporting and collaborating with the HM Land Registry Quality Team, HM Land Registry Business Analysts and HM Land Registry Data Managers to drive appropriate solutions to enable migration activities within agreed timescales.

You will support change management and continuous improvement within the team and support wider logistics to ensure that the Data Transformation Team have the tools and resources available to complete the migration work necessary to agreed timelines

Further information about the Local Land Charges Programme can be found at: LLC programme details

Job Description

The successful candidate will be:

• Supporting the development of fresh approaches as needed, to enable migrations to progress at pace.
• Leading and developing a team of Data Transformation line managers, providing expert support, guidance and troubleshooting for their roles and an escalation point for any issues raised.
• Supporting and leading recruitment campaigns where necessary to shape the Data Transformation Team in line with continuous improvement and to support migration activity.
• Proactively managing and supporting change activity within the Data Transformation Team
• Driving improvements in quality and efficiency standards within your team
• Identifying opportunities to collaborate across the Local Land Charges Programme, and with key stakeholders to help drive improvements
• Participating in the evaluation of digitisation and transformation activity as part of continuous improvement activity.
• Actively contributing to the work of the Data Production Management Team, offering timely updates on assigned tasks at weekly feedback sessions, escalating issues where appropriate.
  
  

Due to the nature of this role, you must be able to commit to a minimum of 30 hours per week. Please note that this role will require occasional travel to other HMLR offices and local authorities and other locations to support migration activity, including over-night stays.

The Successful Candidate Will Be

• Supporting the development of fresh approaches as needed, to enable migrations to progress at pace.
• Leading and developing a team of Data Transformation line managers, providing expert support, guidance and troubleshooting for their roles and an escalation point for any issues raised.
• Supporting and leading recruitment campaigns where necessary to shape the Data Transformation Team in line with continuous improvement and to support migration activity.
• Proactively managing and supporting change activity within the Data Transformation Team
• Driving improvements in quality and efficiency standards within your team
• Identifying opportunities to collaborate across the Local Land Charges Programme, and with key stakeholders to help drive improvements
• Participating in the evaluation of digitisation and transformation activity as part of continuous improvement activity.
• Actively contributing to the work of the Data Production Management Team, offering timely updates on assigned tasks at weekly feedback sessions, escalating issues where appropriate.
  
  

Due to the nature of this role, you must be able to commit to a minimum of 30 hours per week. Please note that this role will require occasional travel to other HMLR offices and local authorities and other locations to support migration activity, including over-night stays.

Person specification

To Be Successful For This Role, You Will Have

• Experience of managing a team or teams in a similar delivery focussed role to meet demanding objectives
• Experience of working with stakeholders
• Experience of leading and coaching a team to deliver against quality and efficiency goals
• Experience of managing and supporting change or improvement activity
  
  

Please See The Attached Job Description For Further Information.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Developing Self and Others
  
  

Alongside your salary of £39,849, HM Land Registry contributes £11,544 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.

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

To apply you will need to complete a short online application form and a Personal Statement.

In No More Than 750 Words, The Personal Statement Should Be Used To Demonstrate How You Meet The Following Essential 'Experience' Criteria

• Experience of managing a team or teams in a similar delivery focussed role to meet demanding objectives

Experience of leading and coaching a team to deliver against quality and efficiency goals

Experience of managing and supporting change or improvement activity

In The Event Of a High Volume Of Applications For This Vacancy, An Initial Sift Will Be Conducted On The Below Lead Experience Criteria, And a Full Sift Only Carried Out On Those Applications That Pass The Initial Sift Stage

• Experience of leading and coaching a team to deliver against quality and efficiency goals
  
  

Please review your application form before clicking 'submit' - once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications - this is 11:55pm on the advertised date.

The sift will take place shortly after the closing date and if successful you will be invited to attend a blended video interview and pre-prepared presentation, which will be held using MS Teams.

The blended interview will assess the behaviours and experience listed in the candidate pack, as well as the strengths associated with the role. We want to hear your first, unrehearsed, natural response to the strength questions, and so we don’t advertise which strengths are being tested. The best way to prepare for strengths questions is to reflect on what you identify as your own personal strengths, and your preferred ways of working.

Candidates may refer to notes within the

ir video interview but they should be used as a prompt only.

HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confident 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 you require the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else you would like the panel to take into consideration, you are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.

You can find more information on how we use your personal data on our website

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

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.

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.

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).

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).

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : David Phillips
• Email : David.Phillips@landregistry.gov.uk
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk
  
  

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.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/