Government Property Agency
Enterprise Portfolio Delivery Manager
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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 government’s 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 Majesty’s Government – we are leading significant transformational programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme. We are also delivering cost- effective property services such as asset management, lifecycle replacement and workplace services.
Innovation And Progress Underpin Our Behaviours. We Foster a Culture Of Lifelong Learning, Where Curiosity And Self-improvement Are Encouraged. Our Four Core Values Are At The Heart Of Everything We Do. They Shape Our Culture And Guide How We Work, Lead And Grow Together:
- Striving for excellence - We always aim to deliver great results
- Empowering through respect - We insist on fair treatment for all, always
- Acting with integrity - We consistently do the right thing
- Succeeding together - We rely on each other to achieve success
We are committed to representing the communities we serve by making Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) part of everything we do. Our strong emphasis on 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. 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.
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.
Job Description
The Corporate Performance Team sits at the heart of the GPA, working across the entire organisation (and with key external stakeholders) to help ensure that it is best delivering against short and long term objectives, vision and strategy and as such, is delivering the best possible service to our Clients and Customers.
This exciting new role will be supporting the Head of Enterprise Portfolio to deliver and run the organisation-wide transition to enterprise portfolio management. This will enable a better strategic and tactical approach to delivery across GPA. The role will provide a view of all delivery and change across the organisation, ensuring the individual and cumulative impact of this is understood and managed. It will provide assurance that agreed change and delivery initiatives are delivered effectively and cost-efficiently and that all the potential benefits are realised.
Note - This is a new role and therefore the job description will remain flexible and subject to change as the role is matured. The current listed responsibilities are not exhaustive, and the post holders may be required to undertake some additional tasks not listed below, within the remit of their grade, to support the team.
Key Responsibilities
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- Lead on key workstreams for the development and delivery of enterprise portfolio function processes and systems, working closely with business areas including PMOs, finance, HR, risk, performance and benefits leads.
- Lead delivery of the communications and engagement plan and build professional relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Lead the production of key reports and documents for senior governance forums to support effective governance, assurance and decision making.
- Use digital tools to analyse data from across the Enterprise Portfolio to provide insights into progress against the portfolio plan that inform decision making and to identify potential risks/ delays and opportunities.
- Provide support to the Head of Enterprise Portfolio to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the enterprise portfolio function and practice.
- Engage with stakeholders, providing updates, challenge assumptions and resolve issues, working closely with portfolio/programme/project offices across the GPA.
- Provide training and awareness-building sessions on the application of the enterprise wide portfolio processes.
- Work to embed new behaviours and ways of working for successful adoption of Enterprise Portfolio processes.
- Support the continuous improvement of the Enterprise Portfolio function helping shape, improve and mature the function.
- Champion the adoption of best practice, encourages innovation and facilitates the capture and sharing of lessons learned across the portfolio.
Person specification
This role will have an element of design and build, helping lead the development of a new Enterprise Portfolio function. The post holder should be self-starter, willing to navigate a landscape of high ambiguity, thriving in an environment where a "fixed manual" does not yet exist. You should be able to manage a complex workload independently, maintaining high standards of delivery with minimal supervision. The post holder should have a growth mindset, showing a willingness to learn and work towards relevant qualifications as the portfolio's maturity develops.
Essential Criteria:
Experience & Technical Skills
- Demonstrable experience in project, programme or portfolio management with strong knowledge of governance, planning, scheduling, risk and issue management and benefits management in a complex environment.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to maintain levels of performance in challenging circumstances with experience of engaging at an organisational-wide level.
- Good analytical skills, experienced in utilising digital tools to interpret and analyse complex data.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and challenge key stakeholders.
- Experience of sharing and promoting best practices and lessons learned to create a culture of learning that supports continuous improvement to optimise portfolio delivery.
Desirable Criteria:
- Working knowledge of change management and/or continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience of working collaboratively across a range of disciplines with subject matter experts.
- Experience of Financial, Benefits And Resource Management.
- A suitable professional qualification or working towards one within project, programme or portfolio delivery.
Qualifications And Accreditations
Desirable criteria:
- PRINCE2 Foundation
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
- Management of Risk Foundation
- Management of Risk Practitioner
- Managing Portfolios Foundation
- Managing Portfolios Practitioner
- APM Project Fundamentals
- APM Project Management Qualification
- PMI Certificate in Associate Project Management
The postholder should have willingness to work towards achieving the Managing Portfolios Practitioner qualification.
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions
- Changing and Improving
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Customer Perspective
- Commercial Acumen
- Property Market Knowledge
- Innovation
Salary and Benefits
Alongside your salary of £43,936, Government Property Agency contributes £12,728 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%
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 for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, 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 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.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme 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.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.
Please note - At this time GPA are unable to offer any Visa Sponsorship to candidates as we do not currently hold a visa sponsorship licence. Please do not apply for permanent roles with GPA if you will require your employer to take on the sponsorship of your current or any future visas.
Sift
The sift is due to take place week commencing 26th September 2026.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to include a CV and a 1000-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
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