HM Land Registry
Programme Director – Core Casework Modernisation
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Job Summary
Millions of people and businesses rely on HM Land Registry every year for guaranteed and trusted information on property ownership which covers properties worth around £8 trillion. Understanding and protecting the nation’s land ownership, and its potential use and value, is vital to a successful economy and a sustainable future.
The Core Casework Modernisation programme will create more efficient and resilient land registration through digital delivery of our statutory services, by harnessing technology and re-engineering processes to deliver radical, permanent change in how we receive data, reducing manual effort and our reliance on outdated technology.
Job Description
You will be responsible for leading the programme, leading the digital transformation and leading the wider organisational transformation needed to deliver lasting change across HM Land Registry. You will take overall responsibility for the programme’s strategy, roadmap, risks and delivery, leading a geographically dispersed team of 200+ colleagues and driving the modernisation of core land registration services through new technology and the re-engineering of processes.
You will also build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including government departments, lenders, solicitors, industry bodies and technology partners, to support delivery and influence the wider transformation of the property sector.
Alongside this main responsibility, oversee other programmes and projects with linked agendas.
As Our Programme Director, You Will Be Responsible For:
- Provide strategic leadership across the full programme lifecycle, overseeing delivery, implementation, roadmap, governance, risks, resources and benefits realisation, ensuring the programme remains aligned with HM Land Registry’s strategic priorities.
- Lead a geographically dispersed, multidisciplinary team of 200+ colleagues, including the senior programme team, creating a high-performing, engaged and supportive environment that encourages innovation, development and continuous improvement.
- Build and maintain strong senior stakeholder relationships across HM Land Registry, including Executive and Non-Executive Board members and key internal teams, while developing strategic partnerships with other government departments and external organisations including lenders, solicitors and industry bodies.
- Lead organisational change and engagement throughout the transformation, ensuring HMLR employees and trade unions are effectively involved, informed and supported, while working with planning, delivery and technology partners to ensure successful implementation.
- Oversee commercial and financial management of the programme, including programme budgets, suppliers, contracts, business cases, investment decisions and value for money, ensuring resources are secured and strategic delivery risks are effectively managed.
- Contribute at Executive level to the wider transformation agenda, providing strategic input to Executive Committees and ensuring effective programme governance, decision-making and oversight by the HMLR Executive Committee and Land Registry Board.
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Person specification
To be successful in this role, you will be required to demonstrate the following criteria throughout the recruitment process.
Essential Technical Skills And Qualifications:
- Must hold or be willing to work towards Major Projects Leadership Academy qualification.
Essential Experience:
- Demonstrable experience and associated evidence successfully leading and managing high value, high profile, complex and multifaceted programmes and projects.
- Significant experience as a proactive and visible driving force behind digital transformation and modernisation at an organisational scale, including customer and workforce transformation.
- Strong commercial and financial awareness, cultivating successful relationships with both internal partners and external suppliers to drive value for money and
- Able to shape the business direction and strategy through anticipating and identifying trends and shifts in relevant technological, political, economic, social, and/or environmental developments.
- Significant leadership experience, including at executive board level, ideally in a heavily unionised environment.
Desirable Experience:
- Previous experience at executive level
- Knowledge and understanding of central government environments
Please note that you will not be assessed against the desirable criteria during the recruitment process.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
Salary
Alongside your salary of £95,000, HM Land Registry contributes £27,521 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
#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.
You can find more information on our rewards package on our website.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours.
We highly value diversity in all its forms and welcome applications from all sections of society.
To apply for this post, you will need to complete the online application process through our chosen executive search provider, Global Resourcing, accessed via the following email: HMLR-PDCM@global-resourcing.com
Once you have emailed the above address, you will receive a reply containing a link to a microsite and full instructions on how to submit your application. You will also have the opportunity to book a briefing call to learn more about the role and ask any questions you may have.
Contact Information:
Should you like to discuss the role in more detail before submitting an application, please contact Bev Evans by emailing HMLR-PDCM@global-resourcing.com or by calling 020 8253 1806.
HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. DCS applicants who meet the minimum criteria at shortlisting may be invited to attend an interview. There may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all DCS applicants that meet the minimum criteria for the job. In these circumstances we may select the DCS applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the job, rather than all of those that meet the minimum criteria, as we would do for non-disabled applicants.
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.
Visa Sponsorship - Please note that we will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa where a role is in a certain business critical category. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a skilled worker visa. You must ensure you have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying.
Remuneration
Remuneration for this role is expected to be up to £100k per annum.
For existing civil servants, the usual policy on level transfer and promotion will apply. If appointed on promotion, you will be appointed to the salary band minimum for SCSPB1 – Director, or receive a 10% uplift on your existing salary, whichever is greater. Individuals appointed on level transfer will retain their existing salary. Standard pay rules apply for existing civil servants.
Please note that, if successful, any existing specialist allowances you currently receive will not automatically transfer to or be retained in this role.
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.
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