Growth Directorate

Strategic Property Service

Strategic Asset Officer

36 Hrs – Permanent

Salary: Grade H. Scale 29 - £32,910 to Scale 34 - £37,890 with a profession bar at SCP 31 **

The role will be flexibly worked from home but will necessarily require attendance at site locations across the Borough, and also occasionally out of Ashton Old Library, Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne.

Tameside Borough Council is embarking on a programme of radical change to meet the challenges of modern local government, public service reform and integrated health/social care. Fast paced improvement across the Council and the Tameside and Glossop CCG is being driven by a highly motivated, integrated leadership team, who are pushing the boundaries to dramatically change culture, modernise services and identify innovative ways to manage service demand.

Our recently appointed Assistant Director of Strategic Property and the Director of Growth have undertaken a review of the directorate’s services and are restructuring to align all council property related functions and integrate with CCG property management.

Reporting to the Head of Asset Strategy you will maintain and support the Asset Management Governance Arrangements, assist the development, maintenance and delivery of the Strategic Asset management Plan – Policy and Strategy.

You will provide Programme and Project Management support and analysis to assist in developing and delivering the Asset Management Action Plan. Manage staff responsible for service delivery / support within the department and to ensure that the department undertakes effective cross-working within the Council/ CCG and across the public sector.

Develop and foster effective relationships with external stakeholders, partners and agencies, representing and promoting the Council and CCG’s interests with these groups and developing and delivering a one public estate approach to strategic asset management across the borough Glossop and Greater Manchester.

You will play a major role in the implementation of a Strategic Asset Management Plan, pulling together work streams across Strategic Property and the wider Council/ CCG and public sector.

You will work with a wide range of partners and stakeholders, including all Council and CCG departments, Schools, Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, to get optimum results for Tameside and Glossop.

You will be able to work at pace with enthusiasm and drive and be able to engage with and influence a range of partners at all levels.

A virtual open day will be held 18 January 2021 when you can meet on a 121 basis with Mathew Chetwynd Head of Assert Strategy/ Estates Business Manager. To book a time please email the post title and the 30 minute slot you would like, to Marie.dale@tameside.gov.uk

There are further opportunities with Tameside Council advertised on https://www.greater.jobs/towns-organisations/tameside.

This post is classified as being in a professional job category.  As such the grade for the job has a professional grade development bar which employees can progress through subject to meeting the following criteria:

1. Relevant professional qualification for the job role at Level 6 or above, AND

2. Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in the role, AND

3. Maintained membership of a regulated body where this is a requirement to practice in the role where applicable, AND

4. Professional standards practised to the highest expected level.

Ref No: DPT 205

Closing date for applications: 23:59 24 January 2021

Dates for assessment/interview will be February 2021

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Tameside is an equal opportunity employer.