25 Oct
Coventry City Council
Aston
The Facilities Management Service comprises six diverse and multi-disciplined teams that are responsible for the safe operation, management, maintenance and efficiency of the Council’s property assets. The teams provide a range of services and support to the Council’s operational, commercial and schools portfolios ensuring the Councils legislative obligations are fulfilled.
The teams are:
- Repairs and Maintenance Team
- Compliance and Surveying Team
- Building Cleaning Team
- Corporate Property Information Team
- Energy Management Team
- Facilities Management & Site Services Team
Property Information Team is responsible for ensuring all property plans and data are accurate and up to date fulfilling the Council’s obligations for reporting, ensuring Council assets are appropriately insured including the monitoring of Business Rates information.
The function works across the Council with specific detail towards the school portfolio in planning for school place capacity, ensuring compliance with government funding obligations and issuing landlords’ consents.
Within our team people from minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented across our middle-management, as a result we would like to encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply. This does not prevent any other applicants with a protected characteristic or a non-protected characteristic from applying.
Our Values
In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+,
disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.
Our Values are:
- Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
- Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
- Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
- Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
- Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
- Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.
What is the job role?
We are looking for a School Property Information Officer to join our Corporate Property Information Team. In this role you will be developing,
managing and maintaining the schools building and land information held in in a number of systems including spreadsheets, databases, mapping systems and CAD.
This role will work closely with colleagues within the Facilities Management Team, Education Service and Finance. You will have good communication skills with an ability to explain complex information to a variety of audiences including school Head Teachers and School Business Managers. The role leads on the management of the schools devolved formula capital process and schools capacity assessments
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an individual who brings a commitment to inclusivity and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
You will have a practical and methodical approach to problem solving and good analytical skills, with the ability to work to high levels of accuracy within strict deadlines. You will also have experience of developing complex spreadsheets and an understanding of the development of databases including experience of coding. You will be able to adapt software systems for required change and plan and programme for change.
You will have strong organisational skills and analytical skills to manage property and financial information along with the initiative to prioritise your own workload including directing the work of the Information Analyst. You must have a flexible approach and be able to take on new tasks or projects, developing and implementing new ways of working.
You will be willing to develop new skills and thrive in a busy environment, maintaining a great attention to detail along with excellent communication skills. With experience of quality assurance processes to ensure consistent, quality services for customers
When writing your personal statement, please pay particular regard to the following, as your answers will be used for shortlisting:
- Please give an overview of your experience in the use of CAD drawing work in relation to measured building surveys.
- Provide an outline with your most complex example of your use of IT systems and analysis of data.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of property management or other complex information that you were required to interpret and report upon.
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