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Estates Officer

Reference: MAY20222240
Expiry date: 2022-06-12 21:55:00.000
Location: Cirencester
Salary: £29,593 Per Annum
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Attachments: EstatesOfficerJobDescription.pdf

Estates Officer
£29,593 per annum, 37 hours per week
12 month fixed term contract (maternity cover)
Cirencester/Agile & Homeworking

Do you have experience in property management?
Publica is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and flexible individual to join the Assets Team as an Estates Officer.  The role will assist in the management of the commercial investment and service property portfolios for Cotswold, West Oxfordshire and Forest of Dean District Councils.  The role is varied involving correspondence, drafting reports and site visits and tenant liasion.  If you have had experience of property administration, property legal work or are a trainee surveyor this could be the role for you!

About the role
As part of a team you will provide an estate function for all internal and external occupiers of the three Councils property.  To agree/negotiate heads of terms for new lease and licence transactions and subsequent lease & licence renewals and rent reviews, resale covenants and restrictions.  To obtain the requisite authorities to process those transactions in accordance with the Councils Schemes of Delegation for Land and Property and the Councils Acquisition and Disposal Policy and to communicate and liaise with all interested parties through to completion.


A key area of this role is to carry out day to day estates management, co-ordination and administration of the Councils land and property portfolio and associated transactions, in accordance with the Councils policies, aims and objectives including the Councils Land & Property Asset Management Plan.

You will need

  • A qualification in your area of expertise, equivalent to a degree or relevant experience of five years
  • To be educated to A Level standard or equivalent in a relevant subject
  • Knowledge and understanding of the issues and legislation affecting estates and property issues and ability to negotiate on property and estates related matters.
  • Good level of IT skills and ideally experience with Land Terrier and Geographical Information Systems.
  • To be able to communicate effectively at all levels (excellent verbal and written skills).
  • To be customer focussed, responsive, and co-operative with customers.

 

Special conditions
•    Ability to travel and access to a car for work purposes


For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification.

You will be employed by Publica Group Ltd which was created by four partner Councils (West Oxfordshire District Council, Cotswold District Council, Cheltenham Borough Council and Forest of Dean District Council) to deliver more efficient and improved services. 
Publica is a unique place to work – we are a local government organisation with a twist! Publica wants to transform the way local services are delivered. To help do this we have started to fundamentally rethink the way we design our services in the digital era so that Publica is a customer-focused organisation driven by real user needs.

What can we do for you
•    Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working
•    Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)
•    26 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays and an extra two volunteering days off a year for you to support a charity of your choice
•    Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care
•    Pension scheme with a good employer contribution of 5% of your earnings
•    Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues
•    Cycle to work scheme
•    Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with huge tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars
•    Access to digital financial advice (covering your pension scheme, mortgages and other finances)
•    Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements
•    Additional income protection, covering 50% of your salary for potentially a further five years if you are unable to work due to sickness or injury
•    Life assurance, currently four times your annual salary


To apply for this position please click on "apply now" within this page and submit your CV and supporting statement. Please tell us about your skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience and how they meet the criteria listed above and in the job description/person specification. It’s important that we’re a good fit for each other, so let us know what’s important to you and why you want to work for Publica Group Ltd..


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