Vacancy -- Head of Properties in Care - Cadw

'Pan Wales' means that the location in which the vacancy can be based is flexible, subject to the needs of the business. Please note it may not always be possible to accommodate a preference for a specific office location, but requests will be taken into consideration.

Cadw is the Welsh Government’s historic environment service, working for an accessible and well-protected historic environment for Wales.

This role leads the Properties in Care branch which is responsible for maintaining, conserving and developing the national collection of historic monuments in the care of the Welsh Ministers. The responsibilities of the Branch includes ensuring that they the monuments are safe, accessible and engaging for the public, well presented and meeting the highest standards of conservation and care.

The role reports to the Deputy Director for Cadw. As a member of Cadw’s senior management team, the post-holder will play a key role in setting the strategic direction of the division as a whole and will have a shared responsibility for embedding its values and approach to continuous improvement.

As a manager of specialist property and facilities management, heritage, conservation, project, administrative and customer-facing staff, the post holder will be expected to maintain a consistent and effective approach to the management of people, processes and resources.

The post-holder will represent the organisation across Wales and engage with senior stakeholders, building successful partnerships and networks. Consequently, the post-holder will be expected to have a good understanding of the Welsh language, or be prepared to learn.

 

• To play a strategic leadership role in Cadw, contributing to the senior management team, liaising with key staff across Welsh Government, and deputising for the Deputy Director as appropriate.
• To manage all staff in the Properties in Care Branch and associated programme budgets (currently annually c £2 million revenue and c £7 million capital – excluding staff costs), including regular reviews of budgets, projects, processes and organisational structures and setting of appropriate business standards in order to maximise performance, meet financial and operational targets and contribute to Programme for Government indicators.
• To ensure that the portfolio of 130 properties in the care of Welsh Government including buildings, sites, landscapes and collections, are well cared for, accessible, safe and secure, in accordance with appropriate standards including procurement, design, health and safety, access, environmental, buildings and facilities management.
• As part of the senior team, to ensure that the public can understand and enjoy properties in the care of Welsh Government, through high standards of property presentation, high quality visitor facilities and interpretation, as well as exemplary provision of services in the Welsh Language.
• As part of the senior team, ensure that the properties in the care of the Welsh Government maximise their commercial potential and play a significant role in positioning Wales as a world-class visitor destination.  
• To oversee annual programmes of capital projects, conservation, facilities management and maintenance across 130 properties in care, ensuring that projects are planned, procured and delivered on time and within budget, and meet requirements for planning and other statutory consents.
• To demonstrate best practice in heritage management, by ensuring that the buildings, archaeology, collections, landscapes and biodiversity at properties retain their natural, evidential, historical, aesthetic and communal values in accordance with Cadw’s conservation principles and professional heritage standards.
• To lead internal work groups, including Cadw’s Conservation Committee, in order to ensure that projects are developed and delivered with input from key staff across Cadw, developing a forward programme of meetings, defining suitable membership and terms of reference and ensuring effective secretariat is provided in line with corporate standards.
• To work closely with colleagues across the Welsh Government to support the necessary teamwork to integrate conservation work with day to day property operations, visitor management and events.
• To play a leading role in developing and fostering strategic partnerships and networks to support the delivery of wider Government aims e.g. Tackling Poverty, social inclusion, and the Skills agenda, including construction skills,  providing strategic insight and directing work programmes and projects accordingly. 
• To provide effective leadership and, where appropriate, line management to members of the Properties in Care branch, including performance management, learning & development, providing direction, setting the parameters within which excellent service delivery will be achieved.
• Lead on other special projects across the Cadw portfolio as and when appropriate;
• To contribute to the preparation and submission of summary reports for Cadw’s Internal Board highlighting progress towards delivery of programmes along with outputs and outcomes.
• To develop and maintain professional links and networks with relevant organisations and professions in WG, Wales and further afield, championing a world-class approach towards heritage-led regeneration.
• To provide advice to the Minister, Welsh Government departments and Cadw colleagues on matters relating to the conservation and development of monuments in care.

 

 

Cadw encourages staff to pursue opportunities for continuous professional development as well as supporting specific learning and development activities linked to business needs. 

The role involves leading the conservation, facilities management and capital development teams at Cadw’s heritage attractions, including two World Heritage Sites, The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd and the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in Torfaen.

It offers the opportunity to work in a leading heritage organisation, alongside dedicated colleagues, who conserve, interpret and celebrate our historic environment so that it can be enjoyed, valued and understood by current and future generations.

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Prior to appointment, all successful applicants will be required to produce original, acceptable documents as part of the pre-employment checks. If it becomes apparent at a later stage in the process that you aren’t eligible to apply, your application will be withdrawn, or offer retracted.

The Welsh Government is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. This is underpinned by the Equality Act 2010 and will be adhered to at each stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure that these commitments are also embedded in our day-to-day working practices with all our customers, colleagues and partners.

We are committed to being an anti-racist organisation and increasing diversity in the Welsh Government by removing barriers and supporting all our staff to reach their potential. We are committed to recruiting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people and disabled people who are currently under-represented in Welsh Government.

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, marriage and civil partnership (both same sex and opposite sex), impairment or health condition, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender identity or gender expression.

We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Disability Confident Level 3 (Leader) organisation. Key to supporting this work and providing peer support are five Board sponsored Staff Networks (Disability Awareness and Support (DAAS); Minority Ethnic Support Network (MESN); Mind Matters (Mental health and well-being); PRISM (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex +) and Women Together.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Welsh Government is a bilingual organisation and Welsh language skills are considered an asset to the organisation. We encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills in the workplace. 

The following list of language requirements represents an objective assessment by the line manager on behalf of the Welsh Government of the Welsh language skills required to undertake the duties of this particular post.

In Welsh Government, the relationship between the employer and trade unions is based on social partnership. We believe our goals can best be achieved by management and trade unions working together.

Our 3 recognised trade unions are:
•         PCS
•         Prospect
•         FDA

This relationship is underpinned by a partnership agreement. This sets out how our unions work with Welsh Government on issues such as:
•         pay
•         terms and conditions
•         policies and procedures
•         organisational change.

Our Welsh Government trade union colleagues work together to give their members a real say in the workplace. They make sure that the interests of their members are promoted and protected. They also help reduce inequalities and improve terms and conditions.

The Welsh Government has an excellent track record of working in partnership with its trade unions. We encourage staff to get involved. We support you to join a recognised trade union, to ensure your voice is heard in the workplace. and to learn more about trade unions and partnership working.

• Unless stated otherwise in ‘actual starting salary’, all candidates will start at the minimum of the pay scale being appointed to (this includes existing civil servants).This is not negotiable.
• Unless stated otherwise in ‘type of opportunity’, this recruitment advert is not open on a Loan or Secondment basis.
• For more information on the eligibility criteria and terms and conditions for Loan and Secondment positions in Welsh Government, please see external recruitment candidate guidance.
• Unless stated otherwise in ‘Location of Post’ the role/s recruited to via this campaign can only be worked in the UK, not overseas.

All applications for this vacancy should be made online via the Welsh Government's online application system.  If you have an impairment which would prevent you from applying on-line, please e-mail SharedServiceHelpdesk@gov.wales to request an application pack in an alternative format, or to request a reasonable adjustment related to an impairment in order to submit your application.

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If you’d like to apply for this vacancy in Welsh, please use the ‘Newid Iaith / Change Language’ link at the top of this page, to take you to the Welsh version of this advert, from which you can apply in Welsh.

For further information regarding the Welsh Government recruitment process, please see the Recruitment Guidance for External Candidates (link).

When evidencing your suitability for the post, it is recommended that you refer to the Civil Service Competency Framework (link)

Anyone who believes they have been treated unfairly, or has a grievance or complaint, about how the process was conducted should either write to the Head of Resourcing, Welsh Government, Cathays Park 2, Cardiff CF10 3NQ or email SharedServiceHelpdesk@gov.wales.  If you are unhappy with the outcome of the complaint raised with the Welsh Government and feel that the principles of appointment on merit through fair and open competition have not been met you have the right to pursue your grievance with the Civil Service Commission.