Administrator

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In this role you will be part of a team working in local authority settings and HM Land Registry offices, providing bulk scanning of paper LLC Registers, data input and capturing and/or cleansing spatial data. You will receive full training to ensure you have a good understanding of local land charges.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your own skills as well as joining an enthusiastic and focused national team. You will enjoy excellent levels of support from colleagues around the country and benefit from further development opportunities and continued training.

This role may involve extensive national travel which could include being away from home overnight for three nights per week, sometimes at short notice. In the current situation following the restrictions put in place due to Covid-19, travel has been significantly reduced but where travel is needed the safest method of transport will be selected. Once the restrictions have been lifted the normal travel requirement for this role will resume.

This is traditionally an office based role, however, current Covid-19 arrangements mean the majority of our staff are working from home. There may be opportunities in the future to combine home working and office based work.

ResponsibilitiesTo be successful in this role you will have experience of fast and accurate data entry and have the ability to work methodically and have high attention to detail. Through your excellent organisational and time management skills you can prioritise your personal workload effectively to meet challenging and changeable deadlines. You react positively to change and are happy to ask for help when needed. You have a good level of IT literacy and PC skills including use of Outlook, Word and Excel.

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace

• Working Together

• Making Effective Decisions

• Managing a Quality Service

Technical Skills

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• The ability when completing data entry, to maintain accuracy, whilst also working at pace.

Benefits

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry/about/recruitment#what-hm-land-registry-can-offer-you

Things you need to know

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Ability, Experience and Technical skills.

Ideally You Should Take The Test By Midday On 20th July 2021, To Allow For The Next Stage Of The Application Process

To apply you will need to complete the short application form and take the online Civil Service verbal & Casework test.

Please complete the CV to include your work history and complete the technical question.

The ability when completing data entry, to maintain accuracy, whilst also working at pace.

Job Description

The personal statement section (in no more than 750 words) should demonstrate evidence of the below essential experience criteria within the job description

Ability to respond to gaps, errors and irregularities in information to resolve problems, but also know when to escalate a problem and ask for help

Ability to work methodically and have high attention to detail

Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise personal workload effectively to meet challenging and changeable deadlines.

Please review your application form before clicking submit once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications this is 11:55pm on the advertised date.

In the event of high volume of applications, we may sift on the technical question, The ability when completing data entry, to maintain accuracy, whilst also working at pace. e. If needed, we may also sift on the lead criteria, Ability to respond to gaps, errors and irregularities in information to resolve problems, but also know when to escalate a problem and ask for help

If you are successful at the sift stage you will be invited to attend a blended interview, which will be carried out via a video link. Interviews will be held the week commencing the 16th August.

The blended interview will test the behaviours listed in the attached job description, as well as the strengths associated with the role. We want to hear your first, unrehearsed, natural response to strength questions, and so we dont advertise which strengths are being tested.

The best way to prepare for strengths questions is to reflect on what you identify as your own personal strengths, and your preferred ways of working.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles

HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.

If any candidate requires the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration they are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.

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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality Requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals

• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK

• nationals of the Republic of Ireland

• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service

• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service

• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Permanent

Salary: £50,000.00-£60,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

• Performance bonus
• Safety bonus
• Yearly bonus

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Discounted or free food
• Flexible schedule
• Private medical insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
Must Be Wear A Mask

Work remotely:

• No