Property Data Manager

This is an Expression of Interest (EOI) opportunity, available on a lateral move basis only. Applications are open to Core Scottish Government employees only.

Job Title - Property Data Manager.

Business Area/Directorate - SPPD, DG Corporate

Location - Victoria Quay

Working Arrangement – Staff in roles compatible with hybrid working should spend 40% of their contracted working time working in person at their contractual workplace. More information can be found within Hybrid Working Policy

Grade -B2

Advert type - Level Transfer Only

Duration -12 months

Eligibility - Expressions of interest are invited from substantive colleagues on level transfer from core SG only.

Sponsorship: Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available for this role. As a result, we are unable to appoint candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK.

The Property Data Manager is responsible for the strategic management, governance, quality assurance, analysis and reporting of property data across the Scottish public sector estate. The role provides authoritative advice on property data, ensuring high-quality evidence is available to support policy development, estate rationalisation, sustainability objectives and strategic decision-making.

The post holder will lead property data management activities across both the Scottish Government core estate and the wider Scottish public sector estate, ensuring alignment with data standards, governance requirements and reporting obligations. This includes ownership and continuous development of key property datasets, data quality frameworks and reporting processes supporting strategic estate planning and decision-making.

The post holder will provide a leading role in critical projects under the Single Scottish Estate (SSE) programme, acting as Data Workstream Lead and leading data improvement initiatives to support delivery of programme objectives. This includes responsibility for overseeing implementation of the Scottish Public Sector Property Data Standard, supporting development and enhancement of systems such as InSite and Horizon, and contributing to future system replacement or improvement projects to ensure property data remains fit for purpose.

Forming part ofSPPD in the DG Corporate family, Property and Construction Division (PCD) transforms, innovates and enhances construction procurement and property to improve the stewardship of the public sector estate. The work of the division is varied, fast-paced and high profile. We work collaboratively in a national context with Ministers and senior stakeholders, policy colleagues, industry, public bodies, professional bodies and UKG providing specialist authoritative guidance, advice and service delivery on property and construction procurement.

PCD Support Team supports and enables delivery of a wide range of priorities across the Division, feeding in to a number of projects, policy advice, management of property data and business management. The PCD Support Team is looking to recruit a Data Manager to cover maternity leave to support our objectives.

The role provides leadership for the property data elements of the Single Scottish Estate Programme and associated data improvement projects. A key aspect of the post is working collaboratively with stakeholders across the Scottish public sector to improve data quality, consistency and adherence to the Scottish Public Sector Property Data Standard, while supporting development of future property data systems and digital solutions.

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