Business Development Consultant

Can you remain positive and engaged even when faced with a challenge?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

As a Business Development Consultant, you will build relationships with your stakeholders to ensure the estate network meets its demand and is commercially viable. You will look for gaps in the provision of services, work with existing and prospective service providers to source alternative locations and deliver DVSA activities displaced by site closures.

The successful candidate will identify and explain network capacity when dealing with prospective facility enquiries and collaborate with both DVSA and Non DVSA service providers to identify their aspirations, growth models and resource requirements, whilst ensuring DVSA staff can be effectively utilised.

They will be responsible for providing timely benefit analysis reports on current or future estate. Provide accurate and concise reports, thus allowing others to follow any audit trail. Continue to review and act as agent for DVSA in the disposal of Estate, as part of estates rationalisation.

This is an interesting role where no day will be the same. The successful candidate will get to visit potential new sites and locations for our people and services. They will get to meet new people and build relationships with Landlords.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Keep in regular contact with staff in Operations, Estates and other aspects of the Agency and provide support and guidance where possible. Carry out site audits and clearances, prior to location disposal. Review and assess sensitivity of physical data at sites, take responsibility for appropriate removal ensuring any sensitive waste disposal adheres to protocol.
• Act as a representative for the Agency, when dealing with third parties and stakeholders. Help develop customer and open sites in line with trade, policy, and operations. Engage with landlords on behalf of Central Estate Teams when required, profile current facilities, working to facilitate transitional activities. Keep up to date with all aspects of updates within the agency and offer input and actions within team structure and meetings. Provide information and guidance to support Senior Managers and aid decision making within the Agency.
• Demonstrate leadership by providing guidance and support for the delivery of team objectives with honesty, and integrity, and upholding the reputation of the Agency, Department and Civil Service.
• Work in collaboration with other managers and teams across all functions for the good of DVSA and to create a high performing and well-respected Agency.
• Executing responsibilities effectively and in line with DVSA policies and processes, working with, leading and acting as a role model for team members and colleagues in line with Civil Service values.

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached Candidate pack.