Award Category

Improving Professional Excellence and Insight

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Apprenticeship Contribution

For a passionate, driven and delivery-focused individual who has made outstanding contributions to their area of work and/or apprenticeship; while maintaining progress in growing their knowledge, skills and experience. The winning nomination could demonstrate how an apprentice, or associated person in the apprenticeship space, have:

• Excelled in their training and have gone above and beyond to support their team, department and function.
• Is a huge asset to an organisation, whose work has improved the operation of a service or the wider business.
• Contributed to the creation of community within the profession, encouraging supportive cross government connections and/or sharing of skills.

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Capability Champion

For an an individual or team who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to improving skills, capability, and development of talent. The winning nomination could demonstrate how they have:

• Identified a gap in current or future skills needs in their team, and designed a solution that engages colleagues in developing those skills.
• Builds professionalisation and/or specialist skills within the profession – helping to create property professionals who are experts in their field.
• Has been innovative in delivery – perhaps making use of virtual or social learning techniques to develop skills that can be applied quickly to the challenges faced.

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Fast Streamer Contribution

For an individual that has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the property fast stream scheme, excelling in their professional development whilst supporting their departmental team/function. The winning nomination could demonstrate how a Fast Streamer, or associated person in the FS space, have:

• Developed initiatives to continuously improve and promote the fast stream to further enhance the scheme.
• Led on an outstanding piece of work within their host department incorporating their property technical and leadership skills.
• Played an active role in developing a sense of community within the Fast Stream, as well as across the wider property profession.

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Impact & Innovation

For the individual or team who can best demonstrate how they used imaginative, innovative solutions to solve complex problems. The winning nomination could demonstrate how they have:

• Demonstrated a commitment to finding new ways of working.
• Use of data, emerging technologies or to tangibly advance the work of the Government Property Function.
• Used proptech to drive better use or operation of the Government estate to support better public services or improved sustainability.

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Keystone

For a special individual who goes above and beyond to deliver outstanding results, working in a role or area which is often in the background but nonetheless vital to the success of the team or service. The criteria for this award are not prescriptive.

• Judges will be looking to recognise an individual who has consistently demonstrated a commitment to their work, delivering important and positive outcomes.
• Someone whose outstanding work does not usually receive a high profile, and who is worthy of special recognition.
• Someone who is a huge asset to an organisation, whose work is essential to the operation of a service or the wider business.

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Rising Star

An individual in the first 5 years of their property career who has made outstanding contributions to their area of work; while maintaining progress in growing their knowledge, skills and experience. The winning nomination could demonstrate how they have:

• Made a substantial achievement and the potential to succeed further in their career.
• A passionate, driven and delivery focused individual who has excelled in their training and have gone above and beyond to support their team, department and function.
• Maintained and grown a collaborative approach to their work, or attempted something outside their comfort zone.