I'd never managed a project before in previous roles and my last grade. Being a G7 stretches me to a high level and there have been times when I doubted myself. However I've discovered that whilst not being the most technically gifted person I'm really good at bringing people together, being focussed on a task and delivering it as well as developing strategy and direction. I've worked hard to upskill and develop my teams giving them the skills to do this type of work and in doing so seem to have become a strong advocate for learning and capability. My local learning lead looks to me for a lot of advice and help in developing training which ahs been something that's come as an add on to my job.

I worked on a property taskforce project and loved the work. It was interesting and challenging dealing with customers who'd failed to declare and pay tax on property disposals, trades and rentals. It led me to become experienced in attending tribunal and in mediation and developed skills in negotiation and being able to separate pivotal information and evidence from the rest. I liked having the autonomy to get on with the work and was motivated by my results. Some of my customers thanked me at the end of their investigations even though they'd been caught out, because I'd dealt with them firmly but fairly and was always transparent about how the enquiry was going and the likely outcomes. I've come across all sorts of customer in this role....