To apply for this vacancy, you will need to submit the following documents which will assessed against the experience success profile:
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A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements.
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Please ensure you provide evidence that relates to the essential requirements, and that any gaps in your employment history within the last 2 years are explained.
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Your CV should not exceed more than 2 sides of A4 and you should copy and paste your CV into the "Job History" section on Civil Service Jobs as part of your application.
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A Statement of Suitability explaining how your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role.
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This is not a personal statement. You must make direct reference to the essential criteria and back-up your statement with evidence rather than relying on assertions.
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Your statement should be no more than a maximum of 500 words.
For the shortlist, we will select applicants demonstrating the best fit for the role by considering the evidence provided in your application, both the CV and the Statement of Suitability will be scored.
In the event of a large number of applicants an initial sift will be conducted on the statement of suitability. Those who are successful in the initial sift will then be scored on all elements of the application.
The interview process will assess behaviours and strengths and will include a scenario task.
The behaviours to be tested at interview are:
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Making Effective Decisions - scenario task
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Managing a Quality Service
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Delivering at Pace
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Working Together
To ensure an authentic assessment of your real-time reasoning, behaviour questions will not be shared in advance. We will use situational questions to understand the genuine actions and activities you would take, or have taken previously, in order to assess effective performance in this role.
You will not be made aware of the strengths being assessed prior to your interview.
We do this to capture your genuine, unrehearsed responses and understand what you naturally do well, do often, and find motivating. Our goal is to ensure a great mutual fit so you can truly thrive and enjoy your work.
You will also be required to complete a scenario-based prioritisation task which will test the behaviour Making Effective Decisions. This will be provided to you 30 minutes ahead of your chosen interview start time. (Should you require additional time on the day of your interview to complete this task please request this as a reasonable adjustment.)
Your interview will take place remotely via GoogleMeets.
For support in writing your application and interviewing, please refer to the Application and Interview Guidance document attached to the job advert.
For indicative sift and interview dates please refer to the attached Candidate Information Pack.
Further Information
If the vacancy is offered as FTA/Loan, existing Civil Servants must join on a Loan basis only. Prior agreement to be released on loan must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.
This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to Department for Culture, Media and Sport from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
DCMS has a London and a National pay scale. For more information on this, including the circumstances in which each pay scale will apply, please see the Candidate Information Pack attached.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Reasonable Adjustment
We are committed to supporting candidates so they can perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. This includes making reasonable adjustments to our process.
In order to request an adjustment, please:
Complete the Assistance required section on the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or a verbal test rather than a written one.
Alternatively, contact the Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Accessibility
If you are experiencing accessibility difficulties with any of the attachments, please contact us. Contact details can be found in the 'contact point for applicants' section of the job advert.
Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
