Recruitment Process
The recruitment process consists of an online application, assessment and interview.
Behaviours
You are asked to complete a statement of no more than 250 words for each of the following behaviours, setting out how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience match the specified behaviours and requirements:
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Making effective decisions (Lead Behaviour)
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Communicating and influencing
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Delivering at pace
In addition, you need to demonstrate the following experience/technical skills required for this role:
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Experience of undertaking analysis and providing insight and producing clear graphical representations and data visualisations.
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Experience of presenting analysis and insight to non-technical audience to enable evidence based and data driven decisions.
You also need to demonstrate the Crown Prosecution Service or Civil Service values.
The panel has the right to assess the lead behaviour Making Effective Decisions first. If the standard on this behaviour isnt met, the other behaviours wont be considered and your application wont progress. The panel also has the right to raise the minimum standard pass mark. The panel may also refer to the lead behaviour at the interview stage to determine merit order.
CV
Please upload an up-to-date CV which should include:
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three years employment and/or academic history
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skills and experience
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achievements
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qualifications.
You need to attach your CV as an anonymised document of no more than two A4 pages, to provide the panel with an insight into your work history and experience. We ask that you do not provide personal details which could identify you like name, age, home address.
Its your responsibility to provide the specified application information in the requested format to ensure that youre considered for the post.
If youre unable to cover three years through employment and/or academic history, you need to provide a character reference for clearance purposes. The reference will be required at onboarding if youre offered the role.
Interview and Assessment
The interview and assessment are expected to take place on 6th October 2026.
Your interview takes place online through Microsoft Teams. A member of our recruitment team will be in touch with guidance. If you have any queries about this, contact [email protected]
You should keep this date free or notify us if you're not available. We'll make every effort to accommodate your date preferences but we can't guarantee it.
We ask you to complete an assessment as part of the recruitment process for this role. We will provide details immediately before your interview.
We use behaviours to help us understand your experience, to see if you're a good fit for the role. You are assessed against HEO in the Civil Service success profiles behaviours framework. We are assessing 4 behaviours at interview and assessment stage:
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Making effective decisions
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Managing a quality service
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Communicating and influencing
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Seeing the bigger picture
Essential Experience/Technical Skills - also assessed at interview and assessment
Other
This is a full-time post. We do consider requests for flexible, part-time working and job share, always considering the operational needs of the department.
Please note that the CPS is unable to offer visa sponsorship. If you require visa sponsorship to work in the UK, you will not meet the eligibility criteria for this role.
Clearance
If successful, you are required to secure a Disclosure and Barring Service check, for which you must have a current valid UK address.
If successfully appointed, we ask you to complete a character enquiry form, and nationality and immigration questionnaire.
If you're a Crown Prosecution Service member of staff, you wont need to do a Disclosure and Barring Service check as you already hold this clearance.
The job youre applying for is covered by Article 3(a) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, consequently Section 4(2) of that Act doesnt apply. Youre required to disclose all previous convictions and cautions including spent convictions. Failing to make a full declaration will result in withdrawing your offer of employment if our checks reveal convictions that havent been disclosed.
Civil Service Commission
If youre dissatisfied with the recruitment process and wish to make a complaint, please contact [email protected] with your concerns.
If you remain dissatisfied and wish to make a further complaint, please click on the following link to the Civil Service Commission complaints page Recruitment Complaints - Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles can be found at https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/
Details of the Civil Service Nationality Rules are located at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules
Candidates are subject to UK immigration requirements. For the most up-to-date information on the requirements of working in the UK, please go to the UK Visas and Immigration website at https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
