Recruitment Process
The recruitment process consists of an online application, assessment and interview. These are expected to take place on 1st and 2nd October.
Personal statement
We ask you to complete a personal statement of no more than 1,250 words. You need to address the core behaviours for this role, which are:
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Making Effective Decisions
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Delivering at Pace
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GCS professional competency
The panel has the right to assess the lead behaviour GCS Professional Competency 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.
You also need to demonstrate the following experience required for this role:
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Experience in communications
In addition, you need to demonstrate the Crown Prosecution Service or Civil Service values.
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 1st and 2nd 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.
Assessment
We ask you to complete an assessment as part of the recruitment process for this role. We will provide details on the day of 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 EO in the Civil Service success profiles behaviours framework. We are assessing 5 behaviours at interview and assessment stage:
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Making Effective Decisions - Application, Interview and Assessment
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Communicating and Influencing - Interview
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Working Together - Interview
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Delivering at Pace - Application and Interview
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GCS Professional Competency - Application, Interview and Assessment
Technical Skills - assessed at interview, assessment and application
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GCS Professional Competency
Strengths
Strengths are tested at interview stage - the strengths tested are not shared before the interview.
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.
