This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Key dates (dates are indicative only and could be subject to change)
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Closing date - 10th July 2026, at 23:55
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Sifting - from the 13th July 2026
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Main panel interviews - from 27th July 2026 (in person).
Communications will be electronic via email therefore it is important that you check your Civil Service Jobs account regularly, as well as your spam/junk email folder.
Were committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.
Write a 1000 word personal statement where you demonstrate how you meet the skills required for this role, providing examples to evidence your level of skill. In your personal statement we are looking for evidence of how you meet the role criteria and person specification. Your personal statement should aim to make use of the full wordcount and show how you meet the above criteria. Please give clear and specific examples of what you have done personally and the impact it has had.
What will the process look like?
1. Pre-sift Stage
An initial sift will be conducted on the experience question which has a word limit of 300 words. If you are assessed as not meeting the required level you will not be progressed past this stage.
Question "Please describe a time when you designed and implemented a strategic workforce planning approach across an organisation" (maximum 300 words)
In your answer, please include:
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The context and objectives of the work
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Your specific role and actions taken
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How you engaged, influenced or collaborated with stakeholders
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The outcome, including any measurable impact or improvements delivered (e.g. efficiency, candidate experience, or compliance)
2. Sift Stage
Those applications which are successful at pre-sift stage will then progress to the main sift, where we'll read and score the rest of your application. This may involve a large number of applications, please bear with us as this can take some time.
The panel will look at your work history and personal statement and are looking for evidence of the stated points. We may raise the benchmark score required if we receive a high number of applications.
3. Main Panel Interview
Successful candidates from the sift stage will be invited to attend an interview. We use a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and at interview we will be assessing Behaviours and Experience.
At interview, we will be asking questions relating to the following:
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Behaviours: Leadership, Seeing the Big Picture, Communicating and Influencing and Delivering at Pace
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Experience, as listed in the person specification
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Strengths
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
