Application
To apply for this post, you will need to complete the application process, outlined below. This should be completed no later than 23:55 on Monday 13th July 2026.
1.A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years.
2.A Statement of Suitability (no longer than 1000 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria in the person specification.
Your full application should then be sent to [email protected].
Failure to complete both sections of the application form (CV and Statement of Suitability) will mean the panel only have limited information on which to assess your application against the criteria in the person specification.
As part of the application process, you will be asked a number of diversity-related questions. If you do not wish to provide a declaration on any of the particular characteristics, you will have the option to select 'prefer not to say. See the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for more information.
Should you encounter any issues with your application please get in touch with us via: [email protected]
Shortlist
Your application will be acknowledged when it is received.
A panel, including the hiring manager, will assess your application to select those demonstrating the best fit with the role by considering the evidence you have provided against the criteria set out in the Person Specification section. Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application.
Candidates who are successful at sift will then be invited to attend a preliminary interview conducted by Global Resourcing, our chosen Executive Search provider for this role.
Reports from these interviews will then form the basis of the Shortlist meeting.
The timeline further down this page indicates the date by which a decision is expected to be made, and all shortlisted candidates will be advised of the outcome as soon as possible thereafter.
Assessment
Candidates successful at sift will be invited to a panel interview where you will be asked to complete a technical exercise as part of the assessment process directly preceding the interviews. Then you will have a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification and may also be asked for a 5-minute presentation on a particular topic.
Further information of the technical assessment and interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates.
The process will be chaired by Atul Devani, Civil Service Commissioner.
If we receive applications from more suitable candidates than we have vacancies for at this time, we may hold suitable applicants on a reserve list for 12 months, and future vacancies in the Civil Service requiring the same skills and experience could be offered to candidates on the reserve list without the need for a new competition.
Offer
We will notify all candidates of the outcome as soon as possible.
Indicative Timeline
We will try and offer as much flexibility as we can, but it may not be possible to offer alternative dates for assessments or interviews. You are therefore asked to note the below timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process, in order to meet the dates given. Please note that these dates may be subject to change.
The anticipated timetable is as follows:
Advert Closing Date: 23:55, Monday 13th July 2026
Shortlist: Week Commencing 27th July 2026
Panel Interview: Week Commencing 17th August 2026
Reasonable Adjustments
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments in order to support disabled job applicants and ensure that you are not disadvantaged in the recruitment and assessment process. Reasonable adjustments could include: allowing extra time during selection tests; ensuring that information is provided in an accessible format or; by providing training.
If you feel that you may need a reasonable adjustment to be made, or you would like to discuss your requirements in more detail, please contact:
[email protected] in the first instance.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
