To apply for this post, you must complete the following:
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A blind CV setting out your Job History/Full Qualifications/Previous skill and experiences.
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A Personal Statement (maximum 750 words) demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria for the role outlined on the Job Description.
We will assess your experience and the following Behaviours at Interview stage:
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Communicating and influencing
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Working together
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Delivering at Pace
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Making Effective Decisions
You will also be asked to complete a task before the interview. This will assess your knowledge and experience.
Interviews will be conducted via MS Teams.
The filtering process is due to take place on 26/06/2026
Interviews will be held on 08/07/2026
We will try to meet the dates specified in the advertisement. There may be occasions when these dates change. You will be given sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
At the interview, the panel may probe further and ask candidates to provide further specific examples that show how they best demonstrate their skills.
We reserve the right to raise the score required at any stage of the process to manage numbers.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent sentence. Read more about recruiting people leaving prison.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Behaviours:
The distinguishing Behaviours (the required skills, knowledge, and behaviours) for this role are set out in the Civil Service Behaviours Framework 2018 (Success Profiles - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)) and should be referred to when making this application.
You are required, under the Behaviours approach, to describe how you have dealt with a specific situation.
You must give evidence of your knowledge, skills, and behaviours and how you have applied this, such as what you did or said and how you interacted with other people.
When you are giving your examples, do not spend too many words on description and background information. Avoid using general or unspecific statements. Instead say what the situation was, what you did, what your thought process was and what was the result.
Reasonable Adjustment:
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled persons, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
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Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
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Complete the Assistance required section in 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 an interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Fixed Term Contracts Important Information
This is a fixed-term appointment as Guidance and Practice Manager within Comms and Policy. Your responsibilities are listed in the Job Description for this post. This post will therefore begin from the date of your appointment and end on 31/03/2028.
Permanent civil servants joining the Charity Commission on a Fixed-term Appointment:
If you accept a Fixed-term Appointment with the Charity Commission it must be a transfer from your home department on a loan basis to ensure you can return to your home department at the end of the Fixed-term Appointment.
Reserve Lists
If we have more successful candidates than available vacancies, we will hold a 12-month reserve list as standard.
During that time, we may use the list to fill the same, or similar roles with closely matching essential criteria, without further testing of merit. Any appointments from the Reserve list will be made in strict merit order.
Applying
We recognise everyone as an individual, accepting people for who they are and treating everyone fairly
All applications for these vacancies must be made online. There are limited exceptions to this. Paper applications will only be considered if you have a disability that will prevent you from applying online. If this is the case, please email [email protected]
Once you have submitted your application it cannot be amended; only submit your application when you have completely finished and answered all the relevant questions.
Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
