Assistant Graphic Designer

Job summary

Designing for Justice
The SFO is a unique law enforcement organisation, investigating and prosecuting the most serious, complex and high‑profile economic crimes. We work closely with colleagues across the criminal justice and regulatory sectors in the UK and abroad to address the growing threat from economic crime and to secure justice and compensation for victims.

Team Background:
The Graphics and (Electronic Presentation of Evidence) Unit supports the SFO’s Operational Divisions and Enabling Functions. This includes:

1. Analysing, simplifying and restructuring evidential source material to produce graphical diagrams throughout investigations and Trials.
2. Representing complex evidential information in hard copy and simplified animated or interactive graphics to convey key messages to targeted audiences (including the Judge, Jury and SFO stakeholders).
3. Project managing 3rd‑party EPE suppliers for courtroom technology.
4. Assisting and advising case teams with digital jury bundles, including hyperlinked indexes, evidence preparation and iPad testing.
5. Video conferencing and real‑time transcription services.
6. Creating internal and external SFO publications and presentations.
7. Creating ED&I promotions.
8. Acting as co‑guardians of the SFO’s brand identity alongside Communications colleagues.
9. Maintaining a consistent approach to the SFO identity across all platforms and ensuring staff understand its importance.
10. Creating content for social media channels.
11. Assisting the Print Room with producing printed and scanned materials to a high standard.

About the Job:
We are seeking a creative and talented Assistant Graphic Designer to join our team. You will work closely with the social media team to produce photographic, illustrative, animated and video‑based posts for our target audiences, ensuring our brand and identity are maintained. You will keep up to date with social media trends and how best to deploy our brand identity and content across our channels.

You will develop existing skills by supporting Design Leads in creating engaging and effective designs from complex evidential material to support investigations and prosecutions. This includes brainstorming solutions, amending graphics such as diagrams, charts and maps, and assisting with animated and interactive visuals.

You will work closely with senior designers to develop your design skills, analyse complex evidential data and take opportunities to lead your own projects.

Job description

As an Assistant Graphic Designer you will be responsible for:

• Primary responsibility for supporting creation of SFO social media content and supporting Design Leads with the preparation, concept creation and production of graphic jury bundles; corporate publications, PowerPoint presentations
• You will be responsible for modifying and revising existing designs to meet client needs, to improve design quality or accessibility issues.
• Interpreting social media briefs into visually engaging content
• You will offer input into creative meetings and share ideas
• Proofread artwork to ensure the unit produces accurate and high-quality products
• Produce engaging designs across all media
• Researching and staying up to date on design trends, social media capabilities and best practices to ensure our designs are innovative and effective.
• You will understand project requirements, collaborate with team members and report back progress to the Design Leads.
• You will have good admin skills and will be required to update and maintain briefs, filing systems and project records.
• You will use feedback from other designers to develop your own skills and knowledge.

Person specification

See above and attached Job Pack.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £32,921, Serious Fraud Office contributes £9,537 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme. For further details, click here http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/pensions

Generous annual leave provision of 25 days which increases to 30 days after five years’ service plus an additional day in recognition of the King’s Birthday and the option to buy or sell up to five days’ leave per year. Different terms may apply if you are already a Civil Servant.

Discretionary performance-related bonus scheme.

Interest-free season travel ticket, bicycle loan and cycle to work scheme.

Access to the Rental Deposit Salary Advance Scheme which assists employees in meeting the costs of deposits for privately rented homes.

Opportunities for learning and development.

Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies.

Voucher for eye care and discounted spectacles.

Access to a range of discounts through membership of the Civil Service Sports and Social Club, CSSC Sports and Leisure. http://www.cssc.co.uk/

Maternity and paternity leave provision over and above the statutory entitlements.

Access to My CPS Rewards Gateway. My CPS Rewards offers staff a range of rewards and savings including:

• Discounts with high street retailers
• Savings on grocery shopping at a range of supermarkets
• Special salary sacrifice and recognition schemes
• Reloadable gift cards and e-cards
• Instant vouchers

Any move to the Serious Fraud Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

Things you need to know

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 (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Application stage

You will first need to successfully complete the Civil Service Verbal test. Following this,

As part of the application process you will be required to provide:

• A personal statement of no more than 500 words that explains how your skills and experience meet each of the essential and desirable experience criteria as listed in the job pack. For successful candidates, the examples you provide will be explored further using your portfolio at interview stage.

Please note, desirable experience will only be taken into account if there is a large volume of applications and there is a need for further shortlisting for interview.

• A supporting CV outlining your job history and qualifications.

It will not be possible to provide feedback to applicants who are unsuccessful at the application stage.

Interview stage

Behaviours and experience as outlined in the job pack will be tested at interview.

You will be required to bring your portfolio with you to the interview which showcases your experience. You will be asked to refer to your portfolio to support your answers during the interview. .

Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates in the invite to interview.

Sift to take place from 2nd April.

Interviews are expected to take place in person at the SFO between 13th and 16th April.

All dates are indicative and subject to change.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. To be eligible you must meet the following residency requirements dependent of the level of security vetting required:

• SC: 5 years residency in the United Kingdom preceding this application.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : People and Culture
• Email : People@sfo.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : People@sfo.gov.uk

Further information

For external competitions there is no appeal against the selection decision. However, individuals have a right to appeal if they feel that the principle of appointment on merit through fair and open competition and the Civil Service Commissioners’ recruitment principles have not been met. Individuals who want to appeal should do this by setting out their grounds for appeal in an email for the attention of Head of People to People@sfo.gov.uk. If, after an internal appeal, you still believe that the Civil Service Commissioners’ Principles have not been met, then you can contact the Commission directly: Complaints should be sent in writing to: Civil Service Commission, Room G08 ,1 Horse Guards Road, London SW1A 2HQ. Email info@csc.gov.uk

Attachments

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