Various Roles (Ref: 16178)

Job summary

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Job description

Job Title

Various Role

Pay Grade

EO

Salary

£29,303 - £31,061 (National) / £33,551 - £35,564 (London)

Location

Ty William Morgan, Cardiff, CF10 1EP / Gwydyr House, London, SW1A 2NP

Contract

Multiple roles including permanent and 18 Month Fixed Term Contract with possibility of extension or permanency. Loan from other Government Departments also considered.

Clearance

CTC (See Additional Information)

About the Wales Office:

The Wales Office is the face of the UK Government in Wales and the voice of Wales in Westminster. We support the Secretary of State for Wales and the Ministerial team in representing Wales at the heart of Government. We work in partnership with other Government Departments and other stakeholders to deliver a stronger Wales within a strong United Kingdom.

Our departmental values are Commitment, Collaboration and Quality. These shape how we operate in a challenging, demanding and fast paced environment which requires flexibility, transparency and professionalism.

The Office is based over two sites, with one base in Cardiff and another in London. The roles which are currently being advertised as part of this campaign are based in Cardiff as part of our commitment to the Government’s Places for Growth programme. (Posts with a London location may be offered where this is an essential requirement of the job role)

As an accredited smarter working organisation, we offer considerable flexibility around ‘the way we work.’ We have an attractive employee benefits package which includes a commitment to investing in the learning & development of our staff.

About our teams:

Our teams operate flexibly across a wide range of reserved and devolved policy areas, working to identify opportunities to benefit Wales within emerging UK Government policy and acting to identify issues and resolve challenges across governments and stakeholders. This provides our staff with opportunities to gain experience across a range of areas.

Team members will often be called upon to provide briefing for Ministers or senior officials and provide understanding and insight on the impact of current events on their policy areas.

Description:

We are recruiting for various roles at Executive Officer (EO) level, which may include:

• Policy
• Private Office (Ministerial and Special Adviser support teams)
• Ministerial events and visits
• Possibilities to work on new programmes such as ‘Brand Wales’ looking to increase international trade and investment for our key sectors.

Additional posts may become available and therefore a reserve list will be held for 12 months from which further appointments may be made.

Purpose of the Role:

The post holder will play an integral role working with key stakeholders across Whitehall, Welsh Government and Wales, to progress the Secretary of State’s priorities. You will need to work at pace to often challenging deadlines with an ability to draw together different sources of information and make sense of it for busy Ministers. You will need to be proficient in keeping abreast of the latest developments within Wales and throughout the rest of the UK.

As a small Department, whether you are based in Cardiff or London, you will have direct access to the Ministerial and Special Adviser teams which makes working at the Wales Office a unique and fulfilling place to begin or further your civil service career.

Key requirements & responsibilities could include:

• Providing high quality advice and written and oral briefings to the Secretary of State (and Ministers.
• Replying to written correspondence from Parliamentarians, external groups, or members of the public, for example, and supporting Ministers to prepare for Parliamentary engagements, such as Welsh Affairs Committee appearances and Welsh Orals sessions in the House of Commons.
• Planning, co-ordinating, and leading on high-quality events and visits for Ministers, including the Secretary of State, to deliver policy and communication objectives.
• Identifying and recce-ing venues ahead of Ministerial visits and commissioning policy and communications teams to develop accurate advice and engaging communications plans.
• Accompanying Ministers around the UK (mainly Wales), ensuring they are well supported and briefed.
• Working with other Government Departments across Whitehall, Welsh Government and wider external stakeholders in Wales to ensure that Welsh interests are fully reflected in UK Government policy.
• Researching key information to support Ministers, Special Advisers and Senior Officials.
• Travel and some out of hours working may be required to provide support on Ministerial visits or when attending stakeholder meetings.

The job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the postholder.

Should you be offered a role from this campaign, a full job description will be provided.

Person Specification

In your Statement of Suitability, please evidence how closely you match the essential criteria and where applicable, please confirm role preferences from those listed in this job advert.

Essential:

• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and to establish effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders.

Desirable:

• Practical experience of project management, digital communications, organising events and visits, and working with stakeholders.
• Welsh Language skills.
• An understanding of Welsh devolution.
• Geographical knowledge of Wales.

Recruitment Process:

This campaign will be undertaken using the Civil Service Success Profile framework. You will need to provide evidence in your application to cover the following behaviours:

• (Application & Interview)
• (Interview Only)
• (Interview Only)
• (Interview Only)

In the event of a high volume of applicants, we will sift only on the lead behaviour to create a shortlist for interview.

Strengths may also be tested at interview, but these are not shared in advance.

Additional Information

The Wales Office is not an employer in its own right. Staff recruited to work at the Wales Office will be employees of the Ministry of Justice who provide employment services on our behalf.

This role requires at least CTC level clearance. Applicants for National Security Clearance (CTC) must be resident in the UK for 3 years immediately prior to their application for Security Clearance. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years), you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why.

If you do not meet the above requirement, you may still be considered for the role if, for example:

• You have been serving overseas with HM Armed Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government.
• You were studying abroad.
• You were living overseas with parents.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Behaviours

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

• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £29,303, Wales Office contributes £8,489 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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, Strengths and Experience.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist 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.

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 : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5359

Recruitment team

• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…

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