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Senior Business Analyst

Lead Business Analyst

<h4>Job summary</h4><p>We’re excited to offer an opportunity to join the Delivery, Productivity &amp; Workforce team at the Planning Inspectorate – a team dedicated to driving operational excellence and smarter ways of working. </p><p>As part of the Planning, Reporting and Operational Excellence function, this role sits at the heart of our mission: turning data into insight and insight into action. You will deliver meaningful, accessible information to a wide range of audiences and translate outcomes into tangible improvements that make a real difference. </p><p>Working closely with and supporting the Planning, Reporting and Operational Excellence Lead, you will help ensure decisions are informed, performance is optimised, and change is impactful. You’ll champion continuous improvement, foster smarter working practices, and play a key role in shaping a culture of excellence across the organisation. </p><p>This is your chance to influence how we work, drive positive change, and contribute to outcomes that matter. </p><h4>Job description</h4><p>You’ll bring proven experience in planning, reporting and operational improvement within complex organisations, supported by practical knowledge of analytical tools and data visualisation, including Power BI and Excel, to turn information into actionable insight. </p><p>Excellent communication and influencing skills are essential, as you’ll need to engage, build trust and collaborate effectively across the organisation. You should be confident interpreting complex data sets and presenting findings clearly and persuasively, with an understanding of performance management principles such as KPIs, scorecards and continuous improvement. </p><p>A proactive, motivated and solutions focused mindset is key, along with the ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast paced environment. </p><p>In this role, you’ll work closely with the Planning, Reporting &amp; Operational Excellence Lead to gather and analyse performance data, produce tailored reports and dashboards, and identify trends, risks and opportunities. You’ll translate analysis into practical recommendations, champion continuous improvement and influence positive change by building strong relationships across teams and coordinating inputs from multiple stakeholders. </p><p>The role brings challenges such as balancing competing priorities, navigating complex data sources and securing buy-in from stakeholders with differing perspectives. If you’re ready to drive improvements that make a real impact, this is an opportunity to shape how we work and help embed a culture of excellence across the organisation.</p><p><strong>Salary</strong></p><p>New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. Internal rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest. </p><p>This role is being advertised at SEO Grade. </p><p><strong>Working hours:</strong></p><p>Standard working week is 37 hours, flexible working hours policy available. </p><p>We will also consider a job share, where two part-time roles could cover the responsibilities of this position. If you would like to apply on this basis, please indicate this in your application. </p><p>The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people’s lives, the communities where they live and the economy.</p><p>We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and more collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services. </p><p></p><p>For further information on the Planning Inspectorate, please visit our careers page at <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/departments/pins-hub/" target="_blank">Civil Service Careers</a></p><p><strong>Office Attendance</strong></p><p>This role is contractually based in Bristol, 10 minute walk from Temple Meads train station. We recognise and value the mutual benefits of hybrid working and have a flexible approach to in person attendance, which can vary dependent on the requirements of individual business units - the details of which can be discussed with candidates if invited to attend an interview.</p><h4>Person specification</h4><p><strong>We will assess your application against the Essential Criteria listed: </strong></p><p><strong>Essential Criteria </strong></p><ul><li>Excellent analytical skills with experience interpreting complex data sets and translating them into actionable insights </li><li>Proficiency in Power BI, MS Excel and other data visualisation tools </li><li>Excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for different audiences, including senior leaders and operational teams </li><li>Understanding of performance management principles, including KPIs, scorecards, and continuous improvement </li><li>Ability to work collaboratively across functions, including ICT, Digital &amp; Data, and operational services </li><li>Excellent organisational skills, with experience of reporting cycles and coordinating inputs from multiple stakeholders </li></ul><p>For guidance on how to structure your application please visit: <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/how-to-apply/" target="_blank"><strong>About the application process , Civil Service Careers</strong></a></p><h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Changing and Improving</li><li>Communicating and Influencing</li><li>Making Effective Decisions</li><li>Delivering at Pace</li></ul><h4>Technical skills</h4><p>We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Knowledge of data analysis and Presentation of Data</li><li>Ability to communicate to diverse audiences</li><li>Ability to translate data into actionable improvements</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £46,689, Planning Inspectorate contributes £13,525 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><ul><li>Flexible working options, including flexi-time, part-time, compressed hours and home working if suitable for the role.</li><li>A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity.</li><li>25 days annual leave increasing by 1 day per year up to 30 days after 5 years, plus 1 privilege day to mark the King’s birthday. In addition to the normal bank holidays.</li><li>Generous family friendly policies.</li></ul><p>Fast and modern IT kit which utilises Windows 11 and Microsoft 365, enabling seamless working from home and collaboration across teams.</p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.<p><strong>Application</strong></p><p>Complete the online application form on Civil Service Jobs which requires the following information: </p><ul><li><strong>A CV: </strong>The CV section lets you share your job history. List your jobs, how long you worked at each, and briefly describe your roles and duties. Make sure to show how your experience matches the essential criteria of the job you're applying for. Type or paste this information into the 'Employment History' box in the online application. You can't attach your CV.</li><li><strong>A Personal Statement (750 words max):</strong> The personal statement lets you explain why you're a good fit for the job in more detail. Use it to show how you meet the essential criteria listed in our advert that we're looking for. </li></ul><p>If there are many applications, we might use a lead sift. This means we'll first check if you meet the key requirement listed below. If you don't, we won't review the rest of your application. </p><ul><li>Excellent analytical skills with experience interpreting complex data sets and translating them into actionable insights </li></ul><p>All shortlisted candidates will be advised of the outcome shortly afterwards.</p><p><strong>Interview </strong></p><p>If you are shortlisted, you will:</p><ul><li>Be asked to attend an interview to have a more in-depth discussion about your experience and suitability for the role</li><li>Interviews will be a blend of behaviour, experience and technical questions </li></ul><p>Candidates who pass the shortlist stage will receive full assessment details with their interview invitations. </p><p><strong>Other Information</strong></p><p><strong>Shortlist Date: w/c 26th January 2026</strong></p><p><strong>Interview Date: w/c 9th February 2026</strong></p><p>Interviews will be held at The Planning Inspectorate office in Bristol, a 10 minute walk from Temple Meads train station. </p><p>The Planning Inspectorate does not fund travel and subsistence for candidates to attend interviews. </p><p><strong>Reserve list</strong></p><p>A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. </p><p><strong>Future Matches</strong></p><p>Candidates who demonstrate strong potential and future readiness but score just below the required level at interview may be considered for alternative positions. These roles may be at a lower grade but align with their skills and offer opportunities for growth. </p><p>We encourage all candidates to make themselves familiar with the role and what we will be assessing you against which is detailed in the Person Specification. </p><p><strong>ID and Documents</strong></p><p>If the job needs specific qualifications or memberships and you get the job, you'll need to send scanned or photographed images of them before you start.</p><p>We must check that any successful candidates are allowed to work for the Civil Service before we employ them. If successful, you will be asked to do a right to work check using identity document validation technology (IDVT) through the services of an Identity Service Provider (IDSP), Civil Service Jobs. If we are unable to confirm your right to work and through the IDVT we will need to do a manual right to work check using original documents with you in person. </p><p><strong>Visa Sponsorship</strong></p><p>The Planning Inspectorate cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates, we do not hold a Visa sponsorship licence. </p><p><strong>Disability Confident Interview scheme/Reasonable Adjustments</strong></p><p>The Civil Service values diversity and offers equal opportunities. We have a Disability Confident Interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the job's minimum criteria. We will also provide reasonable adjustments to all where possible. For more information please see <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments/" target="_blank">Reasonable Adjustments , Civil Service Careers</a>. </p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/prison-leaver-recruitment/" target="_blank">Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window)</a>.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Rebecca Mandeville-Norden</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:PINS.Recruitment@planninginspectorate.gov.uk" target="_blank">PINS.Recruitment@planninginspectorate.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:PINS.Recruitment@planninginspectorate.gov.uk" target="_blank">PINS.Recruitment@planninginspectorate.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact in the first instance: The Vacancy Manager via the Recruitment Team (<a href="mailto:PINS.Recruitment@planninginspectorate.gov.uk" target="_blank">PINS.Recruitment@planninginspectorate.gov.uk</a>). <br>If you are not satisfied with the response, you receive you should then contact, Chief People Officer, via the Recruitment Team (<a href="mailto:PINS.Recruitment@planninginspectorate.gov.uk" target="_blank">PINS.Recruitment@planninginspectorate.gov.uk</a>).<br>If you are still not satisfied with the response you receive from the Planning Inspectorate, you can contact the Office of the Civil Service Commission. <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-complaints/" target="_blank">https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitme…</a><br><br><h4>Attachments</h4><a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzY2NDUmdmVyaWZ5PWExMWE0N2E2YjYzYzU4ODdlNTI5ZTA2OTA0YzhiNzhlJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY3NjczMzAwLTNmMTk1YzA0ZGEwZWQyN2QyNmM2MDQ1NTExMjgzYWQ5YTY4NGZkZDI=" target="_blank">EVP(Great_Place_To_Work) Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 534kB)

Performance Reporting Manager

<h4>Job summary</h4>Do you excel at staying organised and focused, even when priorities shift, proactively planning your work while confidently managing competing demands?<br><br>Do you have a keen eye for detail and take pride in ensuring your work is accurate and error-free?<br><br> If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join the corporate procurement team at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and we'd love to hear from you!<br><br>The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting a range of procurement activities that underpin the department’s strategic objectives and ensure value for public money have been achieved.We are seeking an individual with strong attention to detail, who is confident working with multiple stakeholders and adept at managing several tasks simultaneously. As part of a small, dynamic team, you will gain exposure to a variety of procurement projects of differing size and complexity. This role offers excellent opportunities for professional development and to build your expertise in public sector procurement.<h4>Job description</h4><p>As the Procurement Officer you will:</p><ul><li>Assist with the compliant delivery of procurements in line with relevant regulations, best practice, and procurement legislation, including fully regulated procedures, framework call-offs, and low-value purchasing. </li><li>Support the end-to-end procurement process, such as ensuring stakeholder approvals are in place, preparing procurement documentation, drafting and sending award letters, developing contract management plans and processing contract variations and extensions. </li><li>Manage and maintain procurement management systems (e.g. Atamis, SAP, SharePoint), ensuring data accuracy, producing standard and ad-hoc reports, recording key performance indicators (KPIs), savings, and social value commitments, and managing contract records and purchase orders. </li><li>Ensure all necessary approvals are in place and keep spend data up to date. </li><li>Track and manage the department’s procurement transparency commitments, including the timely publication of new contracts.</li></ul><h4>Person specification</h4><ul><li>Ability to manage complexity, taking responsibility for effectively handling multiple tasks and activities at the same time. </li><li>Ability to Build and maintains strong, positive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders. </li><li>Ability to quickly learn and use new digital systems and tools, ensuring all tasks are completed on time. </li><li>Demonstrate strong attention to detail, particularly in ensuring documentation and data are accurate. </li><li>Good knowledge and practical experience of applying UK Public Contracts Regulations (and related regulations) and departmental policies. </li><li>Experience of assisting with high-value and/or complex procurement projects and contractual arrangements, ideally within the public sector.</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £34,801, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes £10,081 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><ul><li>Learning and development tailored to your role</li><li>An environment with flexible working options</li><li>A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity</li><li>A <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank">Civil Service pension</a> with an employer contribution of 28.97%</li></ul><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4><p><strong>Application and Selection</strong><br>The application process will be split into 2 stages, testing the following Success Profiles: </p><p><strong>Experience</strong><strong> , </strong><strong>Technical</strong></p><p><strong>Stage 1: Sift</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Experience (Lead Criteria):</strong> Please tell us about your procurement experience. </li><li><strong>Technical:</strong> How do you approach managing complexity while taking ownership of multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously?</li><li><strong>Technical:</strong> Please tell us about your ability to build and maintain strong, positive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.</li></ul><p>There is a 250-word limit per question. </p><p>When writing your application, remember: </p><ul><li>the assessor won’t be reading your answers sequentially </li></ul><ul><li>do not assume that the same assessors will have read all of your answers </li></ul><ul><li>if talking about something in your first answer, make sure that you write the second answer as if you had not written the first (and so on!) </li></ul><p>Most of our campaigns utilise multiple assessors and so it is possible that each of your answers would be viewed by different assessors. </p><p>In the event that we receive a large number of applications, we may conduct an initial sift using the lead behaviour listed in the advert. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview. </p><p><strong>Stage 2: Interview</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Experience:</strong> Experience questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the job description. </li><li><strong>Technical:</strong> Technical questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the job description. </li></ul><p>Candidates will be asked to prepare a 5-minute presentation, further details will be provided on invitation to interview. </p><p><strong>Sift and Interview Dates</strong></p><p>Sifting is envisaged to take place the week commencing 2nd February 2026. </p><p>Interviews are envisaged to take place the week commencing 16th February 2026 and are currently being held remotely via videocall. This could be subject to change. </p><p><strong>How We Recruit</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/departments/working-for-the-ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government/mhclg-our-recruitment-process/" target="_blank">Find out more about our recruitment processes here.</a></p><ul><li>Applying </li></ul><ul><li>Sifting </li></ul><ul><li>Interview </li></ul><ul><li>Interview Results &amp; Feedback </li></ul><ul><li>Reserve List </li></ul><ul><li>Near Miss </li></ul><ul><li>Civil Service Grades </li></ul><ul><li>We are a DCS, RIS &amp; GPTWV employer </li></ul><ul><li>Reasonable Adjustments </li></ul><p><strong>How to Apply</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/departments/working-for-the-ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government/mhclg-application-guidance/" target="_blank">Find out everything you need to know before applying here.</a></p><p>You must review the following information from the MHCLG Career's Site before submitting your application. This step is essential to ensure your eligibility for the role and that your application is completed correctly. </p><ul><li>Security Clearance Requirements </li></ul><ul><li>Civil Service Nationality Requirements </li></ul><ul><li>Right to Work </li></ul><ul><li>Artificial Intelligence </li></ul><ul><li>Civil Service Code and Recruitment Principles </li></ul><ul><li>CV Declaration </li></ul><ul><li>Sponsorships </li></ul><ul><li>Salary and Grade </li></ul><ul><li>Existing Civil Servants </li></ul><ul><li>Conflict of Interest </li></ul><ul><li>Location and Flexible Working </li></ul><ul><li>Fixed Term Contracts </li></ul><ul><li>Internal Fraud Database - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/internal-fraud-register-privacy-notice/internal-fraud-register-privacy-notice" target="_blank">Internal Fraud Register</a></li></ul><ul><li>Appeals and Complaints </li></ul><ul><li>Conflict of Interest </li></ul><p><strong>Security Clearance Requirements</strong></p><p><strong>National Office: </strong></p><p><strong>London Office: </strong><strong> + </strong><strong>CTC</strong></p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-vetting-advice-for-people-who-are-being-vetted" target="_blank">counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window)</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vetting-explained-and-our-vetting-charter/the-vetting-charter" target="_blank">See our vetting charter (opens in a new window)</a>.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Shauna Nash</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:shauna.nash@communities.gov.uk" target="_blank">shauna.nash@communities.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:recruitment@communities.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@communities.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>If you are unsure about any part of the process or require additional information about the post to enable you to progress your application, you should speak to the Resourcing team - <a href="mailto:recruitment@communities.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@communities.gov.uk</a>. Candidates can appeal at any stage of the recruitment process if they believe there has been: <br><br>a procedural irregularity <br><br>an infringement of the Civil Service equal opportunities policy <br><br>exceptional circumstances which were not notified to the interview panel which might have affected performance on the day. <br><br>It is important to note that these are appeals about the process not the decision. In the first instance, an appeal should be directed to the MHCLG Resourcing Hub at <a href="mailto:recruitment@communities.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@communities.gov.uk</a>. <br><br>If the MHCLG Resourcing Hub is unable to satisfactorily resolve your complaint, you may contact put your complaint in writing to the Civil Service Commission, Room G8,1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ or by email to: <a href="mailto:info@csc.gov.uk" target="_blank">info@csc.gov.uk</a><br><br><h4>Attachments</h4><a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzY2NzImdmVyaWZ5PTQwOWEyOTJlZGZmMjVlMTc2MWRjMWRjMTIyYTVjNWViJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY3NjczMzIxLTU1YjE5ZjFmNmYxOTYzYmY3OWU3MGRhNDk0NTEwNDMyZjgyZjBmOTc=" target="_blank">1a. 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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Procurement Officer

UK Health Security Agency

Senior Project Manager

Senior Developer

Principal Technical Architect, Networks & Infrastructure

<h4>Job summary</h4><p>We’re looking for an exceptional <strong>Lead Application Operations Engineer</strong> to help us make a difference to our planet. </p><p>As our Lead Application Operations Engineer, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. </p><p>Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 30 hours per week and we will also try our best to consider those intending to work a job share. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone. </p><p><strong>World changing work</strong></p><p>From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are. </p><ul><li>We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact</li><li>We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better</li><li>We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making</li><li>We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater</li><li>We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers</li></ul><h4>Job description</h4><p><strong>Your world of expertise</strong></p><p>Within the National Capability Technology's Operational Suite team, you work alongside another Lead Application Operations Engineer to provide line management, leadership and management of the team to deliver outstanding services.</p><p>You promote knowledge collaboration and adoption of good practices - providing technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship for your team. </p><p>You have strong analytical skills using these to guide and mentor your team through complex technical challenges, and to interpret and present service performance reports. </p><p><strong>Your key duties</strong>:</p><ul><li>Team Leadership: lead and develop the team to support and deliver its operational services, with line management responsibility for team members.</li><li>Team Management: plan, direct and prioritise the activities of the team.</li><li>Service Delivery: ensure the Operational Suite services are delivered in line with the SLA’s/OLA’s in a cost effective manner. The Operational Suite runs 24/7/365 and will at times require support outside of normal working hours.</li><li>Service Improvement: Work with colleagues and stakeholders to continually improve the service we deliver. </li><li>Technical expertise: manage high impact, complex changes; lead the investigation and resolution of incidents; be proactive in searching for potential problems; identify process improvements and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions </li></ul><p>We operate an on-call roster in Technology to provide 24/7/365 support to respond to operational service requirements. This post may be part of an on-call roster and the postholder would be required to participate in an on-call roster where in operation. </p><h4>Person specification</h4><p><strong>Essential Criteria, skills and experience:</strong></p><ol><li>A demonstrable track record of successfully managing operational systems in support and development environments, or equivalent experience. (We’re experts by nature)</li><li>Understand the importance and benefits of implementing processes, such as ITIL, for managing information systems, and how to use them to ensure excellent service delivery. (We’re experts by nature) </li><li>Able to work under broad direction establishing own milestones, team objectives and delegate assignments. (We’re better together)</li><li>Have experience of leadership, planning and organising to deliver packages of work across teams. (We’re better together)</li><li>A proven ability to communicate with other departments, teams, customers or suppliers at a technical and business level. (We live and breathe it)</li></ol><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £43,081, Met Office contributes £12,480 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><p><strong>Why join us</strong></p><p>Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023, 2024 and 2025 lists, as well as their ’54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list.</p><p>As our Lead Application Operations Engineer, your total reward package will be up to £65,569 annually, which includes: </p><ul><li>£43,081 base pay</li><li>An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%</li><li>Recruitment Retention Allowance (RRA) you will be paid £5,300 per annum as a market supplement to reflect the demand for your skills. Whilst in post, you will be paid this market driven allowance from April 2024 until March 2026 in your monthly pay</li><li>Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave</li></ul><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4><p><strong>How to apply</strong></p><p>If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills. </p><p>Closing date 19/01/2026 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 09/02/2026. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. </p><p><strong>Using AI in your application</strong></p><p>We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit <strong><a href="https://careers.metoffice.gov.uk/join-us/our-approach-recruitment" target="_blank">our approach to recruitment</a></strong></p><p><strong>How we can help</strong></p><p>If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at <strong><a href="mailto:careers@metoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">careers@metoffice.gov.uk</a></strong></p><p>If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role. </p><p>We understand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code. </p><p>We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us. </p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-vetting-advice-for-people-who-are-being-vetted" target="_blank">security check (opens in a new window)</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vetting-explained-and-our-vetting-charter/the-vetting-charter" target="_blank">See our vetting charter (opens in a new window)</a>.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Medical</h4>Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/prison-leaver-recruitment/" target="_blank">Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window)</a>.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Resourcing Team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:careers@metoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">careers@metoffice.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:careers@metoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">careers@metoffice.gov.uk</a></li></ul>

Met Office

Lead Application Operations Engineer

<h4>Job summary</h4><p><em>Would you like to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS)? Do you thrive on turning strategic vision into tangible operational improvements? Are you passionate about leveraging innovation to achieve significant strategic goals? We are looking for innovative and strategically minded Business Architects to join our newly established Business Architecture function.</em></p><p><strong>Job Summary</strong></p><p>This critical and exciting opportunity requires strategic vision to harness innovation and align business strategy to drive operational improvements that deliver our strategic goals. Collaborating across the organisation to model value streams, services, capabilities, and processes, building a comprehensive understanding of the current enterprise landscape and mapping strategic change.</p><p><strong>Directorate Overview</strong></p><p>The Digital &amp; Data Services (DDS) directorate is at the heart of CCS's digital transformation journey, responsible for delivering modern, efficient, and user-centred digital services that support over £30bn of public sector procurement annually. We're building a world-class digital capability that will revolutionise how the public sector buys common goods and services.</p><p><strong>Team Summary</strong></p><p>In the Business Architecture and Continuous Improvement function you will be working closely with 6 permanent colleagues, and as part of a wider Strategy and Architecture domain tasked with developing the CCS Digital Strategy and Enterprise, Technology and Data Architecture.</p><h4>Job description</h4><p><strong>Key Accountabilities</strong></p><p>● Apply and develop business architecture frameworks, principles, and techniques within CCS. Guide others in using appropriate business architectural tools and methods. </p><p>● Understand and apply business architectural principles, techniques, and tools to business scenarios. </p><p>● Create business architecture artefacts, including abstract representations of the organisation. </p><p>● Develop standard and scalable models to collect, aggregate, or disaggregate complex information. </p><p>● Support the definition of vision for business capabilities and value streams using various architecture and collaboration tools used within CCS. </p><p>● Identify and anticipate business impacts, issues, and activities, supporting the shaping of principles, patterns, standards, processes, plans, and policies accordingly. </p><p>● Contribute to the creation of transition plans, roadmaps, and strategic alignment, ensuring investments and initiatives align with business objectives. </p><p>● Engage with stakeholders to understand requirements and provide recommendations. </p><p>● Stay informed about external influences that may help or hinder strategic goals. </p><p>● Support process optimisation and improvement through analysis and design.</p><h4>Person specification</h4><p><strong>Essential Criteria (to be assessed at application stage):</strong></p><ul><li><p>Demonstrable experience in applying and developing Business Architecture frameworks and principles to model value streams, capabilities, services, and processes.</p></li><li><p>Proven ability to translate strategic vision into tangible operational improvements and contribute to the creation of transition plans, roadmaps, and strategic alignment.</p></li><li><p>Strong analytical and modelling skills to collect, aggregate, or disaggregate complex business information and support process optimisation and design.</p></li><li><p>Excellent stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills with the ability to gather requirements, provide recommendations, and guide others in using appropriate architectural tools and methods.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Success Profiles (to be assessed at interview):</strong></p><p>You will be assessed against the following<strong> Behaviours:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Working Together</p></li><li><p>Seeing the bigger picture</p></li><li><p>Changing and Improving</p></li></ul><p>You will be assessed against the following<strong> Technical Skills </strong></p><p><strong>(Some of the below technical skills will be tested via a presentation at interview)</strong></p><ul><li><p>Business Architecture</p></li><li><p>Communicating Information</p></li></ul><p>(A link to the Civil Service Success Profiles Framework is provided below)</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles Framework</a></p><h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Seeing the Big Picture</li><li>Working Together</li><li>Changing and Improving</li></ul><h4>Technical skills</h4><p>We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Business Architecture</li><li>Communicating Information</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £59,877, Crown Commercial Service contributes £17,346 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><p><strong>What we will offer you, here are some of the benefits you can expect:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Competitive salary </p></li><li><p>Generous pension scheme</p></li><li><p>A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus </p></li><li><p>Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location</p></li><li><p>Flexi time scheme (available for B1-B6)</p></li><li><p>Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank holidays</p></li></ul><p><em><strong>Explore fully how we will</strong></em><a href="https://assets.crowncommercial.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/7404-23-CCS-Benefit-pack_May24-2.pdf" target="_blank"><strong> reward</strong></a><strong></strong><em><strong>your work.</strong></em></p><p><strong>Want to make a difference? Find out more about the rewarding work that we do in our </strong><a href="https://assets.crowncommercial.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/7403-23-CCS-Generic-Candidate-pack_SU_v3.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>candidate pack</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19Cqusz8FEHTaHOfPlWvrqgTl11iIOldR" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025-html" target="_blank">Civil ServiceD&amp;I Strategy.</a></p><p>We want to make our recruitment process accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you, please contact <a href="mailto:recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk</a></p><p><strong>Working flexibly, delivering outcomes</strong></p><p>CCS is a flexible business with a smarter working model where our colleagues benefit from a mix of home and office working. Successful candidates are expected to work from one of the office locations listed. Our current office attendance approach requires a minimum of 26 days per quarter (approx 2 days per week, which may be subject to change) in CCS office locations or off site meetings with suppliers, customers, partners, networking / industry events. This is pro rata for those who work part time. Our smarter working principles mean that our people have the advantage of both office and offsite based collaboration and learning, as well as working from home. This way of working allows us to honour our commitment to being a responsible business, offer flexibility and better work life balance as well as ensuring we deliver our business with confidence and in accordance with our CCS values.</p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.<p><strong>Selection Process</strong></p><p>Candidates who are successful at sift will be contacted as soon as possible following the closing date and advised of the interview process in more detail. The sift will commence W/C 2Oth February 2026 either at one of our offices or via video with interview times and dates to be confirmed.</p><p><em>To find out more about our recruitment process please click</em><a href="https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/careers-with-ccs/recruitment-process/" target="_blank"> here</a></p><p>Please note: <em>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 </em><a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance</a><em> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.</em></p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-vetting-advice-for-people-who-are-being-vetted" target="_blank">counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window)</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vetting-explained-and-our-vetting-charter/the-vetting-charter" target="_blank">See our vetting charter (opens in a new window)</a>.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : The Recruitment Team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>Our recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles details of which can be found at <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk</a><br><br><a href="https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/careers-with-ccs" target="_blank">https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/careers-with-ccs</a>

Business Architect

Senior Product Manager – Cloud

<h4>Job summary</h4><p><strong>Role Purpose:</strong></p><p>A power platform developer delivers and integrates software to form a complete service</p><p><br>At this role level, you will:</p><p>- Lead development on sets of related requirements<br>- Have a thorough understanding of the end-to-end system capability<br>- Work with other disciplines to understand what needs to be built<br>- Operate and manage the production services you build<br>- Find ways to improve system robustness, resilience and stability<br>- Proactively identify continuous improvements and ways to prevent technical debt</p><p>You will join the Omnichannel team as a developer who are responsible for managing Dynamics 365 CRM <br>and Genesys Cloud CX.</p><p>Your responsibilities will be developing D365 solutions to specified requirements and to agreed level of <br>quality. This will include integrations into other technologies in order to deliver the required user <br>experience. You will collaborate with other team members including Product Owner, Application <br>Engineer, Solutions Architect and Business Analyst.</p><p>The overall MaPS architecture includes – Adobe Experience Manager, React.js, D365, Genesys Cloud, Azure functions, Azure DevOps Tooling, Power BI.</p><h4>Job description</h4><p><strong>Key Duties &amp; Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>- Developing our digital products using D365 and Azure Functions with a focus on writing efficient, <br>modular and maintainable code.<br>- Producing testable code complete with unit/integration tests.<br>- Collaborating within an agile team, working closely with other developers, designers, editors, <br>product owners and testers to deliver the best possible digital experiences.<br>- Using ADO (Azure DevOps) to manage work and tasks, collaborating with other agile team <br>members &amp; Engaging collaboratively with Architecture and DevOps on solutions design and implementation <br>to ensure robust and well supported software.<br>- Following GDS guidelines for Government Digital Services.<br>- Writing and reviewing technical documentation.<br>- Participating in our agile planning, estimation and delivery processes.<br>- Able to self-manage including keeping technical knowledge up to date.<br>- Promoting collaborative working, efficiencies and knowledge transfer.<br>- Releasing code and or D365 solutions via Azure DevOps pipelines<br>- Build and manage Azure resources (e.g., Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Key Vault, API <br>Management) to support scalable and secure application backends.<br>- Use Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC) to provision and manage cloud environments in a consistent and automated manner<br>- Develop reusable components and templates for Power Platform solutions to accelerate delivery and maintain consistency across projects.<br>- Implement robust error handling and logging mechanisms in Power Automate flows and Azure <br>Functions to ensure traceability and reliability.<br>- Leverage Azure Service Bus topics and queues to orchestrate asynchronous workflows and <br>decouple microservices in enterprise-grade solutions.<br>- Document technical designs, configurations, and deployment procedures to support <br>maintainability and knowledge transfer.</p><p><strong>Skills &amp; Qualifications:</strong></p><p>Availability and capacity management. You can manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets.</p><p>Development process optimisation. You can identify process optimisation opportunities with guidance and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions.</p><p>Information security. You can understand information security. You can design solutions and services with security controls embedded, specifically engineered with mitigation of security threats as a core feature.</p><p>Modern standards approach. You can competently apply a modern standards approach and guide others to do so.</p><p>Programming and build (software engineering). You can collaborate with others when necessary to review specifications. You can use the agreed specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools. </p><p>Prototyping. You can approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with others. You can establish design patterns and iterate them. You can use a variety of prototyping methods and choose the most appropriate.</p><p>Service support. You can identify, locate and fix faults.</p><p>Systems design. You can design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity. You can select appropriate design standards, methods and tools, and ensure they are applied effectively. You can review the systems designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology.</p><p>Systems integration. You can define the integration build. You can co-ordinate build activities across systems. You can understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities</p><p>User focus. You can collaborate with user researchers and can represent users internally. You can explain the difference between user needs and the desires of the user. You can champion user research to focus on all users. You can prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so. You can offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use.</p><h4>Person specification</h4><p><strong>Essential:</strong></p><p>- Experience with Microsoft Power Platform tools such as Power Automate, Dataverse and Power Apps.<br>- Extensive experience with customisation and configuration.<br>- Strong technical expertise with .NET, Visual Studio, JavaScript, C# and Plugins (Ideally have <br>experience working with Genesys APIs or similar)<br>- Experience in Azure Function Apps integrations including monitoring them for performance and failures</p><p><strong>Desirable:</strong></p><p>Experience with Customer Service, Sales and Marketing modules.</p><p>Configure and customize on standard workflows, dashboards, forms, views and develop standard or custom reports</p><p><strong>Personal Attributes:</strong></p><p>- Excellent communication skills <br>- Problem-solving <br>- Attention to detail <br>- Process Optimisation <br>- Strategic technical planning</p><h4>Benefits</h4><p><strong>About Us</strong><br>The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.</p><p>At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:</p><ul><li><strong>Caring</strong><br>We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.</li><li><strong>Connecting</strong><br>We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.</li><li><strong>Transforming</strong><br>We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.</li></ul><p><strong>Our Inclusive Working Environment</strong><br>By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”</p><p>Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.</p><p><strong>What We Offer</strong></p><ul><li>Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays</li><li>Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)</li><li>Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains</li><li>Cycle to work Scheme</li><li>Subsidised eye tests &amp; flu jabs</li><li>Life assurance scheme</li><li>Give as you earn scheme</li><li>Employee assistance programme (EAP)</li><li>PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)</li><li>Enhanced family and sick pay</li><li>Paid volunteering (2 days a year)</li><li>Recognition Scheme</li><li>Discounts portal to numerous retailers</li></ul><p><strong>Flexible Working</strong><br>At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.</p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4><p><strong>Recruitment Process: </strong></p><ol><li><strong>Initial Review: Our recruiter will review your CV. If it looks like a good fit, they'll reach out to arrange a call.</strong></li><li><strong>Hiring Manager Review: If the recruiter thinks you're suitable, your CV will be passed to the hiring manager, who will decide whether to invite you for an interview.</strong></li><li><strong>Interview: If selected, you'll participate in a virtual interview. This single-stage process allows you to demonstrate your skills and experience through competency-based questions. This will also require you to deliver a short presentation.</strong></li></ol><p><strong>Career Development</strong><br>In MaPS, we take career development seriously. We actively encourage and support applications from our existing MaPS colleagues. However, we do follow the Civil Service Commissioner recruitment principles, which means that you will be required to participate in a full, open, and fair process.</p><p><strong>Reserve List</strong><br>If you are successful at interview, we operate a reserve list where your details will be held for up to 6 months. Should a vacancy come available in that time with the same essential criteria, reserve list candidates will be offered that position with no further assessment required.</p><p><strong>Application Process</strong><br>The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: <a href="mailto:recruitment@maps.org.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@maps.org.uk</a>. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.</p><p><strong>Job Reference: MaPS01035</strong><br><strong>Close Date: 19th January 2026</strong></p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Marty Sikora</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:marty.sikora@reed.com" target="_blank">marty.sikora@reed.com</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moneyand.pensions@reed.com" target="_blank">moneyand.pensions@reed.com</a></li></ul>

The Money and Pensions Service

Microsoft Power Platform Developer

HM Treasury

Policy Adviser - Defra branch - Environment and Net Zero

Infrastructure Engineer

<h4>Job summary</h4><p><strong>Who we are</strong></p><p>The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 established the office of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner (IPC) and provides for the appointment of Judicial Commissioners (JCs) to approve and oversee the use of investigatory powers by public authorities. The current IPC is Sir Brian Leveson.</p><p>The IPC and JCs have the important function of balancing the public interest and the rights of the individual independently of Government, specifically protecting the public by reviewing whether public authorities’ interference with those rights is justifiable.</p><p>IPCO are committed to creating an increasingly diverse and inclusive workplace. Our people are our greatest asset and so we aim to foster a safe environment where diversity of thought is welcomed, work-life balance is valued and opportunity for growth is encouraged.</p><p><strong>Communications data authorisations</strong></p><p>The IPC is responsible for the work of communications data authorisations. The Authorisations Team considers applications for the acquisition of communications data (CD) from law enforcement and public authorities. The team is located across two offices in Birmingham and Manchester.</p><p>Communications data is the information generated which relates mostly to telephone communication or internet activity. The data describes the communication but not the content of this.</p><p>Communications data is now used in 95% of serious and organised criminal prosecutions and has been used in every major counter terrorism investigation over the past decade. As such, the acquisition of CD must be independently authorised and that is the function of IPCO as an independent body.</p><h4>Job description</h4><p><strong>The role of an Authorising Officer</strong></p><p>Authorising Officers are responsible for assessing public authorities’ requests to acquire communications data in compliance with the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 and other relevant legislation.</p><p>Your role will be to independently assess the necessity and proportionality of applications received from public authorities. Applications are received from across the UK, and you will have the responsibility for the final decision as to authorise, decline or return applications.</p><p>The applications IPCO receive contain large amounts of information and need to be fully considered. Each application should be considered on its own merit, and you will make timely and objective decisions based on the facts available.</p><p>The role of Authorising Officer is vital as communications data can either support or disprove an alibi and can identify links that may exist between suspects and a crime scene. Sometimes CD is the only way to identify these offenders, particularly where offences are committed online, such as child sexual exploitation or fraud.</p><p>Our operation is a fast-paced environment, with high volume workloads.</p><p>Due to the nature of this work, high levels of discretion will be expected from the successful candidates.</p><h4>Person specification</h4><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><p>IPCO welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. To work in this role, successful applicants will be expected to:</p><ul><li>Assimilate complex information quickly and use it to make effective decisions independently within the strict constraints of legislation.</li><li>Understand the impact of their decisions, take responsibility, and have the confidence to justify them.</li><li>Have effective written and oral communication skills and be comfortable engaging with a variety of stakeholders at different levels.</li><li>Respond positively to changes in working systems, processes and teams and follow the productivity targets, showing commitment to continuous improvement in an environment where performance matters.</li><li>Ability to work responsibly in dealing with confidential/sensitive information, being mindful of data security.</li><li>Maintain ethical principles and adhere to IPCO core values, applying them to every aspect of your work.</li></ul><p><strong>Shift and hybrid working </strong></p><p>This role is scheduled as a shift working role. IPCO Authorisations operates business hours of 0700 – 2200 and therefore the shift pattern includes early starts, evening and weekend working, as well as working on public holidays.</p><p>All staff working shifts receive an Annualised Hours Working (AHW) allowance. This is an additional allowance received alongside your basic salary, based on your attendance patterns for the year that compensates for working shifts. You will receive an annualised hours agreement, which is a written agreement between you and your manager, detailing the period the agreement runs for, your attendance requirements and your AHW percentages. This figure is currently circa 18%. This percentage calculation is assessed in line with the operational demands of the business and is subject to change and review. It is not guaranteed and may cease at any time.</p><p>Whilst part-time work is available, it must fit within IPCO business hours, 0700 – 2200 and include weekend and public holiday working hours.</p><p>It is your responsibility to ensure that shift working is suitable for you before accepting the offer.</p><p>IPCO are currently adhering to the Home Office hybrid working model, which enables staff to split their time working in the office and at home. Currently this is 60% of working hours spent in the office.</p><p>Please note that office attendance is mandatory as critical aspects of the role must be carried out on systems that cannot be accessed from home.</p><p>It is your responsibility to ensure that office attendance is suitable for you before accepting the offer.</p><p><strong>Training</strong></p><p>You will be given the necessary training to fulfil the role of Authorising Officer. You will receive a comprehensive package of classroom-based, interactive and mentor-based learning, over a period of 6 weeks to develop an understanding of the relevant legislation and how to consider an application.</p><p>During this time, you will be fully supported by IPCO’s trainers and mentors. At the end of training, you will complete an assessment which must be passed before you can undertake the duties of the role.</p><p>The training course is run on a full-time basis on weekdays. During the initial 6-week training period, you will receive 0% AHW allowance to reflect the Monday to Friday working pattern.</p><p><strong>Security Clearance</strong></p><p>DV clearance is an essential requirement for this role. Successful candidates will be permitted to start with SC clearance whilst they undergo the NCA Enhanced and DV clearance processes. During the period where you hold SC clearance, you will only perform elements of the role which fall under SC clearance. If your DV clearance application is unsuccessful, you may enter Restructuring, Redeploymentor Redundancy.</p><p>Further information relating to security vetting can be found at United Kingdom Security Vetting: Applicant - GOV.UK (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGwyn.Owen3%40ocda.org.uk%7C1d116e56b0a643117b0508dadc5cee64%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638064588927431956%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zzcrxmWkD7pueplLL6S5ie%2F3QPNhwUTIUdPHXQXmRi8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>). </p><h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Making Effective Decisions</li><li>Delivering at Pace</li><li>Managing a Quality Service</li></ul><p>We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:</p><ul><li>Making Effective Decisions</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £30,900, Home Office contributes £8,951 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><ul><li>Learning and development tailored to your role</li><li>An environment with flexible working options</li><li>A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity</li><li>A <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/members/joining-the-civil-service-pension-scheme/" target="_blank">Civil Service pension</a> with an employer contribution of 28.97%</li></ul><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.<p><strong>Application</strong></p><p>As part of the application, you will be asked to complete a CV, statement of suitability (Max word limit 750) and a behavioural example.</p><p>Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. </p><p>Your statement of suitability should be aligned to the responsibilities of the role as set out in the job advertisement.</p><p>The CV may be marked as part of an initial sift, if a large number of applications are received.</p><p>Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview</p><p><strong>Interview </strong></p><p>Behaviours assessed as part of the interview will be Making Effective Decisions, Delivering at Pace and Managing a Quality Service.</p><p>Candidates will be expected to complete a short assessment as part of the interview process. No preparation is required, and full instructions will be given as part of the interview.</p><p><strong>Sift and Interview dates</strong></p><p>Sifting will take place from 2nd February 2026. </p><p>Interviews will take place from 2nd March 2026.</p><p>These timelines are subject to change, based on business need.</p><p>Interviews will be conducted in person in either Birmingham or Manchester. Further details will be given to those invited to interview.</p><p><strong>Artificial intelligence</strong></p><p>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.</p><p><strong>Further information</strong></p><p>A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointment may be made.</p><p>If you are successful in this position and choose to accept the provisional offer for this role, you will be removed from all other Home Office reserve lists at the same grade</p><p>Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.</p><p>A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.</p><p>If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks.</p><p>Please see the attached list of acceptable ID documents.</p><p>You will need to meet the nationality requirements for this role and obtain the necessary security clearance to take it up. For meaningful security checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. Learn more on our website. <a href="https://careers.homeoffice.gov.uk/security-checks" target="_blank">Security Checks - Home Office Careers<br><br></a>For further information on National Security Vetting please <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting" target="_blank">visit the Demystifying Vetting website</a>.</p><p>New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.</p><p>Transfer Terms: Voluntary</p><p>Any move to the Home 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; for further information <a href="https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/" target="_blank">visit the Childcare Choices website</a>. </p><p>In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. </p><p>However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing <a href="mailto:Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk</a> stating the job reference number in the subject heading.</p><p><strong>Reasonable Adjustments</strong></p><p>If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. </p><p>If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:</p><ul><li>Contact Government Recruitment Service via <a href="mailto:HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk</a> as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. </li><li>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 interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional</li></ul><p>If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.</p><p><strong>Feedback</strong></p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-vetting-advice-for-people-who-are-being-vetted" target="_blank">security check (opens in a new window)</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vetting-explained-and-our-vetting-charter/the-vetting-charter" target="_blank">See our vetting charter (opens in a new window)</a>.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4>Open to UK nationals only.<h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : IPCO Recruitment</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:recruitment@ipco.org.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@ipco.org.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Civil Service recruitment principles and you wish to make a complaint, then contact the Government Recruitment Service via <a href="mailto:HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk</a>. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission.<br><br><h4>Attachments</h4><a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzYyNDImdmVyaWZ5PWE4NGU0Y2U0YTNhMzU1ZmE4NTNjM2Q1ZGM0MmZlNTVh" target="_blank">2025-11-17 Pre-employment Checking - Document Requirements (V17) Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 231kB)<a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzYyNDMmdmVyaWZ5PWFkYjAwZTQ4MmM0ZjVhMzE0MDhmNDdlY2JmOWVmNjlh" target="_blank">Home Office Candidate_Information_v15_DECEMBER_2025 Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 429kB)

Authorising Officer

User Researcher

Valuation Office Agency

Caseworker

Senior Team Leader - Redundancy Payments Service

<h4>Job summary</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Job description</h4><p><strong>Overview of the job </strong></p><p>The job holder will lead the management and assessment of selected low to medium risk prisoners and prepare, implement, review and evaluate their sentence plans with them. The job holder will build effective, appropriate and supportive relationships with prisoners, with the aim of reducing re- offending.<br><br>The job holder will act in a supportive role only to probation officers in the case management of high risk prisoners. The job holder will have undergone selection and additional training to carry out this specialist delivery job as a Prison Offender Manager to prisoners.<br>This is a non-operational job with no line management responsibilities. This role is rotational.<br><br>Will have regular prisoner facing activities/duties.</p><p><strong>Summary </strong></p><p>Typical tasks associated with this role include:<br><br>• Supervise, Manage, Signpost and advise prisoners decently, safely and securely while carrying out all activities.<br>• Understand, apply and conform to national and local policies.<br>• Establish, develop and maintain professional relationships with prisoners and staff.<br>• Maintain and update systems in line with local agreements.<br>• Prepare relevant documentation to managers for verification/quality checking purposes.<br>• Attend and contribute to relevant meetings as required.<br>• To assess and manage the risk posed by offenders to protect victims of crime and the general public by:</p><ul><li>Providing information and advice to other criminal justice agencies and partner organisations.</li><li>Supervise offenders during custodial sentences.</li><li>Contribute to the management of risk.</li><li>Work with other agencies and groups to prevent reoffending and meet the needs of victims and offenders.</li></ul><p><strong>Responsibilities, Activities and Duties </strong></p><p>The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:</p><ul><li> To undertake the full range of offender management tasks with low to medium risk cases.<br>• No ownership of high risk cases will be held, but support to probation officers in the case management of high risk prisoners will be given when required.<br>• As Prison Offender Manager, be involved in all relevant processes in the prison such as ACCT and violence reduction/anti-bullying for those within your case load, if this is applicable.<br>• Act as the ACCT Case Manager for individuals if appropriate (Prison Offender Managers should not routinely be used as ACCT Case Managers, only when appropriate to do so).<br>• Interview prisoners within prescribed timescales of their arrival. Set and review targets with prisoners and update case management notes on PNOMIS or relevant IT systems.<br>• Use the Offender Assessment System (OASys) to identify risks and manage offenders appropriately.<br>• Obtain further information if required from outside agencies to complete a comprehensive OASys report.<br>• Lead the sentence planning meeting in order to prepare and review appropriate plans.<br>• Coordinate the activities within the sentence plan through liaison with prisoners and other departments and agencies, including gathering and exchanging information and understanding/investigating conflicting opinions on prisoner progress.<br>• Encourage and support prisoner to participate in education, interventions and workshops as defined within the sentence plan. Develop strategies to assist prisoners to overcome reluctance to attend.<br>• To provide professional advice and assessment, including written reports to criminal justice agencies and partner organisations.<br>• Liaise with the Community Offender Managers regarding Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) and Home Detention Curfew (HDC). Make recommendations to the Governor on suitability for early release. Inform relevant agencies of release dates and address of prisoners considered a risk on release.<br>• Support Community Offender Managers with the delivery of plans to enable recalled prisoners to be re-released.<br>• Complete all paperwork for the cases, including lifer and ISP specific paperwork in line with relevant policies, standards and set timescales.<br>• Highlight any prisoner who gives significant concerns by their behaviour to the Heads of Offender Management or Orderly Officer. Concerns may be for a variety of issues, for example, any prisoner who has presented in the past risk of suicide or self harm, or if there are any outstanding concerns with regards to victims or further offences and racial harassment.<br>• Contribute to and attend Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Boards and work with all relevant external agencies to protect the public when releasing prisoners under MAPPA.<br>• Liaise with the Foreign National Department or UK Border Agency regarding foreign national prisoners, as appropriate.<br>• Instigate public protection child contact checks and share relevant safeguarding information with authorities.<br>• Undertake the role of the resettlement advisor for prisoners in the specific caseload. Forge, develop and maintain the links between the programmes, the progress, or otherwise, made by the participants and the prisoner’s ongoing path through their sentence.<br>• To work collaboratively with colleagues and maintain effective team relationships, in particular with Key Workers.<br>• Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing pro-social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes.<br>• To use computer based systems to produce, update and maintain records and other documentation within agreed timescales.<br>• To work within the aims and values of HMPPS.</li></ul><p>The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.</p><p>An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.</p><h4>Person specification</h4>Please refer to Job Description<h4>Behaviours</h4><p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Delivering at Pace</li><li>Managing a Quality Service</li><li>Working Together</li><li>Making Effective Decisions</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £33,275, HM Prison &amp; Probation Service contributes £9,639 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a><ul><li>Access to learning and development</li><li>A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance</li><li>A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity</li><li>A <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank">Civil Service pension</a> with an employer contribution of 28.97%</li><li>Annual Leave</li><li>Public Holidays</li><li>Season Ticket Advance</li></ul><p><br><br>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. <br><br>Link: <a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a></p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.<p><a href="https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ" target="_blank">https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ</a></p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/prison-leaver-recruitment/" target="_blank">Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window)</a>.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li><li>Telephone : 0345 241 5358</li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk" target="_blank">moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>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 (<a href="mailto:Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com" target="_blank">Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com</a>) 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: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…</a><br><br><a href="https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13357?entityId=13357" target="_blank">https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/13357?entityId=13357</a>

HM Prison & Probation Service

HMP Leicester - Part Time Prison Offender Manager 18.5 Hours per week (Ref: 13357)

PMO - Project Support Officer (Ref: 13287)

<h4>Job summary</h4><p><strong>Senior Cyber Security Engineer</strong></p><p><strong>c.£85,000 per annum </strong></p><p><strong>Bedford</strong></p><p><strong>Permanent </strong></p><p><strong>Hybrid Working </strong></p><p><strong><em>Are you a strategic cybersecurity leader ready to make a meaningful impact on the future of digital financial services? Do you have deep experience in safeguarding complex architectures and managing cyber risks across cloud and hybrid environments? If so, we have a pivotal opportunity for you. The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), supporting the delivery of the Pensions Dashboard Programme (PDP), is looking for a Cyber Security Lead to join our team. This is a critical leadership role, overseeing the full security lifecycle — from architecture and policy development to operational resilience and incident response — across complex hybrid environments with a strong emphasis on cloud security (AWS and Azure). Your leadership will be central to ensuring that digital financial infrastructure remains secure, compliant, and future-resilient, working at the intersection of innovation, regulation, and public trust. The role also involves oversight of third-party security providers and suppliers, ensuring that outsourced services meet contractual, technical, and regulatory expectations while delivering value for public money. Join us and play a key role in securing the UK’s next-generation financial ecosystem</em></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>The Cyber Security Lead will report directly to the Head of Information Security and will play a pivotal role in safeguarding the integrity and resilience of the Pensions Dashboard Programme (PDP) within the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS).</p><h4>Job description</h4><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Working in close partnership with third-party security and service providers to ensure systems and networks are proactively monitored, security events are accurately detected and triaged, and incidents are responded to base on their severity and business impact.</li><li>Leading the design, assurance, and continuous improvement of security systems and tooling, ensuring alignment with national cyber standards and best practices (e.g. NCSC, ISO 27001, NIST).</li><li>Collaborating with architects, risk owners, and delivery teams to embed secure design principles and ensure the security operations centre (SOC) is equipped to handle emerging threats effectively.</li><li>Lead security assurance activities including penetration tests, technical risk assessments, assurance reviews, and third-party security evaluations to ensure alignment with internal and external standards.</li><li>Chairing PDP security governance and technical authority forums to ensure pension providers and schemes connect to the ecosystem in a secure and compliant manner.</li><li>Representing security within change boards and design authorities and ensuring that security non-functional requirements (NFRs) are clearly defined, prioritised, and tracked within product and service delivery.</li><li>Maintaining compliance with national cybersecurity standards, regulatory expectations, and internal frameworks by authoring, updating, and enforcing the PDP Code of Connection (CoCo) security requirements, ensuring all participants meet defined security criteria before connecting to the ecosystem.</li></ul><h4>Person specification</h4><p><strong>Experience</strong></p><ul><li>Knowledge of supporting the design or implementation of secure systems, you can support the design and review of system architectures through the application of patterns and principles.</li><li>Experience of defining secure architecture principles and applying them to the design and review of on-premises and cloud-based systems, particularly within AWS and Azure environments.</li><li>Knowledge of embedding security requirements throughout the solution lifecycle, from initial design through development, testing, and into operational deployment.</li><li>Demonstrate a strong understanding of leading operational security functions, including SOC operations, threat intelligence, and vulnerability management.</li><li>Experience of managing the incident response lifecycle, including triage, containment, investigation, remediation, and conducting post-incident reviews.</li><li>Ability to establish and improve incident response playbooks and escalation processes to ensure readiness for cyber threats and regulatory reporting.</li><li>Experience of providing strategic cyber risk oversight, working with risk owners to advise on exposure and inform proportionate, evidence-based decisions.</li><li>Demonstrate capability in planning, scoping, and reviewing security assurance activities, including penetration tests, IT health checks, and vulnerability assessments.</li><li>Ability to interpret technical findings and ensure remediation actions are appropriately prioritised and managed through to resolution.</li><li>Experience of maintaining a technical risk register and developing appropriate compensating controls where residual risks exceed tolerance thresholds.</li><li>Experience of supporting and informing risk-based decisions working with risk owners to advise and give feedback.</li><li>Knowledge of chairing security authority and governance forums and contributing to broader cross-government cybersecurity initiatives.</li><li>Experience of influencing security decisions within digital transformation and change programmes, ensuring services are secure by design.</li><li>Understanding of how to embed security into agile and DevSecOps processes by feeding non-functional requirements (NFRs) into delivery backlogs.</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively with architecture, product, engineering, and delivery teams to shape secure digital services.</li><li>Experience of managing third-party and outsourced security providers to ensure alignment with contractual, regulatory, and technical expectations.</li><li>Demonstrate ability to conduct supplier assurance, including onboarding assessments, ongoing security reviews, audits, and compliance monitoring.</li><li>Experience of providing both internal and external security consultancy on a wide range of issues, offering expert advice across strategy, operations, risk, and compliance.</li><li>Ability to respond to challenges and manage stakeholder expectations.</li><li>Experience of research and innovation with the ability to advise on developments to security properties in technology and design.</li></ul><p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related field.</li><li>Minimum of 8 years of experience in technical and security consulting roles.</li><li>Strong knowledge of cloud security technologies (AWS, AZURE).</li><li>understanding of identity and access management (IAM) concepts and technologies, EntraID, forgerock etc</li><li>Any experience of government systems and audits such as OneLogin or GovAssure are highly desirable.</li><li>Experience with security frameworks and standards, such as NIST, ISO 27001, CyberEssentials Plus and CIS.</li><li>Strong understanding of networking protocols, operating systems, and security technologies, such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and SIEM.</li><li>Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.</li><li>Ability to work independently and as part of a team.</li><li>Strong work ethic and commitment to security best practices.</li></ul><p><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or a related field.</li><li>Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or platform-specific credentials including: AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate, Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate</li><li>Experience with cloud security best practices.</li><li>Experience with security audits and compliance.</li><li>Experience with Scoping and reviewing penetration tests / IT health checks</li></ul><p><strong><em>*Please note there will be frequent travel to London*</em></strong></p><h4>Benefits</h4><p><strong>About Us</strong></p><p>The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.</p><p>At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:</p><ul><li><strong>Caring</strong><br>We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.</li><li><strong>Connecting</strong><br>We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.</li><li><strong>Transforming</strong><br>We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.</li></ul><p><strong>Our Inclusive Working Environment</strong></p><p>By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”</p><p>Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.</p><p><strong>What We Offer</strong></p><ul><li>Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays</li><li>Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)</li><li>Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains</li><li>Cycle to work Scheme</li><li>Subsidised eye tests &amp; flu jabs</li><li>Life assurance scheme</li><li>Give as you earn scheme</li><li>Employee assistance programme (EAP)</li><li>PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)</li><li>Enhanced family and sick pay</li><li>Paid volunteering (2 days a year)</li><li>Recognition Scheme</li><li>Discounts portal to numerous retailers</li></ul><p><strong>Flexible Working</strong></p><p>At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.</p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4><p><strong>Recruitment Process: </strong></p><ol><li><strong>Initial Review: Our recruiter will review your CV. If it looks like a good fit, they'll reach out to arrange a call.</strong></li><li><strong>Hiring Manager Review: If the recruiter thinks you're suitable, your CV will be passed to the hiring manager, who will decide whether to invite you for an interview.</strong></li><li><strong>Interview: If selected, you'll participate in a virtual interview. This single-stage process allows you to demonstrate your skills and experience through competency-based questions. This will also require you to deliver a short presentation.</strong></li></ol><p><strong>Career Development</strong></p><p>In MaPS, we take career development seriously. We actively encourage and support applications from our existing MaPS colleagues. However, we do follow the Civil Service Commissioner recruitment principles, which means that you will be required to participate in a full, open, and fair process.</p><p><strong>Reserve List</strong></p><p>If you are successful at interview, we operate a reserve list where your details will be held for up to 6 months. Should a vacancy come available in that time with the same essential criteria, reserve list candidates will be offered that position with no further assessment required.</p><p><strong>Application Process</strong></p><p>The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: <a href="mailto:recruitment@maps.org.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@maps.org.uk</a>. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.</p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Marty Sikora</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:marty.sikora@reed.com" target="_blank">marty.sikora@reed.com</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:moneyand.pensions@reed.com" target="_blank">moneyand.pensions@reed.com</a></li></ul>

Senior Cyber Security Engineer

UK Export Finance

Enterprise Risk Manager

<h4>Job summary</h4>In DESNZ, we are leading the Government’s focus on being a clean energy superpower by 2030 and accelerating our transition to net zero. Consequently, our commercial landscape is very broad across entity-to-entity contracts, First of a Kind (FAOK) investments in Hydrogen and CCUS, SMR Procurements amongst many others. This role will focus on being a critical friend to Policy colleagues at the early stages of policy exploration to test multiple commercial arrangements including contracts, grants, concessional finance, equity to deliver the policy objective, whilst looking to standardise and embed knowledge management across this space. This will include negotiation advice and design. For someone with broad commercial experience, it presents a great opportunity to work across the full commercial lifecycle, well beyond procurement.<h4>Job description</h4><p>You will need to be able to build strong customer relationships and influence our internal stakeholders on the value commercial can bring. This is a critical remit with a wide-ranging responsibility and accountability for developing customer relationships and building the pipeline as well as managing, developing and increasing the maturity of the commercial team.</p><br><p>As a key member of the Directorate's senior leadership team, you will play an active role in supporting the leadership and management of the directorate, embedding its vision and values to create a supportive working environment for all.</p><br><p>You will also be responsible for the strategy and operation of the Commercial profession within the Department, and an ambassador for the commercial function. You will deputise for the Commercial Director when needed/appropriate, ensuring effective representation of views at committee(s).</p><br><p>The Commercial function in DESNZ is embarking on an exciting programme to review and change the way we operate with the Department, to put Commercial at the heart of everything the Department does, and impact the whole lifecycle of commercial activity, from investment to operational commercial management of projects on site. As part of our senior leadership team, you will play a key role in shaping this development, driving growth and enriching the function.</p><br><p>As a member of the GCO's senior team, you will enjoy cross-Whitehall Commercial leadership responsibility, and a role in continually developing and improving the Commercial Profession.</p><p><strong>Locations:</strong><br>The successful candidate(s) will be able to agree a contractual workplace from those locations listed in this advert. When selecting your location listed in this job advert please be aware that this will be your contractual base location with a requirement to spend a minimum of 60% of your working time in this organisational workplace.</p><p>Your time spent on official duties at workplace locations other than your contractual office such as supplier, customer or partner locations required to perform your role is included in the 60% attendance.</p><p>This requirement will however take into consideration any reasonable adjustments agreed upon appointment for people with a disability, flexibilities agreed for those with specific caring responsibilities, or other similar temporary flexibilities.</p><h4>Person specification</h4><ul><li>Provide advice to SROs on routes to market and ‘deal’ incentives including advice on Grants, equity models, loans and procurement models.</li><li>Provide advice on negotiation planning, models, concession matrices and styles.</li><li>Assemble and collect Departmental negotiation models and plans already used in a ‘knowledge management’ architecture to enable ‘invent once, use many times’.</li><li>Lead as requested red team challenge reviews of plans in flight.</li><li>Create an overview of Departmental capability and expertise in this field outside commercial. </li><li>Support the Commercial Director in the leadership of the Commercial Collaboration Group.</li><li>As agreed, lead negotiation on behalf of SRO and / or support the Department’s Chief Negotiator.</li><li>Provide Commercial input and resource into the Policy Industrial Strategy group.</li><li>Support the ICS Assurance team with assessing Outline Business Case of SROs coming to Portfolio Investment Committees.</li><li>Line managing a team of 3 to 4 Grade 6 colleagues.</li><li>Be amongst the most senior members of the Government Commercial Function and play a role in the broader commercial reform programme led by the Government Chief Commercial Officer;</li><li>Play a key leadership and change management role in developing a strong commercial function for DESNZ and across government.</li></ul><h4>Technical skills</h4><p>We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:</p><ul><li>Advanced negotiator with a track record of leading multiple large deals. Proven ability to be assertive to secure deals, while maintaining strong customer/supplier relationships with senior stakeholders.</li><li>Significant and comprehensive category expertise, likely to have been gained from working in large complex organisations, ideally in the financial space, at a senior level. Evidence of running insource/outsource conversations and transitioning.</li><li>Expertly navigates complexity to influence key outcomes. Confidently handles rigorous questioning from senior stakeholders without much oversight.</li><li>Outstanding consultancy skills. Ability to gain credibility and influence through, network development, stakeholder engagement and effective communication skills. Often acting as the key contact point within an organisation.</li><li>Working with the highest-level senior stakeholders, both internal and external, to shape their thinking and understanding of the dynamics of the markets.</li><li>Senior leader with extensive experience designing, shaping and agreeing innovative sourcing and commercial strategies in a complex organisation. Expert at guiding high-performing teams to achieve the same.</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4><p>As a valued employee of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), you will have access to all the benefits the centre has to offer; including flexible working, generous benefits, Career Coaches, Mentors, L&amp;D, a Commercial College, active talent management and, most importantly, access to commercial projects that will far exceed the scale and complexity on offer elsewhere in the UK.</p><p>For existing Civil Servants: For full details of the impact on any move across the civil service on your existing terms and conditions, please read the candidate pack. Please note that any move across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to continue to claim childcare vouchers. </p><p>Kindly refer to the following link for the GCF Rewards and benefits page.</p><p><a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/gcf-benefits/" target="_blank">https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/gcf-benefits/</a></p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4>This vacancy is using <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles" target="_blank">Success Profiles (opens in a new window)</a>, and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.<p>Your application will be reviewed by a panel and should you be successful at sift we will invite you to attend a Virtual commercial Assessment and Development Centre (VADC). The panel will review results of the VADC and determine which candidates will go through to a subsequent final panel interview. Please note: Only candidates that achieve an A grade at ADC will be invited to interview for this role. </p><p><strong>Please be advised that the Virtual ADC is taking place on the 4th of February 2026 and will require a full day's attendance. </strong></p><p><strong>If you are invited to attend a virtual ADC, but for any reason are unable to meet the date outlined then please get in touch with the team on <a href="mailto:commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk</a> as soon as possible. The ADC is booked and paid for in advance by departments, therefore it is only in certain circumstances we are able to accommodate alternative dates. </strong></p><p>For full details of our process, and a likely timeline, please read the attached candidate pack. </p><p>Throughout our selection process, we will make decisions about your capability to do the job, based on evidence you provide against the Technical Skills (essential criteria) and your Job History (CV) that you will be asked to provide during the application process. Further help and advice on our application and selection process can be found at this web address <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/gcf-how-to-apply/" target="_blank">https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/gcf-how-to-apply/</a><br><br><strong>IMPORTANT: If you do not receive an acknowledgement of your application within 2 working days please contact: <a href="mailto:commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk</a></strong></p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise. <br><br>As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.<h4>Security</h4>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-vetting-advice-for-people-who-are-being-vetted" target="_blank">security check (opens in a new window)</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vetting-explained-and-our-vetting-charter/the-vetting-charter" target="_blank">See our vetting charter (opens in a new window)</a>.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/prison-leaver-recruitment/" target="_blank">Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window)</a>.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Ashlene Doherty</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should direct this to the Head of Commercial Resourcing Hub at the following email <a href="mailto:commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk" target="_blank">commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk</a> quoting the vacancy reference number (if applicable) and the details of your complaint. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission via the following web page: <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…</a><br><br><h4>Attachments</h4><a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzY3MDUmdmVyaWZ5PWRhZGY3ZDhiMTJjYTRiZmY3OTI0MWRkYmY4NTQyMWI1JnJlcXNpZz0xNzY3NjczMTg2LTFjZmI3NTlhODJjY2YyZDkyYzhkYWMzZmI3ODIzZjg1ZjM2MTY2M2E=" target="_blank">Guaranteed Interview Schemes (GIS) Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 70kB)<a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzY3MDYmdmVyaWZ5PTI2MmFhNzdlY2ViOGY5M2ZhMjNkY2FmZjdhODMwMDJiJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY3NjczMTg2LTFjZmI3NTlhODJjY2YyZDkyYzhkYWMzZmI3ODIzZjg1ZjM2MTY2M2E=" target="_blank">20260105 - 443082 - CS699 - Commercial Deputy Director, Financial Transactions and Negotiations Support team - Candidate Pack Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 526kB)

Commercial Deputy Director, Financial Transactions and Negotiations Support Team

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