This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Experience, Behaviours and Technical Skills
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a Personal Statement / Statement of Suitability (in no more than 1250 words)
This should outline how you consider your skills, experience, and achievements, and provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria outlined.
You will also be asked to provide information within the ‘Employer/ Activity history’ section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history (this will be used in the sifting process and will be scored).
STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:
You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed in line with the advertised criteria.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.
STAGE 2 – INTERVIEW
All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will undertake a single video interview.
All applicants that progress to a blended interview will be assessed against a mixture of Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:
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Leadership
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Seeing the Bigger Picture
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Changing and Improving
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Communicating and Influencing
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Delivering at Pace
Technical Skills will be assessed against the knowledge and experience criteria in the job description.
Eligibility Criteria Text:
Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).
Security Clearance Level Requirement:
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard
People working with government assets must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard checks.
Salary
New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band.
The internal roles 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. For further details please refer to the Information Sheet- Starting Salaries & Benefits attachment.
Flexible Working:
UKHSA offers hybrid working for its employees – this means that whilst the role will be based in one of our UKHSA offices, there will be opportunities for an element of working from home. The balance between home and workplace working is to be agreed with the line manager, determined primarily by business need and in line with departmental policy. Some business travel will be required to other UKHSA offices. Business travel between base location and any other UKHSA offices will be covered under the UKHSA Travel and Expenses policy. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.
Late applications will not be considered.
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 UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: [email protected].
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 here.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.