The recruitment process will consist of an online application and interview. We recommend checking the candidate pack (below) for more details.
Application - CV Section (using the text boxes provided online)
You will not be required to upload your CV however, when submitting your application there is a ‘CV section.’ You will be required to provide information regarding your employment history.
You will need to demonstrate in this section how your personal skills, qualities and experience can fulfil the person specification and the essential/desirable experience.
The essential experience is the following:
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Demonstrable experience of managing Agile project delivery for digital projects, showing ability to maintain momentum and pace throughout software delivery lifecycle (SDLC)
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Demonstrable experience of proactively managing iterative digital project delivery plans (with dependencies) and reporting on project status.
Please see the candidate pack for Desirable experience.
Please note that it is the candidate’s responsibility to provide the specified application information in the requested format to ensure that they are considered for the post.
Application - Behaviour (using the text boxes provided online)
Also, you will need to address the core behaviour for this role in 250 word, using a STAR format.
Interview
Interviews will take place on: WC 22 May 2023
Your interview will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. A member of our recruitment team will be in touch with further guidance. You should keep these dates free or notify us if you are not available. We will make every effort to accommodate you in your preference for dates; however, we cannot guarantee that they will be met.
The interview will be of a blended nature consisting of experience, behaviour and strength-based questions as listed in the advert. The strength-based questions will require natural responses from the candidates.
During your interview, you will need to address the Behaviours below (we recommend you use a STAR format):
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Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
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Changing and Improving
During the interview process, candidates will be asked to provide further evidence of their skills and Essential/Desirable experience (See the candidate pack).
The successful applicant will be required to secure DBS; to speed up this process; you should bring 3 forms of ID with you on the day of interview. Data gathered from unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed in accordance with our Data Retention Policy.
(If you are an internal member of staff, you will not be required to undergo DBS check as you will already hold this clearance)
Other
This is a full-time post. However, requests for flexible, part-time working and job share will be considered, considering at all times the operational needs of the Department.
Waiting List
Candidates who are recommended by the selection panel but not appointed to the current vacancy will be placed on a waiting list for 12 months and may be offered another post, should any further vacancies for a Senior Data Protection Compliance Advisor arise in CPS DID during this period.
Excess Fares
Please note excess fares will not apply.
Fair Processing Notice (FPN)
From April 2018, the CPS will provide a Fair Processing Notice (FPN) to all new applicants after they have been successful at interview. These candidates will be informed that, as one aspect of pre-employment screening, their personal details – name, National Insurance Number and date of birth - will be checked against the Internal Fraud Database (IFD) and that anyone included on the IFD will be refused employment unless they can demonstrate exceptional circumstances.
The Strategic Resourcing team in the CPS will, on behalf of the vacancy holder, inform applicants when they are refused employment because of their inclusion in the IFD.
Current Civil Servants
Please note, if you are a current civil servant and you are currently undergoing any of the following formal actions your application will not be progressed any further;
Formal discipline action, any formal action regarding attendance, poor performance or any restriction of duties as a result of disciplinary action.
Civil Service Commissioners
From April 2018, the CPS will provide a Fair Processing Notice (FPN) to all new applicants after they have been successful at interview. These candidates will be informed that, as one aspect of pre-employment screening, their personal details – name, National Insurance Number and date of birth - will be checked against the Internal Fraud Database (IFD) and that anyone included on the IFD will be refused employment unless they can demonstrate exceptional circumstances.
The Strategic Resourcing team in the CPS will, on behalf of the vacancy holder, inform applicants when they are refused employment because of their inclusion in the IFD.
Feedback will not be provided until the vacancy is complete
If you are dissatisfied with the recruitment process and wish to make a complaint, please contact [email protected] with your concerns.
If you remain dissatisfied and wish to make a further complaint, please click on the following link to the Civil Service Commissioners complaints page https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/civilservicerecruitmentcomplaints/
Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles can be found here –
https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/
Details of the Civil Service Nationality Rules are located at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements. For the most up-to-date information on the requirements of working in the UK, please go to the UK Visas and Immigration website: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.