JOB SUMMARY

The Civil Service Commission ensures recruitment, including to the most senior roles, is fair, open and based on merit. The Civil Service Commission also has important roles in relation to the Civil Service Code. We are seeking a motivated individual to join our high-profile organisation.
This is a unique opportunity to engage across government departments, senior civil servants and Civil Service Commissioners. The role involves ensuring adherence to the standards set out in the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles (2018). You will also promote the values outlined in the Civil Service Code: honesty, integrity, objectivity, and impartiality.
Our team supports the Board of Commissioners, chaired by the Rt. Hon. Baroness Gisela Stuart, First Civil Service Commissioner. We pride ourselves on being an expert, friendly, and impactful team that fosters collaboration and strongly emphasises staff wellbeing and career development.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This is an important and exciting role within a high-profile, independent non-departmental public body.
The Policy and Compliance Team sits at the heart of the Commission’s work with Commissioners, departments and senior leaders. As a Policy Officer, you will play a vital role in promoting the Recruitment Principles and Civil Service Code. You will support the application of these principles and the Code, and engage directly with senior stakeholders, Commissioners, and the public.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting the Policy and Compliance Team in developing policy materials for recruiting organisations and the public.
• Managing a caseload of exceptional appointment requests under the Recruitment Principles.
• Managing a caseload of complaints under the Recruitment Principles and the Civil Service Code.
• Managing the Civil Service Commission’s inbox to ensure expert and timely advice to recruiting organisations across the Civil Service.
• Using excellent communication skills to work with a range of senior stakeholders, including Commissioners and officials in government departments, cultivating relationships where necessary.
• Supporting the Policy and Compliance Team in the delivery of its audit, training and data collection functions.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

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

Further information on nationality requirements

TYPE OF ROLE

Administration / Corporate Support
Audit
Business Management and Improvement
Knowledge and Information Management
Policy
Secretarial

Key responsibilities

• Supporting the Policy and Compliance Team in developing policy materials for recruiting organisations and the public.
• Managing a caseload of exceptional appointment requests under the Recruitment Principles.
• Managing a caseload of complaints under the Recruitment Principles and the Civil Service Code.
• Managing the Civil Service Commission’s inbox to ensure expert and timely advice to recruiting organisations across the Civil Service.
• Using excellent communication skills to work with a range of senior stakeholders, including Commissioners and officials in government departments, cultivating relationships where necessary.
• Supporting the Policy and Compliance Team in the delivery of its audit, training and data collection functions

At the interview stage for this role, we will assess you based on the Civil Service Success Profiles. You will be required to provide evidence of the following three behaviours in your interview for the role:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencin