This recruitment process will consist of two parts:
1. A written application containing your experience (a CV and a Statement of Suitability (Personal Statement)) and 3 Behaviours drawn from the Civil Service Success Profiles.
2. If your written application is successful, you will be invited to a face-to-face interview where you will be tested against 6 Behaviours (the 3 from your application, plus 3 more at interview).
At sift, you will be assessed on these behaviours:
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
At interview, you will be assessed on these behaviours:
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
If a large number of applications are received, they will be assessed initially against the Leadership behaviour and your CV and Statement of Suitability (Personal Statement). You will then be assessed against the other criteria if you have met the minimum scores.
Behaviours are assessed individually with a 500-word statement. The application form will indicate which behaviour is being assessed. We are looking for evidence using the Situation, Task, Action, Result (STAR) methodology.
It is highly recommended you focus by providing one example for each behaviour. We would also advise you to use examples that best meet the criteria, even if they are a few years old, using the STAR methodology.
- Situation: Briefly describe the background of the situation in which you found yourself.
- Task: What you were required to do/chose to do.
- Action: What actions you undertook to achieve the tasks. Make sure to use I, not we to explain how your actions led to results.
- Result: Use facts and evidence to demonstrate the results that your actions produced. Explain whether it was a successful outcome, and if not, what you learned from the experience.
6. Please make sure you have consulted the HM Government Success Profiles - Civil Service Behaviours document (available on Gov.uk) to ensure you have understood the relevant Behaviours for the appropriate grade.
7. Your experience will be assessed individually through your CV and a 500 word Statement of Suitability (Personal Statement).
PLEASE NOTE:
Sift & Interview:
Sift to take place within 2 weeks of Advert closing
Interviews likely to take place within 2 weeks of Sift
This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: [email protected]
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
