Department for Work and Pensions Hiring for People, Capability and Talent Leadership Roles Job at London, England Full Time

Grade 7

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

The selection process will assess both what candidates are good at and also what they enjoy to help us assess candidates’ behaviours, strengths and their potential.

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and Personal Statement of Suitability of no more than 1250 words. The Personal Statement of Suitability will be assessed against the Key Criteria listed earlier in this advert.

The lead criteria will be scored initially before the sift panel move on to sift and score the remainder of your Personal Statement of Suitability.

Your Personal Statement of Suitability should be based on evidence of what you did and how you did it in order to achieve the outcomes notified. The CV is an on-line tool accessed through the Civil Service Jobsite and there is no requirement to upload your personal CV.

Our CV element is short, and allows an initial check of eligibility, so please put the main content of your evidence and skills in your Personal Statement of Suitability.

After the sift is complete, shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a live video interview where an Interview Panel will interact with you throughout the interview ensuring you are able to present your evidence in real time.

During the interview you will be required to deliver a short verbal presentation. You will be given information about the presentation subject in advance to enable you to prepare The presentation will be assessed against the Civil Service Behaviour “Communicating and Influencing”. You will not be required to use visual aids and your presentation will be timed and should last no more than 5 minutes. The panel Chair will politely indicate when your 5 minutes has expired. This is followed by a short question and answer session about your presentation.

The remainder of the interview will include questions based around the following Civil Service Behaviours; Leadership, Seeing the Big Picture, Developing Self and Others and Working Together. You will also be asked Strength questions aligned to the five Behaviours being assessed. The Panel will advise you when moving from a Behaviour to a Strength question.

The overall interview last around 45 minutes and will be conducted via live video using MS Teams, you will need to use your personal device to access the video link.

Sift and Interview Dates are to be confirmed.

Further Information

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to DWP 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. Determine your eligibility at here

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

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.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland on your behalf. 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 [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email [email protected]

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

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.

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.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.

Before applying for this vacancy, current employees of DWP should check whether a successful application would result in changes to their terms & conditions of employment, e.g. mobility, pay, allowances. Civil Servants that would transfer into DWP from other government organisations, following successful application, will assume DWP’s terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, unless DWP has stated otherwise in writing.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles.

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.

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact DWP by email: [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission here to visit Civil Service Commission