Recruitment process

Please find the key recruitment dates below:

Hays, an Executive Search firm, have been appointed to assist with this recruitment campaign. To apply for this post, you will need to submit documentation below via the following link, by no later than 23:55pm on Sunday 30th November 2025

Follow this link to apply

If you have any issues accessing the link or questions regarding the documentation, please contact:

• Andrew Timlin: 07887777735, Andrew.timlin@hays.com
• Owen Quant: Owen.quant@hays.com

Documentation:

• A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years.
• A Supporting Statement of around two pages of A4 explaining how you meet the requirements of the person specification as far as you are able to and please also take this opportunity to explain your motivations for applying.

Failure to submit both documents will mean the panel only have limited information on which to assess your application against the criteria in the person specification. Please ensure that both documents contain your full name.

Your Supporting Statement

This is your opportunity to give examples and show how your skills and experience fit the job requirements.

When writing a supporting statement, it is important that you:

• Read the job specification so you are clear about the job requirements. Structure your personal statement to reflect the essential criteria listed in the advert.
• Make sure you provide evidence against each of the listed criteria - i.e. ‘experienced in leading high performing and diverse teams and promoting inclusivity.’ When have you led a team, how large, what did you do to promote inclusivity, how did you handle diversity?
• Ensure any evidence you provide demonstrates the impact and result of your actions in that situation, provide statistical evidence where relevant.

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Guidance on the use of AI

• Please review the guidance at Artificial intelligence and recruitment | Civil Service Careers to understand the acceptable use of AI for your application.
• Before you submit an application, we will ask you to confirm the information you provide is true and accurate. More details about this will be provided in the application form and we may reject applications where AI is used inappropriately at any stage of the process.

Meeting with senior key stakeholders for FWA

If successful at shortlist, you will be invited to have a short meeting with two key senior stakeholders for FWA. This will take place mid January ahead of interview and will form part of the assessment process with feedback being shared with the interview panel.

Assessments & informal conversations

If you are shortlisted, you will be asked to take part in a staff engagement exercise. This assessment will not result in a pass or fail decision. Rather, it is designed to support the panel’s decision making and highlight areas for the panel to explore further at interview. 

Further details on what assessments will entail, can be found here: www.scs-assessments.co.uk.

Full details of the assessment process will be provided to shortlisted candidates at the earliest opportunity. 

You will also have the opportunity to speak to Matthew Taylor or Gavin Lambert/Caleb Deeks prior to the final interview to learn more about the role and the organisation. Please note this is not part of the formal assessment process.

Please see the Candidate pack for more information on the recruitment process