Applicants should apply for this role online, via the website.
Assessment at sift and interview will be based on meeting any defined skill/qualification requirements along with a Success Profile element assessment, as detailed in the job advert. The Success Profile elements to be assessed will be outlined within the job advert. The Civil Service Success Profile Framework is available here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
At sift, applicants will be sifted the following technical skill and against their previous skills and experience by providing a CV and a personal statement, of no more than 500 words, including evidence of the essential and desirable criteria requested within the job advert.
Technical skill:
- Security Specialisation Functional Competencies – Generalist Awareness level
When completing your personal statement, please read and understand the requirements described in the Person Specification section thoroughly, as this is what your written evidence will be assessed against.
Your layout is entirely your preference; you may choose narrative, bullets, etc. You may choose to address each criteria separately or have examples that cover and evidence several criteria. Please ensure you evidence the requirements and what you have done that relates to the requirements. You don’t have to explain the whole process, focus on what you have done and the skills and experience you have used. Share with us what makes you suited to this role and why, what you can do and the technical and behavioural skills you have that correspond to the requirements, and life experience or passion you have that are linked to this role.
At interview, applicants will be assessed against the following Civil Service Behaviours and Technical skills
Behaviours:
- Changing and Improving
- Leadership
- Communicating & Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
Technical skills:
Security Specialisation Functional Competencies – Generalist Awareness level
A CV will be required for this position, this cannot be uploaded to the advert. You will submit using the CV template provided on the CS Jobs dashboard in part two of your application, detailing job history, previous experience, and skills.
We would generally expect Behaviour examples to follow the STAR structure and encourage candidates to use this throughout their application.
Application/Interview Scoring System
NCGI adopts a scoring system of 1-7 for Behaviours, Technical skills, and Experience.
7- The evidence provided wholly exceeds expectation at this level
6 - Substantial positive evidence; includes some evidence of exceeding expectations at this level
5 - Substantial positive evidence of the competency or behaviour
4 - Adequate positive evidence and any negative evidence would not cause concern
3 - Moderate positive evidence but some negative evidence demonstrated
2 - Limited positive evidence and/or mainly negative evidence demonstrated
1 - No positive evidence and/or substantial negative evidence demonstrated
The sift should take place within 2 weeks of the job closing and candidates will be informed of the results, at all stages, via the website. Interview dates are to be confirmed.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
If the successful candidate does not hold the necessary clearances, they will be made a provisional job offer and asked to undergo our vetting procedures. Once the relevant clearances have been obtained a formal job offer will be made and start dates can be discussed. Should the candidate fail to obtain the relevant clearances the provisional job offer will be rescinded. It should be noted that this process can take several months
Reserved posts are open to UK nationals only, while non reserved are open to UK, Commonwealth, EEA and certain non-EEA nationals. Contact your recruitment team if you’re unsure about this job’s status.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to 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.
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: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.