This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours & Experience.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION:
The ONS regularly run webinars and support sessions for candidates. You can find details on all our upcoming webinars on our EventBright page.
Assessment at application stage will be based on your work history, skill and experience and personal statement. Your application should be tailored to demonstrate any skills, knowledge and experience that are relevant to the content of the role.
Your personal statement should be no longer than 500 words. You should use this space to provide evidence for each essential criterion within the person specification. As the criteria are scored, we would recommend that you give clear examples for each including the impact of your actions. Please ensure that you download and read the Candidate Information Pack before completing your personal statement
Success Profiles Behaviour examples are not required at this stage.
In cases where there is a high number of applications, the sift pass mark may be adjusted and candidates will be invited to interview in merit order i.e., those scoring the highest. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VIDEO INTERVIEW:
Should you be invited to interview, you will assesses using various assessment techniques aligned to the Civil Service Success Profiles, where you will be assessed against all the behaviours outlined in the advert as well as against technical areas listed in the advert.
We will assess you against the following behaviours during the selection process
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Communicating and Influencing
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Working Together
There will also be a technical question on your ability to use digital technology
If you application is successful, you will be invited to attend a video interview lasting between 30-45 minutes. At interview, you will be assessed on your suitability for the role by providing us with evidence in the interview to support what you included in your application. You should make time to familiarize yourself with the required behaviours before interviewed have a list of questions that you may wish to ask prepared.
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 6 months from which further appointments may be made.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
For successful candidates joining ONS, we will record and retain your nationality information on our human resources management system for the sole purpose of understanding the nationality diversity within ONS. We will not report on this on an individual basis in a way that would identify you. We will retain this information for the shortest time needed. Should you wish for us not to collect and retain this information, please email: ons.resourcing@ons.gov.uk.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.