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Reference number

397991

Salary

£46,169 - £50,062 A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

CO - Prime Minister's Office

Type of role

Communications / Marketing
Digital

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

London

About the job

Job summary

The Prime Minister’s Office enables the Prime Minster to deliver the Government’s overall priorities and to communicate the Government’s policies to Parliament, the public and international audiences. From the Press Office, Switchboard and Custodians, to the Events & Visits team and the world class Private Office support; the diverse Downing Street team draws on varied expertise from across the Civil Service and beyond. The teams come together to deliver excellent service to the Prime Minister while also making No10 a great place to work.

This is an exciting role working in the Number 10 Digital team, which represents the Prime Minister on high-profile digital channels and platforms to communicate the Prime Minister’s priorities, major policy announcements and other official events and visits.

Job description

The successful candidate will be a confident, audience-driven communicator who has experience working in a fast-paced news or comms environment. They will be comfortable managing a variety of major projects simultaneously, with excellent attention to detail. They will have the skills required to understand government policy at speed and translate this into informative digital communications that resonate with wide audiences.

The successful candidate will have excellent copywriting skills that are audience focused, with experience in the day-to-day management of social media channels at a major institution or government department. They will have a strong sense of what is newsworthy, which they can combine with their knowledge of digital platforms to think strategically, maximising the long-term impact of government comms.

They will be a proactive team player, able to balance multiple priority projects, leading a large range of stakeholders and partners to best deliver on the Prime Minister’s priorities.

They will be expected to take part in the Number 10 Digital out of hours rota, acting as the first point of contact for all digital communications out of hours, for which they will be paid.

They will work with digital teams across the Government Communication Service (GCS), the New Media Unit and external partners to clearly and effectively communicate the priorities of the Prime Minister.

Person specification

Responsibilities of the role

• Plan and deliver a daily programme of social media content based on PM activity, government missions, announcements, and digital-led moments.
• Drive digital-first projects such as major PM-led moments; digital campaigns; or long-form written explainer content for gov.uk, with objective and insight driven content plans.
• Build credible, trusting relationships with senior stakeholders and confidently pitch to them.
• Strive for creativity, working in tandem with content counterparts to generate innovative ideas, working with teams across the house to help deliver them.
• Build relationships with external partners to extend the reach of our messages and engage new audiences, working with creators, earned media, or other organisations.
• Respond to reactive issues and draft responses to urgent news stories.
• Maintain an up-to-date forward planner and content calendar.
• Lead on posting to social media and gov.uk publishing, ensuring the highest editorial standards and accessibility requirements are met.
• Informal line management of No10 digital secondees.
• Join the Number 10 Digital out of hours rota, acting as the first point of contact for all digital communications out of hours, for which you will be paid.
• Advise teams across No10 and government on best practice digital communications and help to co-ordinate x-government campaigns

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience working in a news or comms environment
• Experience working across government to deliver digital content strategies
• Experience planning and creating digital content at pace

A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £46,169, Cabinet Office contributes £13,375 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• An environment with flexible working options.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and employer contributions of 28.97%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

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

Application process
Please use the Personal Statement to explain how your skills and experience make you a suitable candidate for this role..

Selection process
Candidates successful at sift will be invited to interview. The interviews will be assessed against the Behaviours outlined in the job description along with Strengths. You will also be asked to complete a written exercise as part of the interview process assessed against the Experience element of the Success Profiles Framework. Further information will be shared with shortlisted candidates.

Expected timeline (subject to change)
Expected sift date – April
Expected interview date/s – April
Your interview will either be conducted face to face or by video. You will be notified of the location if you are selected for interview.

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 cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk 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.

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

Please note that this role requires SC clearance, which would normally need 5 years’ UK residency in the past 5. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

Any move to Cabinet Office 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; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.

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

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 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 Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.

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.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

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. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : No10 Recruitment Team
• Email : No10Recruitment@No10.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.
If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact Government Recruitment Service at: cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.
If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: info@csc.gov.uk.
For further information on the Recruitment Principles, and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.