Wales Office Various Roles (Ref: 78542)

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Job Title     Wales Office Various Roles – EO
Pay Grade     EO
Salary    £27,223 (National) – £31,169 (London) Your salary will be dependent on your base location.
Location    Ty William Morgan, Cardiff, CF10 1EP/ Gwydyr House, London, SW1A 2NP
Contract    Fixed Term Contract for 12 months with possibility of extension or permanency
Clearance    Baseline (BPSS) (See additional information)

About the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (OSSW)

The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales is the face of the UK Government in Wales and the voice of Wales in Westminster. We support the Secretary of State (SoS) for Wales and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales (PUSS) in representing Wales at the heart of Government. The department plays a central role in shaping key Government priorities such as levelling up, the Union and net zero. We work in partnership with other UK Government departments and stakeholders to deliver a stronger Wales within a strong United Kingdom.

Our departmental values are Commitment, Collaboration and Quality. These shape how we operate in a challenging, demanding, and fast paced environment which requires flexibility, transparency, and professionalism.

The Office is based over two sites, with one base in Cardiff and another in London. As an accredited smarter working organisation, we offer considerable flexibility around ‘the way we work.’ We have a great technology and an attractive employee benefits package which includes a commitment to investing in the learning & development of our staff.

Description

We are recruiting for various roles at Executive Officer (EO) level which could include working as a:

• Policy Officer
• Corporate and Business Support Officer
• Strategy and Planning Officer

Key Responsibilities could include:

• Providing high quality advice and written briefing on policy matters.
• Drafting responses to official and Ministerial level correspondence on a range of issues in line with internal procedures and deadlines.
• Providing Business Management Support which might include diary management, minute taking, monitoring the shared mailboxes, and providing corporate support.
• Supporting the department with employee engagement activities such as identifying and promoting volunteering and learning opportunities for staff and supporting with social mobility activities e.g., facilitating external visits to schools and similar venues to promote the work of the Department.
• Working with Other Government Departments across Whitehall, the Welsh Government, and wider external stakeholders in Wales to ensure that Welsh interests are fully reflected in UK Government policy.
• Assisting with routing IT and telephony queries from staff to our provider.

The key responsibilities are not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the postholder.

Should you be offered a role from this campaign, a detailed job description will be provided.

Person Specification

Please evidence in your Statement of Suitability, how closely you match the essential criteria:

Essential:

• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft 365.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise and manage competing demands.
• Demonstrable ability to work on own initiative.

Desirable: 

• Welsh Language skills.

Recruitment Process

This campaign will be undertaken using the Civil Service Success Profile framework. You will need to provide evidence in your application to cover the following behaviours:

• Delivering at Pace (Lead Behaviour) (Application & Interview)
• Managing a Quality Service (Application & Interview)
• Working Together (Interview Only)
• Communicating and Influencing (Interview Only)

In the event of a high volume of applicants, we may sift only on the lead behaviour to create a shortlist for interview.

Additional Information

The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales is not an employer in its own right. Staff recruited to work at the OSSW will be employees of the Ministry of Justice who provide employment services on our behalf.

This role requires baseline checks (BPSS), and you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks can be undertaken.

If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why.

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
• Telephone : 0845 241 5359

Recruitment team

• Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com