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Details

Reference number

299571

Salary

£0

Job grade

Administrative Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MCA – His Majesty’s Coastguard

Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support
Operational Delivery

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Contents

National

Job summary

Been inspired by Coastguard: Every Second Counts, Channel 5’s brand-new series that goes behind the scenes at the HM Coastguard?

Are you interested in hearing more about the exciting career opportunities HM Coastguard has to offer? 

Job description

Who are HM Coastguard?

His Majesty’s Coastguard is one of the UK’s front line 999 services.

As the UK’s national maritime emergency service, we’re available to help those in distress around our coastline or at sea 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

HM Coastguard is truly part of coastal communities, with over 300 coastguard rescue teams around the UK coast made up of around 3,500 volunteers. In their roles as coastguard rescue officers, our local volunteers respond to many types of incidents, including cliff and mud rescues.

As well as our volunteers, HM Coastguard has over 400 highly trained staff who provide a wide range of services including responding to over 36,000 incidents each year.

Our Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCCs) are spread across the UK, from Falmouth to Shetland – covering over 11,000 miles of coastline. 

As the tasking authority we call on the support of a range of assets including independent and RNLI lifeboats, HM Coastguard rescue teams, helicopters and other aircraft support.

In addition to our search and rescue role, we also respond to pollution events, monitor vessel movement in UK waters and even collect wreck, royal fish and other salvage on behalf of His Majesty the King.

Person specification

To search, to rescue, to save

HM Coastguard is part of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) an executive agency of the Department for Transport (DfT).

The MCA produces legislation, guidance and certification to ships and seafarers.

Through our survey and inspection regime, we enforce standards for ship safety, security, pollution prevention and seafarer health, safety and welfare.

We promote maritime standards, encourage economic growth and minimise the maritime sector’s environmental impact.

We work together as one agency to prevent the loss of life on the coast and at sea, ensure the safety of the maritime environment and of those working on ships in the UK and on UK flagged vessels.

HM Coastguard is also responsible for maritime pollution prevention and response, the monitoring of vessel movement within UK waters, SOSREP and the activities of the Receiver of Wreck.

Some of the roles within HM Coastguard are:

  • Maritime Operations Officers
  • Senior Coastal Operations Officers
  • Coastal Rescue Officers
  • Vessel Traffic Service Operators

To learn more about HM Coastguard, safety advice and further details on careers and volunteering please see the HM Coastguard Website.

Other areas you can work within the Maritime and Coastguard Agency are:

  • UK Maritime Services
  • Information Technology
  • Finance, Compliance and Estates
  • People, Safety and Communications
  • Office of the Chair and Chief Executive
  • Maritime Governance Improvement and Assurance
  • Programme Delivery
  • Maritime Business Development

Come and join us, you will enjoy a role that is unique, varied and far from average providing essential support to the HM Coastguard and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s mission.

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Selection process details

Contact point for applicants

Job contact: HR.resourcing@mcga.gov.uk

To view all live Maritime and Coastguard Agency vacancies, please see our Civil Service Jobs page

To Register to receive information on upcoming roles please fill out the Careers in the MCA – Registration Form.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency will hold your details for 12 months and send you email alerts with details of roles under the criteria you have selected.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).

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.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) 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).
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : HR Resourcing
  • Email : HR.resourcing@mcga.gov.uk

Recruitment team

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

Further information

If you feel your application has not been
treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Click here (https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/) to visit Civil Service Commission

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