Researcher Cardiff, Wales
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We believe Companies House is a great place to work and we’d love you to come and join us!
At Companies House our aim is to be the best registry of companies in the world, achieved through brilliant people, working on brilliant systems, delivering brilliant services. Through our new powers we’re excited to be working across government to fight economic crime.
We’re going through an exciting change at Companies House as our new powers are being introduced. As part of this we’re looking for Researchers to be part of our Intelligence directorate to play an important role in our new intelligence and law enforcement powers.
We need enthusiastic Researchers who are willing to learn new skills and be part of an exciting new team.
Do you thrive in a challenging, fast paced, dynamic environment?
Do you want to play an important role in supporting the government’s fight against economic crime?
If so, these roles are for you and we’d love to receive your application!
Job description
As a Researcher within our Intelligence Directorate, you will:
- Work in partnership with Intelligence Analysts, Officers, and colleagues from across our organisation, sharing intelligence and information in line with relevant standards.
- Evaluate, assess and record information from multiple internal and external sources and conduct research.
- Accurately maintain management activity systems and operational records in accordance with legislation and guidance.
- Input data and maintain record management systems, ensuring there is an effective record management and audit trail.
- Verify and cross-reference how valid information is, to identify and communicate links between different pieces of information.
- Undertake system checks to support our Intelligence Analysts and colleagues across the organisation.
Person specification
We’re looking for Researchers who have:
- Great communication skills – to communicate confidently with a wide variety of stakeholders
- The ability to consider the bigger picture and understand the importance and impact of information gathered
- The ability to learn, and show enthusiasm for, new skills
- Some knowledge of combatting economic crime, including working with law enforcement partners
- Great skills at working as part of a team, as well as working independently
And who have experience of:
- Using multiple methods to undertake research
- Working in a fast-paced environment
About us
We’re proud of who we are at Companies House, valuing our people and creating a real sense of community. We encourage professional development, celebrate success, and live our values to effect real change. To find out more about the great things we're doing at Companies House please have a look at our blog posts and podcasts. and watch our video to find out more:
As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfill our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few. We will be happy to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing [email protected]
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Working Together
Benefits
You’ll be part of a great team a Companies House, receiving a competitive salary and very generous contributory Civil Service Pension, we also offer a benefits package including:
- A generous 30 days annual leave (based on full time hours) in addition to public holidays
- Instant Awards - to say thank you and recognise great effort and contributions
- Great work life balance with flexible working
- A pro-active approach to employee wellbeing that allows our colleagues to flourish and be their best at work
- A focus on career development and progression
- Inclusive Network Groups to support our colleagues and a great Sports and Social Society
- On site gym with subsidised membership and free on-site car parking
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All our recruitment at Companies House uses the Civil Service Success Profiles framework, which will assess your behaviours, strengths and experience. Our recruitment process is underpinned by recruitment which is fair and open with decisions made on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.
In your application form we’d like you to:
- Tell us about your employment history, including key responsibilities and achievements.
- Tell us about your qualifications.
- We’d like you to write a personal statement of 750 words where you tell us about why you’d be great for this role – we'd like you to particularly include your experience and skills that match what we’ve asked for in the person specification and also tell us about how you can evidence the behaviours we’ve included in the advert, you'll have already told us about working together with others in your 250 word example but we'd like you to include more details about working together in your personal statement, as well as details about the other behaviours we've included - making effective decisions and delivering at pace.
- Finally, we'd like you to write a 250 word example of a time when you've worked together with others.
You can find more guidance on completing your application here. We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.
What will the process look like?
- If we get a high number of applications we’ll carry out a pre-sift of applications by reading and scoring the 250 word example you've written about working together with others. Those applications which are successful at pre-sift stage will then progress to the main sift, where we'll read and score the rest of your application. If we don't receive a high number of applications, we'll read and sift your 250 word example of working together with others alongside the rest of your application.
- Successful candidates at sift will be invited to interview, where we’ll explore your skills, experiences, the behaviours mentioned in the advert and your strengths. There may also be an activity as part of the interview process.
Where will you be working?
The majority of this team are currently working in a hybrid way and this will also apply to this role – currently the successful candidates will be asked to attend our Cardiff office a minimum of 1 day each week, with the rest of the time working from home. In future this could increase when office attendance is reviewed. Also, there will be an initial training period for this role where successful candidates will be based in our Cardiff office.
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Any move to Companies House 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. Check your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
Successful candidates must pass a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check before they can be appointed. BPSS is an entry level security check. It uses the Police National Computer (PNC) to make sure a candidate has no convictions. The check returns evidence of any current criminal record and un-spent convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
- Baseline Personnel Security Standard
- Departmental/Company Records Check
- Security Questionnaire
- Criminal Record Check
- Credit Reference Check
- Security Service Check
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Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. If you're applying for a role requiring security clearance, please be aware that foreign or dual nationality is not an automatic bar. However certain posts may have restrictions which could affect those who do not have sole British nationality or who have personal connections with certain countries outside the UK.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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
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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).
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