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Higher Executive Officer

B2

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

How to Apply:

Click the 'Apply Now' button at the bottom of this page. You will be asked to complete an application which will be marked against the below Sift/Shortlist Criteria.

Timeline:

• Advert Closes for applications: 13th August 2023
• Shortlisting: week commencing 13th August 2023
• Interviews: week commencing 28th August 2023

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

Sift/Shortlist Criteria:

All applications are processed anonymously. You will be short-listed against the following criteria:

Experience - The panel will score the below experience criteria against your Personal Statement and your CV information:

• How the candidate’s experience matches these 6 points from the person specification
  • Experience of designing solutions to meet customer needs.
  • Experience or understanding of usability testing.
  • Knowledge and experience of HTML/CSS
  • Appreciation of Design Principles and Process (e.g. Pattern Library and Design System)
  • Experience of wireframing and prototyping tools. (for example Figma and Axure)
  • Experience or understanding of UX deliverables – e.g. storyboards, user flows, process flows and journey maps

Interview Criteria:

You will pre prepare and present a presentation to the panel at interview. You will be interviewed against the following criteria:

Civil Service Behaviours (Level 3)

• Communicating and Influencing (Presentation)

• Making Effective Decisions

• Working Together

Experience/ Technical Skills:

• Experience of designing solutions to meet customer needs.
• Experience or understanding of usability testing.
• Experience or understanding of visual design with examples. (Presentation)
• Experience of wireframing and prototyping tools. (for example Figma and Axure) (Presentation)
• Experience or understanding of UX deliverables – e.g. storyboards, user flows, process flows and journey maps (Presentation)
• Experience or understanding of visual design with examples. (Presentation)

See here for further information: Success Profiles - Civil Service Behaviours (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Process:

Single Stage Interview via TEAMS. You will be contacted to book a suitable slot if you are shortlisted (see our Candidate Pack for further information)

• Interview will be with a panel of no more than 2 people and will last approx. 45mins
• You will be asked to pre-prepare and present a 10 minute presentation to the Panel at interview. Please see the 'Interview Criteria' section above.

Onboarding Checks:

In the event you are offered a role with us, you will be required to go through Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks which will include Employment and Right to Work Checks. Please see our attached Candidate Pack for further details and Terms.

Please note, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

BPSS – non reserved
This is a Ministry of Defence non-reserved post and is open to UK, British Commonwealth, and European Economic Area nationals. Successful applicants will be required to pass the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and will therefore need to provide evidence if they have resided outside of the UK for a period of 6 months or longer within the last 3 years. This is not a bar to employment, but a successful applicant will be required to provide sufficient evidence to allow the UKHO to conduct meaningful background checks. Please contact the recruitment team on the email address below if you have any concerns regarding this.

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

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

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

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)

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.

The Department’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment based on merit, open and fair competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles, details of which can be found at http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can further contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk or view more details at http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk