Senior Business Analyst
Government Recruitment Service - Swansea
£45,900 to £45,900 a year
PermanentFull time
Can you build strong stakeholder relationships and confidently drive business change? Are you motivated by bringing clarity to complex problems and defining the requirements that turn organisational challenges into opportunities? Do you have experience working across multiple delivery frameworks and adapting your approach to suit each project? If so, we’d love to hear from you! As a Senior Business Analyst, you will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, leading on the feature definition and management of a product or products, and supporting a Lead Business Analyst on more complex deliveries and services. This is a fantastic opportunity to mentor and be a role model to other less experienced colleagues in the community. You'll also be an active participant in the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA’s) Business Analyst community, as well as working with communities across Government. Joining our department comes with many benefits, including: Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. Read more in the Benefits section below! Find out more about what it's like working at Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - Department for Transport Careers. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Work with the business Service Designer to define the broader, more strategic outcomes of the roadmap for any given product and decompose this through epics, features and through user stories. Manage investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing and new services. Drives the analysis and collection of information and creation of to create recommendations for service improvements. Analyses large amounts of complex information and uses it to produce solutions. Facilitates agile workshops and discussions to gather fit for purpose functional and non-functional requirements and documents them appropriately. Own stakeholder relationships and be a leader in seeking solutions to real business problems through influence, facilitation and communication while shaping and challenging current business practices to increase efficiency within the organisation. Be a mentor and role model to other less experienced colleagues in the community and have line management responsibility of Associate Business Analysts. Manage community of practice activities within a business area, as well as working with communities across Government. Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public. For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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Traffic Examiner
Government Recruitment Service - Norwich
£32,027 to £32,027 a year
PermanentFull time
The Bury St Edmunds position will be based at Elmswell. You have just contributed to ensuring that Britain’s roads are one of the safest in Europe. How did you do that? You’re on a check-site next to a busy motorway, inspecting a HGV belonging to a company with a high infringement rate. The driver is keen to finish the route and unhappy with the interruption. You use your knowledge and experience to assess and monitor the tachograph records. Finding that the driver has been driving for too long without a break, you state your case as to why they must not drive any further and take a break, immediately. The driver is not happy, but you keep a level head to explain the consequences and the impact on road safety. You are a DVSA Traffic Examiner. We are looking for self-motivated individuals to join our professional enforcement team as a Commercial Vehicle Traffic Examiner. Traffic Examiners contribute to the integrity of road safety and standards to keep Britain moving safely and sustainably. Joining our department comes with many benefits, including: Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. Read more in the Benefits section below! Find out more about what it's like working at Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - Department for Transport Careers Important Application Information We are running four separate recruitment campaigns for this role. Candidates should apply to one campaign only, selecting the option that best matches their preferred location and working pattern. Please review the below campaigns carefully before submitting your application. 482401 - Traffic Examiner 482410 - Traffic Examiner 482411 - Traffic Examiner 482412 - Traffic Examiner What can you do in a week? Carry out roadside checks on vehicles and prohibit dangerous vehicles and drivers at various locations such as fixed enforcement sites, coach parks and motorway service areas. Complete inspections of vehicles to ensure they were compliant with - weight, operator’s licence, drivers’ hours, vehicle excise, driving licence and Construction and Use Regulations. Inspect and analyse tachograph records for discrepancies or anomalies. Prepare accurate and detailed reports and papers for prosecution cases or the Traffic Commissioner. Answer driver’s hours queries from customers, offering advice, guidance and education as required. Attend team meetings and collaborate with colleagues. You will make a difference to the safety of our roads every day. A typical Traffic Examiner will also: Work on behalf of the Traffic Area Office. Investigating environmental complaints into illegal parking and operations of vehicles. Preparing case papers and recommendations on investigation of the instigation of court proceeding and present evidence on behalf of DVSA in Court. Ensure high levels of Customer Service and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Ensure Health & Safety standards are maintained by the team at DVSA and non DVSA locations. Contribute to achievement of the DVSA business plan. Continue their personal development, including professional competency, knowledge and skills. Support DVSA compliance, safety and security commitments through adherence to and championing of policy, procedures and development. For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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Investigation Support Officer – Midlands & West
Government Recruitment Service - Cardiff
£26,670 to £26,670 a year
PermanentFull time
The Insolvency Service is a leading government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty. Investigation Services, which sits within the Agency's Enforcement Group, delivers a range of enforcement activities, both civil and criminal in nature, to support fair and open markets. We do this by effectively enforcing the statutory company and insolvency regimes, maintaining public confidence in those regimes, and reducing the harm caused to victims of fraudulent activity and to the business community. Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 9 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include, Carers Network, Disability network group, Employee Assistance, Representatives, FACES Network Group, LGBT+, Mind Matters, Part Time Workers, The Shed - Men’s Network Group and Women’s Network Group. We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, through our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities. The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career! As part of the Enforcement Group Directorate, the Investigation Team (Midlands & West) has two opportunities available, with successful candidates based in either Birmingham, Nottingham, Cardiff or Exeter. These varied and rewarding roles are essential to the effective delivery of investigation work. You will provide professional administrative support to technical colleagues handling both civil and criminal investigations, while also contributing to the efficient management of team inboxes. Responsibilities The Investigation Support Officers will: complete initial administrative actions on investigations, maintaining accurate records and comprehensive case notes to support ongoing enquiries provide administrative support to technical staff undertaking civil and criminal investigations, including urgent and ad hoc tasks within specified timescales carry out first-line analysis of information and data, including HMRC ledgers and bank statements, using specialist software and systems manage outstanding actions and correspondence, including drafting letters from templates, issuing reminders, and updating case management records follow up enquiries and correspondence by telephone and in writing, ensuring timely responses and effective communication with stakeholders monitor and manage team mailboxes, responding to routine enquiries and escalating matters where a more detailed response is required support the planning and delivery of meetings, video conferences and events, including the preparation of agendas, papers, action logs and supporting documentation undertake general administrative duties to support the effective operation of the Directorate, including occasional reception duties and travel to support technical staff where required The above list is not exhaustive, and some duties may not apply to all roles.
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** Security Risk and Assurance Manager:
Government Recruitment Service - Bedford
£41,750 to £48,250 a year
PermanentFull time
The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports. Immigration Enforcement is responsible for enforcing the government’s immigration laws, tackling illegal migration, removing foreign national offenders and immigration offenders from the UK. We also aim to disrupt the organised criminal groups that exploit the vulnerable for their personal gain. Learn more on our careers pages. The Detention Services Security Team (DSST) plays a critical role in safeguarding the detention estate by providing independent second-line assurance across Intelligence, Security, Use of Force (UoF), Health and Safety, and Violence Reduction functions. DSST works closely with Detention Services (DS) Compliance Teams, Contracted Service Providers (CSPs), and operational partners to ensure Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) are operated safely, securely, and in accordance with Home Office policy, contractual obligations, legislative requirements, and professional standards. As a Security Risk and Assurance Manager within DSST, you will play a key role in delivering assurance activity across the detention estate, leading workstreams, managing projects, and supporting the delivery of national priorities. You will build and maintain effective relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, providing expert advice and challenge where required. A key element of this role is providing end to end oversight of the Excessive Disruptive Behaviour (EDB) process, ensuring cases are managed and progressed effectively, consistently, and within agreed timescales. You will act as the lead for EDB governance, supporting decision making and ensuring robust assurance and risk management processes are in place. The successful candidate will also contribute to wider DSST priorities through reviews, assurance activity, analysis of intelligence and operational data, and the delivery of projects aimed at improving safety, security and compliance across the detention estate. Key Responsibilities • Lead the administration, governance and continuous improvement of the EDB process, ensuring referrals are managed effectively, proportionately and within agreed standards, with accurate records and audit trails. • Lead DSST workstreams and projects, managing priorities, delivery, risks, milestones and deadlines. • Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) advice, quality assure intelligence, security and UoF assessments, and ensure evidence based, impartial outcomes. • Oversee data collection, analysis and reporting to identify risks, trends and emerging issues, producing dashboards, briefings and recommendations for senior leaders. • Lead or contribute to IRC assurance reviews, assess compliance with policy, contractual and legislative requirements, and translate findings into actionable improvements. • Build effective stakeholder relationships, lead engagement activities, and promote understanding of policy and best practice. • Provide day-to-day direction, coaching and support to colleagues, fostering consistent standards, development and collaboration. Working Pattern Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis. Travel Frequent travel will be required, regular deployment to Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) and other locations. Frequent overnight stays are required of the position.
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** Security Risk and Assurance Manager:
Government Recruitment Service - Strathaven
£41,750 to £48,250 a year
PermanentFull time
The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports. Immigration Enforcement is responsible for enforcing the government’s immigration laws, tackling illegal migration, removing foreign national offenders and immigration offenders from the UK. We also aim to disrupt the organised criminal groups that exploit the vulnerable for their personal gain. Learn more on our careers pages. The Detention Services Security Team (DSST) plays a critical role in safeguarding the detention estate by providing independent second-line assurance across Intelligence, Security, Use of Force (UoF), Health and Safety, and Violence Reduction functions. DSST works closely with Detention Services (DS) Compliance Teams, Contracted Service Providers (CSPs), and operational partners to ensure Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) are operated safely, securely, and in accordance with Home Office policy, contractual obligations, legislative requirements, and professional standards. As a Security Risk and Assurance Manager within DSST, you will play a key role in delivering assurance activity across the detention estate, leading workstreams, managing projects, and supporting the delivery of national priorities. You will build and maintain effective relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, providing expert advice and challenge where required. A key element of this role is providing end to end oversight of the Excessive Disruptive Behaviour (EDB) process, ensuring cases are managed and progressed effectively, consistently, and within agreed timescales. You will act as the lead for EDB governance, supporting decision making and ensuring robust assurance and risk management processes are in place. The successful candidate will also contribute to wider DSST priorities through reviews, assurance activity, analysis of intelligence and operational data, and the delivery of projects aimed at improving safety, security and compliance across the detention estate. Key Responsibilities • Lead the administration, governance and continuous improvement of the EDB process, ensuring referrals are managed effectively, proportionately and within agreed standards, with accurate records and audit trails. • Lead DSST workstreams and projects, managing priorities, delivery, risks, milestones and deadlines. • Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) advice, quality assure intelligence, security and UoF assessments, and ensure evidence based, impartial outcomes. • Oversee data collection, analysis and reporting to identify risks, trends and emerging issues, producing dashboards, briefings and recommendations for senior leaders. • Lead or contribute to IRC assurance reviews, assess compliance with policy, contractual and legislative requirements, and translate findings into actionable improvements. • Build effective stakeholder relationships, lead engagement activities, and promote understanding of policy and best practice. • Provide day-to-day direction, coaching and support to colleagues, fostering consistent standards, development and collaboration. Working Pattern Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis. Travel Frequent travel will be required, regular deployment to Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs) and other locations. Frequent overnight stays are required of the position.
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Lead Engineer
Government Recruitment Service - Manchester
£62,732 to £69,006 a year
PermanentFull time
Please note: interviews will be held in person, further information can be found in the selection process section. We are looking for people who are passionate about Engineering to join our community led team in Shared Applications Service (SAS). You will work in agile multidisciplinary teams with over 200 engineers in a modern cloud environment using the latest technologies. Our purpose as a team is to bring technical understanding in-house for over 600 Home Office applications. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office. Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert. Watch this short video to hear from members of Home Office Digital talking about the projects they work on and their experience of working here: Working for Home Office Digital. This role offers a balance of hands-on engineering and technical leadership. Approximately 50% of your time will be spent actively contributing to software development and technical delivery, with the remainder focused on leading multidisciplinary teams, influencing strategic direction, and supporting the growth of the Engineering profession. The Lead Engineer will drive the technical delivery of their team, managing their workload and ensuring the right skills are available. You will be responsible for the work undertaken by your Developers and DevOps staff, including engineering heath. You will also be expected to work with Seniors and Principals to ensure that services produced are best practice, including meeting HO Engineering Standards. You should have a solid technical background and will be able to apply these skills if required to provide guidance to your team. You will also maintain a broad perspective, monitoring technology developments such that you can support strategy formations. Along with the other Senior, Lead and Principal Engineers and other Principals in your area you will be responsible for ensuring that all technical approaches being used are appropriate and endorsed, and will take part in planning with senior stakeholders to make sure that product delivery and maintenance is on a firm basis. Your remit may be across the engineering function but working closely with Architects and other professions. Tools and Technologies we use: We would encourage applications from candidates with experience or interests in the following technologies: Java, Kotlin JavaScript, Typescript. React Data: PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Mongodb, Apache Cassandra. DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, Azure, Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, Terraform. AI: Azure ML Studio, Python, Github Copilot, OpenAI.
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Traffic Examiner
Government Recruitment Service - Birmingham
£32,027 to £32,027 a year
PermanentFull time
Please note: The Birmingham post will be based in Garretts Green You have just contributed to ensuring that Britain’s roads are one of the safest in Europe. How did you do that? You’re on a check-site next to a busy motorway, inspecting a HGV belonging to a company with a high infringement rate. The driver is keen to finish the route and unhappy with the interruption. You use your knowledge and experience to assess and monitor the tachograph records. Finding that the driver has been driving for too long without a break, you state your case as to why they must not drive any further and take a break, immediately. The driver is not happy, but you keep a level head to explain the consequences and the impact on road safety. You are a DVSA Traffic Examiner. We are looking for self-motivated individuals to join our professional enforcement team as a Commercial Vehicle Traffic Examiner. Traffic Examiners contribute to the integrity of road safety and standards to keep Britain moving safely and sustainably. Joining our department comes with many benefits, including: Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. Read more in the Benefits section below! Find out more about what it's like working at Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - Department for Transport Careers Important Application Information We are running four separate recruitment campaigns for this role. Candidates should apply to one campaign only, selecting the option that best matches their preferred location and working pattern. Please review the below campaigns carefully before submitting your application. 482401 - Traffic Examiner 482410 - Traffic Examiner 482411 - Traffic Examiner 482412 - Traffic Examiner What can you do in a week? Carry out roadside checks on vehicles and prohibit dangerous vehicles and drivers at various locations such as fixed enforcement sites, coach parks and motorway service areas. Complete inspections of vehicles to ensure they were compliant with - weight, operator’s licence, drivers’ hours, vehicle excise, driving licence and Construction and Use Regulations. Inspect and analyse tachograph records for discrepancies or anomalies. Prepare accurate and detailed reports and papers for prosecution cases or the Traffic Commissioner. Answer driver’s hours queries from customers, offering advice, guidance and education as required. Attend team meetings and collaborate with colleagues. You will make a difference to the safety of our roads every day. A typical Traffic Examiner will also: Work on behalf of the Traffic Area Office. Investigating environmental complaints into illegal parking and operations of vehicles. Preparing case papers and recommendations on investigation of the instigation of court proceeding and present evidence on behalf of DVSA in Court. Ensure high levels of Customer Service and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Ensure Health & Safety standards are maintained by the team at DVSA and non DVSA locations. Contribute to achievement of the DVSA business plan. Continue their personal development, including professional competency, knowledge and skills. Support DVSA compliance, safety and security commitments through adherence to and championing of policy, procedures and development. For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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Synergy HR Project Manager
Government Recruitment Service - Bristol
£44,052 to £52,010 a year
PermanentFull time
The Synergy@Defra Programme team is looking for energetic, resilient and service-focussed Project professional who can develop and lead effective projects across Defra group HR in preparation for Synergy. The Synergy programme covers Defra, the Ministry of Justice, Department for Work and Pensions, and the Home Office. It will implement a new technology platform for HR, Finance and Commercial functions, a new Business Process Service contract, and stand up a new inter-departmental Shared Service Organisation. This role represents an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of change, contributing to the delivery of a programme that will affect over 250,000 civil servants, providing business critical tools in HR, Finance, and Commercial functions. This role is aligned to Project Manager SEO in the Government Project Delivery Capability Framework (https://projectdelivery.gov.uk/government-projects-academy/project-delivery-capability-framework/). Precise responsibilities will be flexible, but we expect the post holders will: Create, lead and manage projects and project teams to deliver successful outputs to time, cost and quality measures. Cascade vision and translate into delivery objectives for the team. Design project structures and adopt appropriate methodology and controls to drive effective transition between phases Develop, maintain and track the project plan. Identify and set appropriate stage checks and report progress. Develop, manage and control the project budget. Identify skill requirements and deploy appropriate resources. Assure and track performance against forecast profiles. Ensure benefits are identified, understood, measured, tracked and owned with appropriate Benefits Realisation Strategy in place. Identify, nurture and manage stakeholder relationships. Capture feedback to challenge the project, amend plans and provide focus on critical delivery points. Identify, monitor and track risk. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate. Identify and work with related projects to manage interdependencies. Provide reports as necessary and support effective governance and decision making. Engage with assurance reviews and support action on recommendations. Ensure effective change management processes are in place to agree and document changes to deliverables as agreed with stakeholders. Develop, draft and manage project-level business cases if needed for investment to onboard into the programme working with colleagues across the organisation. Implement, monitor and enable continuous improvement through process, sharing and embedding lessons learned. Report and communicate activities and key messages. Provide coordination, direction and guidance to a virtual team. Ensure that individual and organisational learning opportunities are fully exploited in order to enhance organisational capability
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Synergy HR Project Manager
Government Recruitment Service - York
£44,052 to £52,010 a year
PermanentFull time
The Synergy@Defra Programme team is looking for energetic, resilient and service-focussed Project professional who can develop and lead effective projects across Defra group HR in preparation for Synergy. The Synergy programme covers Defra, the Ministry of Justice, Department for Work and Pensions, and the Home Office. It will implement a new technology platform for HR, Finance and Commercial functions, a new Business Process Service contract, and stand up a new inter-departmental Shared Service Organisation. This role represents an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of change, contributing to the delivery of a programme that will affect over 250,000 civil servants, providing business critical tools in HR, Finance, and Commercial functions. This role is aligned to Project Manager SEO in the Government Project Delivery Capability Framework (https://projectdelivery.gov.uk/government-projects-academy/project-delivery-capability-framework/). Precise responsibilities will be flexible, but we expect the post holders will: Create, lead and manage projects and project teams to deliver successful outputs to time, cost and quality measures. Cascade vision and translate into delivery objectives for the team. Design project structures and adopt appropriate methodology and controls to drive effective transition between phases Develop, maintain and track the project plan. Identify and set appropriate stage checks and report progress. Develop, manage and control the project budget. Identify skill requirements and deploy appropriate resources. Assure and track performance against forecast profiles. Ensure benefits are identified, understood, measured, tracked and owned with appropriate Benefits Realisation Strategy in place. Identify, nurture and manage stakeholder relationships. Capture feedback to challenge the project, amend plans and provide focus on critical delivery points. Identify, monitor and track risk. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate. Identify and work with related projects to manage interdependencies. Provide reports as necessary and support effective governance and decision making. Engage with assurance reviews and support action on recommendations. Ensure effective change management processes are in place to agree and document changes to deliverables as agreed with stakeholders. Develop, draft and manage project-level business cases if needed for investment to onboard into the programme working with colleagues across the organisation. Implement, monitor and enable continuous improvement through process, sharing and embedding lessons learned. Report and communicate activities and key messages. Provide coordination, direction and guidance to a virtual team. Ensure that individual and organisational learning opportunities are fully exploited in order to enhance organisational capability
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Restructure, Redeployment and Redundancy lead
Government Recruitment Service - London
£58,207 to £64,715 a year
TemporaryFull time
Defra Group is undergoing a period of transformation and as part of this, HR are appointing a fixed term HR professional to support the specialist advisory capability to support restructuring, redeployment, redundancy. This role will sit within Specialist Employment Services team in HR acting as a central source of expertise on Restructuring, Redeployment and Redundancy (RRR) and related workforce transformation activity for the wider Defra Group. The role will also work closely with HR Business Partners (HRBPs), senior leaders, project professionals and external suppliers to operationalise and transformation activity, ensuring it is delivered lawfully, consistently, and with a high‑quality employee experience. Using a structured approach you will work closely with HR Business Partners (HRBPs), HR Expert Services, legal advisors, programme leads, the HR Senior Leadership Team and our shared services partners to: Establish and lead a dedicated RRR operational delivery team, with responsibility for defining clear objectives, deliverables, and timelines. This team will provide the core operational capability required to deliver restructuring-related activities. This will include the provision of expert and technical advice and guidance on any determined RRR requirements, and assurance that all necessary processes and complex individual cases are handled with due care and legal compliance. Support the design and delivery of employee and trade union consultation processes with expert RRR advice and input, helping to design a communication and engagement strategy and having a close involvement in TU consultation. Lead a small but expert operational HR team to ensure smooth delivery of all processes required under an RRR intervention. Identify risks, issues, and dependencies related RRR activity and escalate or resolve them through appropriate governance channels. Produce high-quality briefings, reports, and progress updates for senior stakeholders, ensuring visibility of milestones, risks, and resourcing needs. Benchmark processes and outputs against best practice and cross government standards, ensuring the transfer meets compliance expectations and delivers a consistent and supportive experience for employees.
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