Secondment opportunities

What is a secondment?

A secondment is the temporary transfer of an employee of one organisation (e.g. Civil Service) to another external organisation (e.g. private sector, public sector, third sector). It can help develop skills, broaden horizons and improve a CV. This is in contrast to a loan which is the temporary internal transfer of an existing civil servant from one Civil Service organisation to another, for an agreed period of time. 

The secondments opportunities are open to civil servants.

Why do a secondment?

Secondments have a number of benefits for the individual and the Civil Service:

  • Capability development – the opportunity to acquire specific technical and specialist skill
  • Exposure to new thinking and the scope to experience first hand innovation in a different sector that could transform future delivery in the Civil Service
  • Professional growth through the expansion of networks and communities of practice beyond the Civil Service
  • Valuable career development via the opportunity to lead and manage in a different operating environment

GCS secondment and temporary opportunities

You must ensure that you have followed your departmental HR process and Civil Service Resourcing procedures before submitting a vacancy to us.

Submit a vacancy

To advertise a short term secondment via GCS, complete the following form and send it to gcsrecruitment@cabinetoffice.gov.uk:

Visit Get involved for national and international secondments.


Adverts

SEO (TDA Opportunity) Engagement Manager, Government People Group – EOI

Location: Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield or York. (open to other CO locations)

Duration: Please note. This is an interim vacancy of 6 months with scope to be extended further as necessary. If the successful candidate is applying on TDA, a full recruitment campaign may be conducted after the initial 6 months.

About the role and team

The Expert Services Engagement Manager delivers a focus on cross-government and internal engagement with departments, senior stakeholders and our business.

This role enables the People Function to consult and communicate across government on key policy products. There will also be involvement in designing key x-govt communication campaigns.   

A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Job description

Key responsibilities

This role includes:

  • Support leadership of engagement across an effective and cohesive Expert Services function; fully informed and supported by colleagues across all functions.
  • Build and develop a flexible and responsive team; able to react at short notice to support colleagues/customers with an effective service.
  • Ability to turn complex information into easily understood and compelling content, targeted at a specific audience.
  • Management of the digital engagement platform to ensure ongoing delivering of content across government and accessibility and branding standards are maintained.
  • Enable the delivery of video production through effective consultancy and technical skills.

Skills and experience

Essential Skills/Experience:

  • Ability to prioritise and work at pace.
  • Great written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
  • A track record of working with complex stakeholder to deliver mutually positive outcomes.
  • Experience of arranging successful engagement events online and in person.
  • Experience of developing communications.
  • Ability to pick up new skills quickly and comfort working with digital tools.

Desirable skills/experience:

  • Ability to deliver consultancy to stakeholders to surface needs and design and influence appropriate solutions.
  • Understand of the HR function and cross-government engagement approaches to enable collaboration.
  • Experience of working in a client environment to deliver compelling content to a brief.
  • Experience of developing and delivering communication plans and campaigns in a cross-government context.

How to apply

Please submit a combined simple CV and statement of suitability (max. 750 words) to justin.lewis@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Please use your statement of suitability to demonstrate why you would be suitable for the role, with reference to your ability to deliver at pace and to communicate and influence (CS Behaviours: Communicating and Influencing and Delivering at Pace).

If a large number of applications are received, we will implement an initial sift of the Communicating and Influencing behaviour.

Any queries about the role please contact matthew.davies@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Assessment method:

At sift stage, candidates will be assessed on experience and behaviours. Candidates may be invited for an informal chat as part of the application process.

Application form for Candidates

 



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