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.
Secondment opportunities are open to civil servants.
Secondments facilitated by GCS Central are currently on hold until comms senior leaders have had a chance to evaluate the impact on their teams of any changes in direction post election. Please check back in early Autumn.
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:
- Secondment form (Word, 1 page, 37KB)
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