In your application form we’d like you to:
- A CV setting out your career history, highlighting specific responsibilities and achievements that are relevant for this role, including details where applicable of budgets and numbers of people managed, relevant achievements in recent posts, together with reasons for any gaps
within the last two years
- A Statement of Suitability (no more than 1250 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria in the person specification.
Companies House uses a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and at interview we will use Success Profiles assessing the Behaviours listed in the advert and Experience (as detailed in the Essential Criteria)
We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as your name and age) from your personal statement.
What will the process look like?
- We’ll carry out a shortlist (sift). We may raise the score required at sift stage to progress to interview if we receive a high number of applications.
- At shortlist we will choose to take through the highest performing candidates to the next stage. If, after the final stage is completed and roles are unfilled, we will proceed to invite lower scoring candidates to interview.
- Successful candidates at shortlist will be invited to assessments (staff engagement exercise, psychometric assessment) and a Fireside Chat and an interview in our Cardiff Office.
- There will be an activity as part of the interview - this will be five minute presentation.
- We plan to shortlist applications the week commencing 3rd November, with the Assessments and Fireside Chat taking place week commencing 10th November and interviews the week commencing 24th November . Please bear in mind these dates might need to change - we will keep you informed as you move through the recruitment process.
- The lead criteria to distinguish between tied candidates will be: LEADERSHIP (CS Behaviour)
- A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.
- If after interview you are not found appointable at the advertised grade you may be offered the lower grade role if you are considered to meet the skills, experience and behaviours for the lower level. The benchmark for appointing to the lower grade is set at the start of each campaign. All offers will be made in merit order.
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.
Security Clearance
The level of security vetting needed is security check To gain security check (SC) level vetting you will need to meet the vetting requirements and have been a UK resident for a minimum of 3 years out of the last 5 years. See our vetting charter .
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Sponsorship
Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. Companies House holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify. Should you apply for this role and require sponsorship, your application may be rejected, and any provisional offers of employment withdrawn.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
