Public Affairs Officer

3 weeks ago

Glasgow, United Kingdom Cabinet Office Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 348508**Salary**:

- £35,400 - £39,200- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- CO - Government Security Group - UK Security Vetting (Assurance)**Type of role**:

- Governance
- Policy**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- This role will be based in either York, Glasgow or Milton Keynes. UKSV operates a hybrid working policy.About the job

**Job summary**:
The Public Affairs Officer will sit within the Public Affairs work stream of United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV). The role involves supporting the team, ensuring that all internal and external responsibilities are met such as Ministerial Correspondence, Parliamentary Questions and Freedom of Information requests.

The role will also involve supporting in resolving internal and external queries and support in drafting UKSV policy to aid the work of UKSV.

**Job description**:
**Roles and Responsibilities**:

- Support the day-to-day management of the work within the Public Affairs team, ensuring that all key deadlines are met and that work is fairly distributed across the team.
- Undertake drafting and briefings of Ministerial Correspondence, ‘Treat Official’ correspondence, Freedom of Information request responses, Ministerial briefings, Parliamentary Questions and internal policy, ensuring they are well-prepared, thorough and clear before passing for sign-off at relevant level.
- Liaison with teams across UKSV and wider HMG stakeholders.
- Support in legal-based queries and challenges working closely with Cabinet Office Legal Advisers.
- Represent the team’s work including with new entrants and Continuous Personal Development for existing staff.
- Train, mentor and coach team members to support development of the whole team skill set.

**Person specification**:
As a Public Affairs Officer within UK Security Vetting, we are looking for people who have the following expertise and attributes:

- Clear communicator (both oral and written).
- Ability to work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining a high standard of work.
- Take in and source data and evidence to support their work.

**Essential**:

- Experience of drafting.
- The ability to understand and analyse data and evidence to make informed decisions.
- Experience of working collaboratively, both internally and with external partners, to deliver outcomes.
- Clear communicator, both in oral and written form with the ability to adapt to different audiences such as Ministers, internal stakeholders or the general public.

**Desirable**:

- Knowledge of National Security Vetting.
- Understanding of Data Protection legislation.
- ** Additional information**:
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.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £35,400, Cabinet Office contributes £9,558 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- An environment with flexible working options.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.**Application process**

You will also be asked to provide a 250-word statement on the Behaviours Communicating and Influencing and Making Effective Decisions

At the sift stage you will be assessed on the Behaviours and Experience elements of the Success Profiles.

**Selection process**

At interview, you will be assessed on the Behaviours and Experience elements of the Success Profiles.

The Behaviours being assessed are Communicating and Influencing, Making Effective Decisions, Delivering at Pace, and, Managing a Quality Service.

Expected sift date - 29/04/2024
Expected interview date/s - 13/05/2024
Interview location - Google Meets Video Conference.

A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.

**Reasonable adjustments**
If a person with disabilities is put at a subs

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