Terms and Conditions
The information offered in this document is supplied in good faith but does not in itself form any part of the contract of employment.
Appointment Term: This post is offered as a permanent appointment.
Working Arrangements: This role is available on a full-time basis; we will also consider some flexible working options.
Working Hours: For existing civil servants appointed on promotion, basic hours of work will be 37 hours per week, excluding lunch breaks. For existing civil servants appointed on level transfer, your current contractual entitlements in relation to basic hours of work will continue to apply.
Remuneration: The post is set within the SCS Pay Band 2 salary range. Starting salary is expected to be in the range £93,000 – £115,000. No allowances will be payable.
Please note: Standard Cabinet Office rules on pay will apply to civil servants appointed on level transfer or promotion. Their salary will increase to the minimum of the SCS PB2 range or by a promotion award of up to 10% more than their current salary (whichever is the greater). Individuals appointed on level transfer will retain their existing salary.
You may be eligible for a non-consolidated annual bonus payment, subject to successful performance, in line with the Home Office Senior Civil Service pay arrangements. These are set annually within the guidelines laid down by the Cabinet Office.
Childcare Support: The Government’s Tax-Free Childcare Scheme (TFC), has recently been introduced and replaces all employer provided childcare voucher schemes. You can get up to £500 every 3 months for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. In order to determine your eligibility, you can find the rules for the scheme on GOV.UK at helping pay for childcare.
Annual leave: If you are an existing civil servant appointed on promotion, you will be appointed on modernised terms and conditions. Please contact the SCS Recruitment Team: SCSRecruitment@homeoffice.gov.uk for further details. Existing civil servants appointed on level transfer will retain current contractual entitlements in relation to annual leave and privilege leave.
Nationality: This is a non-reserved post and therefore open to those nationals who qualify under the Civil Service Nationality Rules (click here for a link to Gov.uk)
There must be no employment restriction or time limit on your permitted stay in the UK. In order to confirm your eligibility for this post, please complete the Annex C form provided with the application papers which asks for information regarding nationality.
You will not be asked to produce the evidence stated at the application stage, but you will be required to do so should you be invited to the final panel interview.
While in post there will be certain restrictions on political activities. Applicants should also note that there may be restrictions placed upon their ability to move to some business appointments once they have left this position.
Conflict of interest: If you or your spouse have any business interest or potential conflict of interest with the activities of the Home Office you will be expected to declare this at a later stage. You will also be asked to inform us if you have any indirect association of this kind through any other family member or partnership.
Pre-appointment checks: The responsibilities of the Department mean that we set very high standards for our staff. Honesty and integrity are essential and form part of the core values of the Civil Service. We will always carefully check the suitability of new employees for employment at the Home Office and are not tolerant of dishonest behaviour. We do not condone criminal activity in any way.
However, within these constraints, we recognise the contribution that ex-offenders can make to a workforce. Our aim is to ensure that potentially suitable candidates for employment are not automatically ruled out from employment with the Home Office. As such, having a criminal record will not automatically bar an individual from working with us.
Security clearance: The successful candidate must be cleared to Security Clearance (SC) level before they are able to start and willing to obtain Developed Vetting (DV) clearance once in post.
For further information, please follow this link:
United Kingdom Security Vetting – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
As well as successfully obtaining UKSV clearance and passing the right to work and pre-employment screening, anyone who applies to work for this role will also be subject to additional specific security checks to determine their suitability to work for the organisation.
Please see the Home Office Recruitment Privacy Information Notice (PIN) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recruitment-privacy-information-notice for more information on how your details may be shared for the purpose of additional security checks.
Civil Service Code: The Civil Service Code sets out the constitutional framework within which all civil servants work and the values they are expected to uphold. A copy of the Code can be found at http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/values.