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Recruitment to the UK Civil Service Fast Stream opens on 12th October and closes on 9th November. There are 15 streams in total covering a wide range of departments and specialisms, but also including a Generalist stream. PGRs might be interested to know that 4 of the streams require a postgraduate qualification: Operational Research; Social … Continue reading UK Public Sector Recruitment and Careers Events
The Civil Service have announced the application window for the 15 different leadership and specialist schemes on offer. Applications will open on 8th December and close on 22nd December. More details here. These schemes run for several years and aim to develop future leaders with some also including support to obtain specialist or professional qualifications. … Continue reading UK Civil Service Fast Stream Recruitment opens soon
You might be aware that recruitment to the Civil Service Fast Stream was suspended earlier this year while the government looked at different options for reducing costs. Following some changes to the scheme they have announced that recruitment for 2023 will open in December. If you are interested in applying the website includes a pre-registration form … Continue reading UK Civil Service Updates
The University is providing funding for three PhD students to undertake a policy internship within the government’s Open Innovation Team (OIT). The OIT is a cross-government unit that works with experts to generate analysis and ideas for policy. In addition to its growing team of permanent civil servants, there are opportunities for PhD students to … Continue reading Reminder of upcoming event: Funded HM Government Policy Placements: Information Session, 3rd Feb 14:30-15:30