Chief Executive Officer and Chief Land RegistrarHM Land Registry

SCS Pay Band 2

Reference: 1612521

– Why join HM Land Registry?

– About HM Land Registry

– Diversity and inclusion

– About the role

– Person specification

– Benefits of working for HM Land Registry

– The recruitment process

– Expected timeline

– Frequently asked questions

– Contact us

Contents

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Recently registered new build homes in the Berkshire countryside near ReadingPhoto: HM Land Registry

“For HM Land Registry it is your potential that matters most.”

Michael Mire, Chair

Thank you for your interest in the role of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Land Registrar at HM Land Registry (HMLR).

Our ambition is to become the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data. We are looking for an inspirational leader to drive HMLR tooperational and digital excellence to achieve that ambition.

You will be joining HMLR at an exciting time. HMLR is transforming itself from a mostly paper world to a truly digital one. We want to become the UK’s PropTech leader. This is not just about technology. HMLR must become increasingly focused on how we can help citizens and firms navigate the property market and make it as frictionless as possible. This is why we are trialling new technologies such as blockchain.

Our data underpins the property market and financial transactions too. We must always be brilliant at the basics. HMLR’s fundamental purpose is to guarantee property ownership. But there is an opportunity to go further by using our data to support citizens, businesses, financial institutions and the public sector.

We are looking for a leader ready to take a step up in their career, driven by acommitment to customer excellence and a passion to improve the world around them. For HMLR, your potential is what matters most.

HMLR’s board, including senior executives from companies like Amazon and Aviva makes it one of the most talented boards. The non-executive board members are ready to

Why join HM Land Registry?

support the new Chief Executive Officer, using their expertise to drive operational excellence and HMLR’s digital transformation. All alongside a senior role in Whitehall engaging at the heart of the Government’s housing agenda.

HMLR is committed to diversity with women now making up more than half of the non-executive board members. This pack will tell you more about our purpose and the role of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Land Registrar, as well as the application process.

If you have further questions about any aspect of this post, please contact our search partners on this position, via James Walker-Hebborn (James.Walker-Hebborn@russellreynolds.com or +44 (0)20 7830 8034).

If you believe you have the skills and qualities we seek, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

Michael MireChair, HM Land Registry

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BackgroundSince 1862 HMLR has provided trust and confidence to owners and buyers in the property market of England and Wales by safeguarding and guaranteeing ownership and interests in land and property through our expertise in compiling and maintaining an accurate record of who owns what. The Land Register of England and Wales contains more than 25 million titles covering more than 86% of the land mass and is estimated to hold £4 trillion of property value and more than £1 trillion of mortgages. Critically we also provide property information that influences the decisions of property buyers, sellers and legal and financial institutions. Citizens, businesses, solicitors and conveyancers come to us on behalf of their clients to search our records to find out as much as possible about the property before transacting.

About HM Land Registry

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The five-storey Crossrail Place development sits above the new Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London’s Docklands and includes a 300-metre enclosed roof garden. The complex registration project was handled by a specialist team at our Wales Office. Photo: I Wei Huang/Shutterstock.com

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HM Land Registry todayHMLR provides statutory and non-statutory services to the property market available either through third-party, professional customers or directly to citizens and businesses. These services span the many stages of property ownership, from looking to buy or sell a property, to the entirety of the conveyancing process, to guaranteeing property ownership.

It is a vital ingredient in maintaining the economic fabric of the UK, underpinning the property and financial markets, and providing the collateral and guarantees for mortgages and loans to businesses which enable economic growth.

This is recognised in HMLR’s status as anon-ministerial department and as a trading fund with its own accounts. HMLR is a partner body of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Further information can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry.

More than 5,000 expert colleagues spread across 14 locations in England and Wales

More than 32 million requests for information and updates to the register per year

Total income of £315m in 2017/18

Customer satisfaction score of 92%

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Our strategyOur ambition is to become the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data.

Digital is where the future lies but HMLR is a critical component of the national infrastructure today. Unless HMLR functions effectively the residential and commercial property market, and financial institutions whose economics are based on mortgages and other secured lending, would be severely impaired.

Our primary focus will therefore always be the delivery of core land registration services to provide assurance to the property and financial markets through the integrity of the Land Register. This means continued focus on operational excellence while our transformation enhances and expands our digital services, releases more data and improves our customer service making buying, selling and leasing property simpler, faster and cheaper. Our transformation is well underway. “Digital Street” has captured the imagination of lawyers, bankers and companies by defining how blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning could revolutionise the property market and make it efficient and frictionless.

We have helped reshape the law to enable digital conveyancing and recently achieved a historic milestone by accepting the first ever digitally signed mortgage in the UK.

The geospatial data in our register underpins Britain’s land and property intelligence. That is why HMLR is a founding member of the new Geospatial Commission through which we will maximise the value of our data by linking it with other government and private sector data to create an unrivalled source of geospatial intelligence for the nation. Our data is already propelling the growing digital economy through a new wave of PropTech entrepreneurs. And HMLR increasingly sees itself as the biggest PropTech enterprise in the UK.

To take us through our transformation we have put together a leadership team with new non-executive board members from FTSE 100 companies, such as Aviva and Landsec, and from technology leaders such as Amazon, to sit alongside HMLR’s own expertise from across government and the wider public sector. Please also look at our website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry to understand more about HMLR.

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Land Registry Board

Michael Mire– Chair of HM Land Registry– Lazard

Diana Breeze– Non-executive Board Member– Land Securities

Graham Farrant– Chief Executive and Chief

Land Registrar

Doug Gurr– Non-executive Board Member– Amazon

Angela Morrison– Non-executive Board Member– Debenhams

Ruth Curry– Acting Director of Finance

and Business Services

Chris Morson– Non-executive Board Member– Barclays

Claire Wren– Non-executive Board Member– UKGI

Mike Harlow– General Counsel and

Deputy Chief Land Registrar, Director of Legal & Assurance Services

Chris Pope– Chief Operations Officer

Kirsty Cooper– Non-executive Board Member– Aviva

Karina Singh– Director of Transformation

Caroline Anderson– Director of Human

Resources

John Abbott– Director of Digital, Data

and Technology

Executive Board

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Diversity and inclusion

The Civil Service and HMLR itself are committed to becoming the most inclusive employers in the UK.

You will become the leader of an organisation committed to understanding, respecting and representing as broad a range of views and backgrounds as we have in UK society. We know that diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to an effective, modern Civil Service.

We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us – regardless of background.

Our vision is to ensure the Civil Service represents modern Britain and is a truly inclusive employer – an example to other employers – and that HMLR will become famous for diversity and inclusion in every dimension.

We will create an organisation where diversity is not only respected and valued – but celebrated. As Chief Executive Officer you will address imbalances in our organisation, such as the underrepresentation of women and people with disabilities at senior levels.

What’s in it for me?If you’re interested in becoming a world class leader, developing your career with us – starting with this interesting and challenging role – or doing things differently and inspiring colleagues, then the Civil Service is the place for you. Our passion for diversity and equality means creating a work environment for all employees

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that is welcoming, respectful, engaging and enriched with opportunities for personal and professional development. What’s next?You’ve taken the first step by looking at this job specification to understand the skills and experience needed to perform this role. Now join us in achieving our ambitions and let us help you achieve yours. To find out more see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-brilliant-civil-service-becoming-the-uks-most-inclusive-employer.

Colleagues at a launch event for Black History Month

Job titleChief Executive Officer and Chief Land Registrar

LocationThis is based mainly in Croydon with regular working in London and travel to other HMLR offices. Please note the requirements for travel and level of flexibility available as set out on page 19.

SalaryThe post is at Senior Civil Service Pay Band 2 level.

Bearing in mind the scrutiny on public sector pay, external candidates should expect to receive up to £160,000 per annum. More may be available for an exceptional candidate, dependent on skills and experience. Standard pay rules apply for existing civil servants.

Contract typeThis role is being offered as a permanent contract.

The roleHMLR provides security of title for property owners in England and Wales. Its services span across residential or commercial property transactions and it provides the definitive register of mortgages or loans secured against property, thus playing a critical role in underpinning the economy.

HMLR has recently embarked on a transformative change journey within the Government’s ambition to simplify the property buying process radically and has set itself the ambition of becoming the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data.

As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Land Registrar (CLR), your role is to deliver this vision by executing a clearly articulated five-year plan, and by thinking longer term about the opportunities presented byleading-edge technology to further transform the customer experience. You will have the opportunity to help shape not only HMLRbut Government geospatial policy as well, which is of growing relevance as a cross- cutting, increasingly economically valuable and high profile area.

About the role

“It is an opportunity to help support a radical digital transformation in the public sector, delivering digital services in what has been a very traditional industry.”Doug GurrHMLR Non-executive Board MemberAmazon UK Country Manager 9

Working closely with HMLR’s Board and senior executive team, you will engage our 5,000 expert colleagues to maintain and improve the delivery of HMLR’s core services while leading the transformation of HMLR into a modern, digital and customer-focused organisation.

This is a great opportunity for a high potential, resilient and ambitious individual to lead a large, people-focused and uniquely positioned organisation through this exciting phase in its development.

Specific responsibilities of the CEO and CLR are to:

— properly discharge the statutory responsibilities of Chief Land Registrar for England and Wales, as well as being Accounting Officer for an operational delivery organisation with turnover of more than £300m per annum, and more than 5,000 expert colleagues across 14 locations;

— bring to life a clear vision for the transformation to a modern, digital organisation, delivering a high quality, streamlined service to property owners in England and Wales and ensuring this is well understood by colleagues, customers and partners, including other parts of government;

— ensure the vision is delivered through a well governed and resourced programme, with clear delivery milestones and key performance indicators. Ensure the right capabilities are in place at all levels in the organisation to support the transformation alongside “business as usual” services which ensure HMLR is brilliant at the basics;

— grip the operations challenge by ensuring delivery and continuous improvement of HMLR’s existing operations with a particular focus on driving enhanced productivity through lean techniques, consistency of process, better use of technology and ensuring our people have the right skills;

— act as a strong ambassador for the organisation, setting the direction for HMLR across government, demonstrating the role that HMLR can have in driving forward the agenda and ensuring partner bodies and industry view HMLR as an innovative and evidence-driven organisation;

— work with the Geospatial Commission and with other land registries around the world to maximise the potential of data, including the opportunity to capitalise on advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning and technologies such as blockchain to radically transform the customer experience.

10WeWork’s base at York Way in London is one of 24 buildings in the capital where WeWork offers co-working space to digital start-ups and established companies. All its space in London has been recorded by HM Land Registry.Photo: WeWork

You will have had an exceptionally fast start to your career with a track record of providing inspirational leadership.

HMLR has approximately 5,000 colleagues (including more property lawyers than any professional firm in the UK) in 14 locations. Each year it handles millions of service requests making more than £2 billion worth of residential property and commercial property transactions. This is a demanding role that requires an inspirational leader who is now ready to step up to one of the most exciting positions in the public sector.

The role requires commercial acumen with a strong professional background, with some board experience and a track record of delivery, able to provide strong leadership to HMLR through a period of significant change. It requires a high degree of financial literacy with previous P&L or significant budgetary responsibilities.

It is important that, through your CV and supporting statement, you are able to demonstrate the full range of skills necessaryto operate as CEO of a high-profile, valued

national asset. You should provide evidence and examples of proven experience against each of the selection criteria and you will need to be able to demonstrate your capability and potential against the following essential criteria:

— Leadership and vision – demonstrably strong leadership skills developed in organisations which deliver on the basics with the ability to build a strong team and unite colleagues around a shared, compelling, single vision.

— Strategic skill – the ability to develop a clear vision and plans for the future which reflect changing customer expectations in the context of the changing broader economic and social environment.

— Technology – An understanding of how leading-edge digital technology can transform our customer journey, harnessing the potential of technologies such as blockchain and AI.

— Transformation – driven to excellence with a desire to improve, you will have a track record of helping to lead transformation in complex organisations.

— Focus on delivery – with the ability to operate at a strategic level on the one hand but with the ability to be forensic on detail where this is necessary to achieve results.

Person specification

“HM Land Registry has created a very aspirational and ambitious agenda for itself and our new CEO.”Diana BreezeHMLR Non-executive Board Member Group HR Director of Land Securities Group

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— Excellent communication skills – able to influence and engage effectively with a range of stakeholders, including HMLR’s, the property industry, Government ministers, the legal industry, the public, our colleagues and their representatives and the National Audit Office (NAO) during a period of significant change.

— Understanding of how the public sector works – including evidence of successfully working within political ambiguity and under scrutiny.

— Successful candidates will be expected to demonstrate their commitment to:

— the UK Corporate Governance Code and best practice in the area of commercial governance;

— the Civil Service Code; and

— the principles of diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities.

Desirable skills and qualificationsIn addition to a first degree or equivalent, a postgraduate qualification or equivalent relevant to the role possibly in disciplines like computer science, economics, business or law could be an advantage.

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We take your career and development seriously and want to help you build a successful career within the Civil Service. It believes that it is crucial that Civil Service colleagues have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead and you’ll benefit from regular performance and development reviews to ensure this development is ongoing. As a Civil Service employee, you’ll be entitled to a large range of benefits.

Equality, diversity and inclusionWe have strong and pro-active colleague networks, special medical leave policies, reasonable adjustments put in place for those who need them, and diversity talent programmes to help everyone, irrespective of background, to achieve their potential.

PensionYour pension is a valuable part of your total reward package and HMLR makes a significant contribution to the cost of your pension.

Your contributions come out of your salary before any tax is taken. Your pension will continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire.

HMLR offers an occupational pension scheme called ‘alpha’ that provides a defined benefit worked out on a career average basis.

A defined benefit scheme provides retirement benefits that are based on your earnings and the length of time you have been a member, rather than the amount of money you payin. When you start taking your benefits you will get an option to exchange some of your annual pension for a one-off, tax-free lump sum.

The amount you contribute to alpha is based on which ‘pay band’ your earnings fall into each pay period. Visit www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk for more details.

Benefits of working for HM Land Registry

“HM Land Registry has a rich heritage, but I am equally impressed with its focus on the future.”Kirsty CooperHMLR Non-executive Board Member and Senior Independent DirectorCompany Secretary and General Counsel for Aviva

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Generous leave allowanceHMLR offers 25 days of annual leave on entry, increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after five years of service. This is in addition to eight public holidays.

This will be complemented by one further day’s paid privilege entitlement to mark the Queen’s Birthday.

We provide competitive maternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave, including:

— maternity leave, shared parental leave and adoption leave of up to 26 weeks on full pay, followed by 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid;

— paternity leave of up to 14 days’ leave on full pay; and

— parental leave of up to 18 weeks for each child under the age of 18, unpaid.

You will also be entitled to paid time off for volunteering and for public service duties – for example, if you are an armed forces reservist.

Other benefitsHMLR offers a wide range of benefits which include:

— a range of family-friendly policies, such as part-time working, job sharing, parental leave and career breaks, to help combine work and domestic responsibilities, subject to business needs;

— access to an employee support service that offers advice, guidance, information, counselling and support on a wide range of issues;

— a social and sports club in each of our 14 offices. We hold annual events such as a national festival and a charity challenge. We have teams in sports such as netball, football, cricket and hockey which compete in national Civil Service competitions;

— for those colleagues who cycle to work, an interest-free loan for the purchase of a bicycle and necessary safety equipment; and

— interest-free loans for the purchase of a quarterly or longer season ticket.Repayments are made via salary over the length of the ticket period.

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Trafalgar House, HM Land Registry’s Croydon headquarters, is adjacent to the 43-storey Saffron Square tower, part of a Berkeley Group residential development which blazed a trail for the town centre’s regeneration. Our Croydon Office has been registering the apartment leases since 2011.Photo: HM Land Registry

What is the role of the Civil Service Commission in relation to recruitment into the Civil Service?

The recruitment process

The Civil Service Commission has three primary functions:

— to provide assurance that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. For the most senior posts in the Civil Service, the Commission discharges its responsibilities directly by overseeing the recruitment process and by a Commissioner chairing the selection panel;

— to hear and determine appeals made by civil servants under the Civil Service Code which sets out the Civil Service values – Honesty, Integrity, Impartiality and Objectivity – and forms part of the relationship between civil servants and their employer; and

— Civil Service Commissioners chair selection panels for all external recruitment

competitions at Senior Civil Service Pay Band 2 (Directors), Pay Band 3 (Director General) and Permanent Secretary levels. An external competition is one that is advertised outside the Civil Service and candidates who are not existing civil servants may apply.

ApplicationApplications should be completed no later than Thursday 24 January and will involve uploading the documents outlined below.

1. A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years.

2. A Statement of Suitability (no longer than two pages) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role with particular reference to the criteria in the person specification.

3. A Diversity Monitoring Form.

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Candidates are kindly requested to submit their documents to responses@russellreynolds.com. Candidates should please include the role title and the reference number 1811-077L in the subject line of the email. All applications will be acknowledged.

Failure to submit both documents (CV and Statement of Suitability) will mean the panel only have limited information on which to assess your application against the criteria in the person specification. The Diversity Monitoring Form is mandatory, but will be used to evaluate the diversity of the candidate pool as a whole, and will not be used in any way to determine the suitability of your application. If you do not wish to provide a declaration on any of the particular characteristics in your Diversity Monitoring Form, you will have the option to select ‘prefer not to say’. The information you provide when submitting your application will help us monitor our progress towards the Civil Service becoming the most inclusive employer by 2020. See the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for more information. Please ensure that submitted documents contain your full name.

You should download the Diversity Monitoring Form from www.rraresponses.com. You will also be able to find full details of how to apply on this website.

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Should you encounter any issues with your online application please get in touch with us via James Walker-Hebborn(James.Walker-Hebborn@russellreynolds.comor +44 (0)20 7830 8034).

New development at St James’s Market in the West End of London, a £400 million joint venture by The Crown Estate and Oxford Properties. Our Plymouth Office handled the registrations of all the Crown Estate’s new building and offices, shops and restaurants. Photo: The Crown Estate

ShortlistYou will receive an acknowledgment of your application through the online process.A panel will then assess your application to select those demonstrating the best fit with the role by considering the evidence you have provided against the criteria set out in the ‘Person specification’ section. Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application.

The timeline later in this pack indicates the date by which a decision is expected to be made, and all shortlisted candidates will be advised of the outcome as soon as possible thereafter.

Jane Burgess, a Civil Service Commissioner, will chair the process. In addition to Jane, the other panel members will be:

— Michael Mire, Chair, HMLR, and Senior Advisor to Lazard;

— Diana Breeze, Non-executive Board Member, HMLR, and Group HR Director of Land Securities

— Ceri Smith, Director, UK Government Investments; and

— Debbie Gillatt, Director, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Assessment— If you are shortlisted, you will be asked

to take part in a series of assessments which will include psychometric tests and a colleague engagement exercise. These assessments will not result in a pass or fail decision. Rather, they are designed to support the panel’s decision-making and highlight areas for the panel to explore further at interview.

— You will also have the opportunity to speak to the Chair and other non-executive board members prior to the final interview to learn more about the role and the organisation. This may include visiting Doug Gurr at Amazon’s new UK head office, Kirsty Cooper at Aviva’s worldwide corporate centre or Angela Morrison at one of Debenhams’ newest stores. Please note this is not part of the formal assessment process.

— You will be asked to attend a panel interview in order to have a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification.

— Two professional references will be required in advance of the final interviews. Please be assured we will not contact your referees without your permission to do so.

— Full details of the assessment process will be made available to you if you are shortlisted.

Offer— We expect to be able to notify you of the

outcome of the recruitment process, and make an offer to the successful candidate, during March.

— We will send you a copy of your psychometric test report undertaken as part of the recruitment process once the recruitment competition has concluded.

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Expected timeline

We will try to offer as much flexibility as we can but it may not be possible to offer alternative dates for assessments or interviews. You are therefore asked to note the timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process, including participating in assessments via video (such as Skype and Google Hangout) where necessary in order to meet the dates given. Please note that, while we’ll endeavour to keep to these dates they may be subject to change.

Anticipated timetable

Advert closing date

23:59 Thursday 24 January 2019

Expected longlist announcement

w/c 28 January 2019

Expected shortlist announcement

w/c 11 February 2019

Assessments w/c 18 February 2019

Interview early March 2019

18Debenhams’ new store in the Roaring Meg Retail & Leisure Park in Stevenage was crowned ‘Best New Store’ at the 2018 Retail Week Awards. The 80,000 square foot store opened in August 2017 and was registered by our Leicester Office.Photo: Debenhams

Frequently asked questions

1. Can I apply if I am not currently a civil servant?

Yes. This role is open to suitably qualified people in the private sector and to existing civil servants and those in accredited non-departmental bodies.

2. Is this role suitable for part-time working?

This role is available for full-time, part-time or flexible working arrangements. If you wish to discuss your needs in more detail please get in touch with the named point of contact in this pack.

3. Will the role involve travel? Some travel will be required for this role.

The current CEO travels one or two days per week to other offices.

4. Where will the role be based? If successful you will be based mainly

in Croydon with regular working in London and travel to other HMLR offices. Relocation costs will not be reimbursed.

5. Can I claim back any expenses incurred during the recruitment process?

No. Unfortunately we will not be able to reimburse you, except in exceptional circumstances and only when agreed in advance.

6. What nationality do I need to hold in order to apply?

To be eligible for employment to this role you must be a national from:

– the United Kingdom; – the Republic of Ireland; – the Commonwealth*; – a European Economic Area (EEA)

member state; – Switzerland; or – Turkey. Certain family members of EEA, Swiss and

Turkish nationals are also eligible to apply regardless of their nationality.

(*Commonwealth citizens not yet in the UK, who have no right of abode in the UK and who do not have leave to enter the UK are ineligible to apply.)

For further information on whether you are eligible to apply, please visit GOV.UK.

7. Reserved for UK nationals? Certain posts, notably those concerned

with security and intelligence, might be reserved for British citizens, but this will not normally prevent access to a wide range of developmental opportunities within the Civil Service.

This is not a reserved post.

8. Is security clearance required? Yes. If successful you must hold, or be

willing to obtain, security clearance to SC level. More information about the vetting process can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/security-vetting-and-clearance.

9. What reasonable adjustments can be made if I have a disability?

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments in order to support disabled job applicants and ensure you are not disadvantaged in the recruitment and assessment process. Reasonable adjustments could include allowing extra time during selection tests, ensuring information is provided in an accessible format or providing training.

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If you feel you may need a reasonable adjustment to be made, or you would like to discuss your requirements in more detail, please contact us in the first instance.

If you wish to receive a hard copy of the information, or in an alternative format such as audio, Braille or large font, please contact: execrecruitment@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.

If you cannot apply online, please post your application to:

Executive Recruitment, Civil Service Talent, 4th Floor, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ.

Please quote the vacancy reference number on the envelope.

10. Do you offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for Disabled Persons?

Disabled applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria in the job specification are guaranteed an interview. Selection will be on merit. If you wish to claim a guaranteed interview under the Disability Commitment, you should complete the relevant section of the online application. It is not necessary to state the nature of your disability.

11. Will this role be overseen by the Civil Service Commission?

Yes. As this role is one of the more senior posts within the Civil Service, a Commissioner will oversee the recruitment process and chair the selection panel.

More detailed information can be found on the Civil Service Commission website.

12. What do I do if I want to make a complaint?

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact Claire Wren (Claire.Wren@ukgi.org.uk) in the first instance.

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission.

13. What should I do if I think that I have a conflict of interest?

Candidates must note the requirement to declare any interests that might cause questions to be raised about their approach to the business of the department.

If you believe that you may have a conflict of interest please contact Catherine Young at Catherine.Young1@cabinetoffice.gov.uk before submitting your application.

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Contact us

Should candidates like to discuss the role in more detail before submitting an application, please contact James Walker-Hebborn at James.Walker-Hebborn@russellreynolds.com or on +44 (0)20 7830 8034.

This campaign is being run on behalf of the department by Executive Recruitment. Executive Recruitment is part of Civil Service Talent, part of Civil Service HR, and is a central government expert service specialising in the attraction, search, selection and recruitment of senior civil servants.

The team is regularly commissioned by departments and other government organisations to deliver end-to-end recruitment for some of society’s mostimportant leadership and specialist positions.

Our work is regulated by the Civil Service Commission where necessary and supported by the equality campaign group Stonewall.

Cabinet Office is a Disability Confident employer.

21The £440 million Westgate Oxford shopping centre was delivered by the Westgate Oxford Alliance, a joint venture between Landsec and The Crown Estate. The centre was registered by our Gloucester Office in 2015, the year building work began.Photo: photocritical/Shutterstock.com