Policy Advisor
Job Description
Details
Reference number
373625
Salary
£33,230 – £38,406
Successful candidates will be offered the minimum of the pay scale, but in some circumstances salary negotiations will be dependent on the demonstration of skills and experience. All our roles come with an excellent benefits’ package, including the generous Civil Service Pension Scheme. Further salary increases depend entirely upon the outcome of our annual pay negotiation with central government. If you are a current Civil Servant transferring to us, your salary will be discussed in line with our pay policies.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Job grade
Higher Executive Officer
D
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
CH – Policy
Type of role
Policy
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location
Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZ
About the job
Job summary
Our aim at Companies House is to be the best registry in the world. We’re an Executive Agency of The Department of Business and Trade. We maintain the public register of companies for the UK and are world leaders in corporate transparency. The register is available online and can be accessed by anyone free of charge. Information on the register helps individuals and businesses make effective decisions. There are close to 5 million companies on the register, excluding those in the process of dissolution and liquidation. We incorporate over 800,000 new companies every year.
This is an exciting time to join Companies House. We are currently undertaking an ambitious programme of organisational transformation, underpinned by legislative reform and the introduction of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.
The Act is making huge changes to how Companies House operates, with more changes being phased in over the next few years. The legislation includes measures that:
Ensure information on the register is more reliable and accurate.
Increase corporate transparency.
Help to tackle fraud, money laundering and other illicit activity.
Support economic growth and ease of doing business.
Amend our financial reporting systems to reflect advancements in digital technology.
As a Policy Advisor, you will be part of the team responsible for the delivery of all Companies Act related policy changes for accounts and reporting. We need people with strong analytical and communication skills, who can work collaboratively to develop and explain policy and deliver legislative change. You will play a role in supporting the development of secondary legislation and its implementation, working closely with colleagues, our stakeholders and partners.
If you think this is the role for you, then we’d love to hear from you!
Job description
You’ll be:
Working closely with The Department of Business and Trade, other government departments and stakeholders to develop policy and deliver legislative change.
Taking ownership of specified work-streams, working closely with colleagues to influence, develop and communicate polices.
Helping to analyse and implement legislative requirements that may impact us.
Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders.
Providing policy advice and support on projects relevant to the team, also during meetings with different business areas.
Drafting policy papers for consideration.
Drafting initial responses in respect of Ministerial and Chief Executive correspondence.
Person specification
We are looking for the following experience, which will be assessed at sift and interview. Please refer to this section when writing your personal statement.
We’re looking for a Policy Advisor who:
Has strong analytical skills and is able to understand and apply legal and technical advice and evidence to develop policy and deliver it.
Is a confident communicator (both verbally and in writing), effectively explaining detailed proposals to ensure understanding and engagement.
Is a great team player, able to support senior policy managers and other colleagues with clear recommendations based on expertise.
Is able to build and maintain a strong network of stakeholders (internally and externally) and is confident collaborating with colleagues at all levels.
Works at pace and sometimes under pressure; juggling competing priorities and delivers high quality work on time.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Making Effective Decisions
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £33,230, Companies House contributes £9,626 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we’re committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.
Head to Our benefits – Working for us – Recruitment (companieshouse.gov.uk) to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House.
We celebrate diversity…
As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few. We will be happy to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing recruitmentCH@companieshouse.gov.uk
Where will you be working?
You will be aligned to our Cardiff Office, where we are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work. Our approach to hybrid working provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. The degree of choice you have will depend on business need, your role and your day-to-day work activities and will be discussed at offer stage.
About the team
We are a fun, friendly and inclusive team, that works in the Strategy, Policy and External Communications Directorate. We organise team social events throughout the year and have a particular commitment to staff wellbeing. The team are currently working through accounts and reporting reforms that we will be implementing over the next few years.
You can find out more about the changes and Companies House here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
In your application form we’d like you to:
Tell us about your employment history, including key responsibilities and achievements.
Write a personal statement of 1250 words where you demonstrate how you meet the person specification for this role (you can find the person specification in the top part of this advert).
What will the process look like?
At sift candidates will be assessed against the criteria listed in the Person Specification and are asked to supply work history/personal statement and reference any transferable skills using the job description for reference.
Once the advert has closed, we will sift applications – this involves reading through them all, please bear with us as this can take some time.
Successful candidates from the sift stage will be invited to attend an interview.
At interview candidates will be assessed against the behaviours listed in the advert and we will use Success Profiles: Behaviours and Strengths.
We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.
We understand that you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, and original and doesn’t include ideas or work that isn’t your own. This is so that your application is authentically and credibly your own.
Companies House uses a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework.
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.
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. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Name :
Jon Shenton
Email :
jshenton@companieshouse.gov.uk
Recruitment team
Email :
recruitmentch@companieshouse.gov.uk
Further information
We welcome applications in Welsh / Rydym yn croesawi ceisiadau yn y Gymraeg. 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. In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles, our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of appointment on the basis of merit by fair and open competition. 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 infopoint@companieshouse.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission . info@csc.gov.uk Civil Service Commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road SW1A 2HQ