The Civil Service - an independent view
4 young people were invited to give an independent view on the Civil Service - this is what they made of it.
Our Departments
The Civil Service is divided into departments, which deal with areas such as education, health and defence. Most departments have their own agencies dealing with specialist subjects.
Whatever your passion – from the environment to promoting the UK's interests overseas, welfare & the economy to keeping our country safe, there’s a department or agency to match.
In 2020 I rejoined the Civil Service working on a part-time basis at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. I began my Level 5 Apprenticeship (Foundation Degree) a few months from starting in post. I knew I'd come back when I left the Civil Service 3 years ago and I'm so glad I did.
Our Professions
Every Civil Service job is also part of a profession – everything from front line work to human resources.
Your profession offers career development pathways & frameworks, training and development programmes and networking opportunities – plus the chance to work on major cross-government projects.
Our interactive map shows live Civil Service job vacancies near you!
You’ll find job vacancies across the UK – in fact, over 80% of our jobs are based outside London. The job opportunities displayed represent the vacancies available in the majority of our ministerial departments and larger agencies. We want the Civil Service to be a brilliant place to work, wherever you're based.
Try our Career Matcher - Find your 'Flair' working for the Civil Service....
The Career Matcher is a new feature which helps to increase people's confidence that their transferable skills may make them a good fit for working in the Civil Service. This new tool uses a simple quiz format, 3 questions with multiple choice answer completion. It is very quick to complete, 5 minutes or less. The results page gives you links to 3 Professions pages showing where you could be a great fit to work in the Civil Service.
Do you want to see where you could excel in the Civil Service?