What is the
Civil Service?

What is a civil servant?

The work civil servants do touches all aspects of life in the UK, from education and the environment, to transport and defence.

You could work as a vet, a customer service adviser, a weapons engineer, a marine biologist or a web developer, to name a few.

A career in the Civil Service offers you:

• the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives in the UK and abroad
• learning on the job and good career development opportunities
• flexible working wherever we can and comprehensive benefits