We offer more.
A rich and varied working life. Career-defining projects. Exceptional training and development opportunities – and a sector-leading benefits package.
Rewards and Benefits
Competitive Pay Reward
- GCO pay bands are higher than civil service equivalent bands, with the GCO range from £72,000 – £228,000
- Annual Pay Award process by which GCO implement changes to pay bands, increases to consolidated base salary and non-consolidated payment. However,none are guaranteed.
- Concord pension scheme, a defined contribution pension scheme, will see you pay 5% of your pensionable pay and GCO contribute 3%, meaning 8% in total is being paid to your pension.
- Performance-related pay is available each year to eligible individuals, G7 & G6 up to 15% of consolidated base salary. SCS can earn up to 20%. This is a unique benefit within the Civil Service
- GCO rewards and recognises employees for their commitment to the Civil Service in the form of a letter from the Government Chief Commercial Officer and a choice ofSpecial Leave or Retail Vouchers.
Progressive Talent Management
- You’ll receive support from career coaches, training options including 1:1 and group coaching, masterclasses, mentoring and action learning sets. Professional development is a priority we take it seriously.
- Talent pools are available where you’ll have the opportunity to move into different roles across anywhere in government, expanding on your experience and taking your career to the next level.
- You’ll join a community of like-minded individuals with a broad range of government experience, providing vast networking and peer learning opportunities through national senior speaker events and more.
- You will become an accredited commercial specialist through our Assessment and Development Centre (ADC). This is a qualification that will showcase your capability as a government professional, possessing the right leadership and technical skills. You will receive expert insight on your strengths and areas of development to further your career. Further information on ADC can be found here:
Inclusion & Diversity
- We have a variety of diversity and inclusion groups and networks available including Carers Network, Disability Action Group, Faith and Belief Forum, Gender Equality Group, LGBT+ network, Menopause Network, Cabinet Office Race Equality (CORE) Network and AGE Network, to name a few.
- GCO utilises occupational health services including workplace needs assessments, which provides advice on workplace adjustments to support employees with long term health conditions or disability. Ensuring everyone feels safe and can bring their authentic selves to work.
- The Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) allows you to ask for reasonable adjustments ensuring that everyone feels fully supported through every stage of the application and selection process..
- We are committed to operating three guaranteed interview schemes (GIS) within our recruitment processes across all grades; which includes Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), Great Place to Work for Veterans (GPtW for Veterans) and Redeployments Interview Scheme (RIS).
Work Life Balance
- Annual Leave on GCO terms you are entitled to 25 days’ and 8 public holiday days and one privilege leave day for the King’s Official Birthday (pro-rata for part-time employees) and may have the option to purchase up to 5 further days.
- GCO recognises you have priorities outside of work and you can request a range of working patterns to honour this including part-time, compressed hours, job sharing, part-year, annualised hours and flexi-time, which allows you to work your contractual hours more flexibly.
- Hybrid working of 60% office attendance monthly is available to employees, allowing you to balance your work and life priorities to suit your lifestyle.
- In certain circumstances, you can take time off in addition to annual leave, examples include public duties, volunteering, Disability Leave, Carer’s Leave or time off to deal with domestic emergencies.
Employee Benefits Portal
- You’ll have access to mylifestyle which is a benefits hub through which you can choose the benefits that best suit your needs. You’ll access discounts on top brands and quarter three 24/25 saw engagement significantly increase. The top three retailers GCO employees received savings from were Currys, Argos and M&S.
- Mygymdiscounts provide you discounts on big gym and leisure chains such as Nuffield Health, David Lloyd, PureGym, The Gym Group, independent clubs offering HIIT, CrossFit and yoga.
- The Cycle to work scheme, you can make up to 47% tax and national insurance savings on the cost of a bike and cycling accessories, by making monthly payments from your salary before you’re taxed.
- You can claim reimbursement towards dental treatment during the policy year, up to the policy limit at your choice of dentist, from just £8.25 per month.
Health & Wellbeing
- The GCO aims to reduce sickness absence by prevention and early intervention, and through a culture that actively promotes health and wellbeing. Further details on occupational sick pay policy can be provided.
- Employee Assistance Programme is available to you which offers a range of services to help deal with challenges you may face in work or your personal life including The Helpline (available 24 hours a day, seven days a week), counselling and therapy.
- You can claim for an eye test once every 12 months, up to a maximum cost of £30, and another test within a 12-month period if the Optician states that another is required. You can claim £50 towards glasses or contact lenses where the Optician states they are required for daily working.
- Flu Jab cost reimbursement is available to you, where you can claim up to a maximum of £20 this season.
Home page
About us
Meet our people
