Be the voice of Wales closer to home
“If you’re an ambitious Welsh resident looking for a job where you can make a real difference to the lives of people, then start a career in the Civil Service. As an organisation dedicated to levelling up it offers a variety of opportunities to build a career in Wales without having to move to London”
Director, Wales Office
Glynne Jones
Industry, energy, the environment, social care, and culture – the UK Civil Service influences all of this and more. Now we’re bringing senior Civil Service roles to locations all across Wales. Use your talent and experience to transform the communities you’re part of.
Have real influence on how the UK is governed. Build a career with a future for everyone.
Join us and you’ll not only help to shape policy closer to home but also have a positive impact nationwide.
We’ll be committed to your growth and development in return. We’ll offer you opportunities to progress your career and broaden your experience that few organisations can match. We’re here to support our people because they support the nation.
Cymraeg
The Civil Service career offer
When you begin your career in the Civil Service you will join an inclusive team, with exciting opportunities to help shape what happens within society.
In recent years, civil servants have worked on areas that have had a big impact on citizens, including the COVID-19 response, EU exit and international trade, cyber security, and the economy, to name a few.
The UK Civil Service offers many different avenues for potential applicants to join our organisation, including the Civil Service Fast Stream and Civil Service Apprenticeships.
Have a look, and see if any of them are right for you.
Welsh talent – Career opportunities closer to home
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- [Huw Bryer, Deputy Director, Wales Cities and Local Growth Unit, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government] Places for Growth for me is about ensuring the Civil Service really attracts the best talent, but to do that in a way that means it’s located outside of Whitehall and London. So as well as the location being outside of London and giving me the personal career opportunity, I feel a real sense of connection to the work I do here because I’m invested in Wales and the communities that I’m working with and the partners I’m working alongside to achieve some of those objectives.
- [Gemma Nesbitt, Sector Lead, Food and Drink, Department for International Trade] I think it’s really great news for the Civil Service that this Places for Growth programme is underway. It really widens the net in terms of talent they can attract and really is making sure that people who are in diverse communities, in more deprived areas, have access to the same opportunities as those living in bigger cities and in London.
- [Darren Morgan, Director, Economic Statistics and Production Analysis, Office for National Statistics] So the thinking behind Places for Growth and levelling up: I think the key thing for me is equality of opportunity, regardless of where you live in the country. Making sure that everyone in the country has that equality of opportunity, and improving diversity of voice and inclusivity.
- [Huw] It’s fantastic news for the Civil Service that a wider role range is available here in Wales. It means that we can bring the best talent available in Wales into Civil Service positions, with people that have a genuine understanding, knowledge and a passion for Wales. It’s really a big opportunity for the Civil Service to strengthen its diversity, its breadth in terms of the lived experiences and the people that come into the Civil Service, and I think that can only be a good thing really.
- [Gemma] For me Places for Growth is all about making sure that we’re on the ground in communities that we are serving, and making sure that employees come from diverse backgrounds as well – coming from those communities that we are serving.
- [Justin Placide, Co-chair, Civil Service Race Forum, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy] By bringing people in from different regions, from different backgrounds to have that real influence to make real policy, that’s going to improve hopefully everyone in the UK. Whether that is a sort of regional kind of fort, whether that’s a devolved administration kind of fort and also tying into levelling up and Places for Growth.
- [Huw] So it’s important not just from a location perspective but from a contribution perspective and that lived experience that I bring to it as well.
- [Gemma] The Places for Growth programme is really great news for Wales as a country because it now means that there will be people actually based in Wales who will be presenting your interests, the interests of businesses, our citizens in Wales at the UK government table.
Learn more about the Civil Service in Wales
The three major cities in Wales are the capital, Cardiff (447,287), Newport (306,844) and Swansea (300,352). The major towns by population are Tonypandy, Bridgend and Barry.
The Department for International Trade has chosen Cardiff as a regional hub. As well as attracting up to 100 jobs, the move will support Welsh firms in growing exports and attracting inward investment.
Where could you work?
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
- Home Office
- Ministry of Justice
- Office for National Statistics
