Bring influence closer to home
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 Yorkshire and Humberside. 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.
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- [Gillian Hillier, Chief Executive, Standards and Testing Agency] For me, Places for Growth is about making sure that we have a CIvil Service represented all around the country. Obviously there is a lot of work that’s traditionally gone on in Westminster and in Whitehall, but having civil servants based across the country means we get a real sense of the issues in each area of the country so we can personalise what’s going on.
- [Angela MacDonald, Permanent Secretary] Places for Growth offers the Civil Service a couple of different things I think. Firstly, access to the magnificent talent there is across the UK. Now if you’re a great big organisation like HM Revenue and Customs or Department for Work and Pensions, you’re already pretty much everywhere but often those are in more operational based roles. The Civil Service offers opportunities for information technology, for accountants, for human resources people, for policy. Often you can’t get to be senior in those kind of roles in a lot of departments if you’re not in London. Places for Growth is going to mean that there is a strong commitment to being able to be senior across all the professions in all the organisations no matter where you are.
- [Tommy Hazelwood, Work coach recruitment team, Department for Work and Pensions] It should have happened a long time ago, you know, because if decisions are made with a London-centric perspective that affects the quality of those decisions. There is no substitute for being in a place. I’m sure whenever decisions are made that affect different parts of the country there are consultations done and that kind of thing, but there’s no substitute for being there and having people whose day-to-day lives are based in those places.
- [Shabbir Khan, Senior policy and strategy advisor, Cabinet Office] I think it’s really important for people to feel connected to their government and feel their government does things for them and for their area. I think we’re seeing that across the world, across the western world particularly, that people perhaps feel a bit more distant from their government. People feel like the government is acting upon them rather than acting for them. The only real way that you counteract that is by setting up government all over the UK.
- [Sonia Pawson, Deputy Director, Head of Fast Stream, Cabinet Office] Yeah I think diverse government is good government because it’s important that we represent and reflect the society that we serve. So, especially thinking about, from my experience living in Yorkshire, it’s really comforting to know that civil servants who are implementing policy, writing policy, have got a good grasp and understanding of the local issues affecting people in the communities that they work and live in.
- [Gillian] By having many more jobs in the region, of many different kinds, of all levels of seniority, that means that it’s got some really great people who see this as their career, who can develop their skills in the Civil Service and don’t feel like, in order to progress, they maybe go and work for another part of the public sector or private sector. So it’s a win-win for everyone I think.
Yorkshire talent – Career opportunities closer to home
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.
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.
“Yorkshire is a fantastic place to start your Civil Service career – there are so many professions and departments, in a beautiful and buzzing environment. I’d encourage anyone to consider opportunities here, whether you are a new starter or further on in your career.”
Angela MacDonald
Permanent Secretary, HM Revenue and Customs
The three major cities in the region are Leeds (761,100), Sheffield (551,800) and Kingston upon Hull (257,000). The other major population centres are in York, Cleethorpes, Grimsby and Scunthorpe.
Where could you work?
- Cabinet Office
- Department for Education
- Department for Transport
- Home Office
- Ministry of Justice
