A Brilliant Civil Service
A range of blog posts illustrating the vision of:
"A brilliant Civil Service that helps to keep the United Kingdom prosperous and secure, supporting the governments we serve in
implementing their commitments and delivering high quality services for the public."
Blogs in this category will illustrate aspects of the vision and how it is being implemented across the organisation under its four supporting pillars: Improved outcomes; Effective leaders; Skilled people; A great place to work.
The Government Recruitment Information Database (GRID) is a recruitment database used to produce insights that improve Civil Service recruitment. Golden Thread uses data from GRID to produce interactive dashboards. Why is Golden Thread (GRID) significant for Government Recruitment Service (GRS)? …
Mina Joshi, Operations Executive, Department for International Trade, shares her experience of caring for her husband during coronavirus. I have been a carer for my husband for many years and my caring role has grown as his illness has progressed. …
Tony Grayling, Director, Sustainable Business and Development Directorate, Environment Agency, shares his experience of being a carer during coronavirus. The situation brought by Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been challenging for all of us. We have had to adapt to new ways …
How to embed empathy into everything we do We are the Me We Empathy community, we work across HMRC to embed empathy into all of the work we do, to put people before process and build an inclusive culture. Our …
The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest threat the UK has faced in decades. The virus has caused tens of thousands of deaths, affected the lives of everyone in the country and has had a devastating effect on businesses. This situation …
"He can have a Force 12 nervous breakdown while he stands next to you in the bus queue and you may be his best friend but you'll never be the wiser. Which is why some of our best officers turn …
From its origins in 2011 to the present day, the GREAT Britain campaign team looks back at what the campaign has achieved over the past nine years and its plans for selling the UK to the world in the years …
The 2016-20 Civil Service Workforce Plan provided the impetus to accelerate modernisation of our recruitment processes. We introduced a new website to showcase careers in the Civil Service, we upgraded our recruitment technology to improve the user experience and we …
Traditionally, the end of summer acts as a bit of a reset point for many of us. Personally, I’ve always seen this as a good time to look with fresh eyes at plans, to re-evaluate our progress and to consider …
The Civil Service Careers website recently celebrated its second birthday and it has evolved significantly over that time. The addition of informative and engaging content from more departments and professions, the inclusion of video to showcase our people and the …