What is the Civil Service?
The Civil Service employs over 420,000 people from across the UK. There are a wide range of roles and opportunities within departments, agencies or public bodies including:
- Diplomatic Service
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
- Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
- Government Economic Service (GES)
- Government Legal Service (GLS)
- Government Operational Research Service (GORS)
- Government Social Research (GSR)
- Government Statistical Service (GSS)
- HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
- HM Treasury
- Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), MI6
- Security Service, MI5.
How do I get into it?
Information on the range of routes into Civil Service careers.
Prospects
Graduate careers site with detailed job profiles on:
HMRC
An overview of the organisational culture and opportunities available.
Opportunities with this expanding side of HMRC's activity.
National Careers Service
Includes job profiles for:
Includes information on becoming a regulated immigration adviser.
Jobs and employers
A summary of links to all the Civil Service entry routes. Including current vacancies, placements and internships.
Four-year leadership development programme that provides the main graduate entry route into the service.
Devolved government opportunities
Reviews and advice from recent graduate Fast Stream appointees.
Further information
Includes interviews with current Fast Streamers.
News and an overview of the service from central government.
Devolved government information
A free policy resource used by public servants, practitioners and academics to find and share case studies, opinion and analysis about government innovation globally.
An overview of the agencies and their activities.
An independent body representing 181 customs administrations worldwide.
Specialist provider of information on immigration and refugee law.
Regulatory body which oversees provision of immigration advice.