wrans/answers2025-03-25 conversation_304
Source: hansard.parliament.uk (2025-03-25)

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Paul Holmes:To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2025 to Question 20982 on Civil Servants: Recruitment, what the (a) job title, (b) unit or division and (c) grade is of each Civil Service job not advertised externally; and for what reason her Department is not advertising all jobs externally. \p Alex Norris: Further to Answer of 10 January 2025 to Question 20982, see table below detailing (a) job title, (b) unit and (c) grade of jobs not advertised externally for the period 4th July to 31st December 2024.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is moving towards an external by default approach to recruitment. In the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles 2018 there are exemptions to this approach for roles which require a niche skills set or experience which can only be found in the Civil Service. In addition, there are exemptions for short term/temporary roles for projects or areas with tight timescales, whereby current Civil Servants can join the department quickly on loan or fixed term agreements with the correct clearances.

Departmental group

Grade breakdown

Job title

Grade

Corporate Group

3x Grade 6 5x Grade 7 6x SEO

Careers and Development Lead

Grade 7

Physical Security Lead

SEO

Workforce Team

Grade 6

Statistician

Grade 7

Ministerial Team Security Advisers

SEO

Head of Programme Delivery

Grade 6

Deputy Head of Profession

Grade 7

Product Manager

SEO

Assistant Departmental Records Officer

SEO

Senior Product Manager

Grade 7

Private Secretary & Business Manager

SEO

Live Services Manager

SEO

Subject Matter Expert

Grade 7

Local Government and Public Services

1x HEO

Communications Officer

HEO

Local Growth, Communities and Devolution

6x Grade 6 5x Grade 7 5x SEO 3x HEO

Delivery Manager

SEO

Head of Unit

Grade 6

Head of Unit

Grade 6

Policy Lead

Grade 7

Head of Policy

Grade 7

Business Support Officer

HEO

Head of Office

Grade 7

Programme Manager

Grade 6

Programme Management Office Manager

Grade 7

Senior Policy Advisor

SEO

Risk and Issue Manager

SEO

Strategy Policy Advisor

HEO

Policy lead

Grade 6

Fund Evaluator

SEO

Head of Elections Data

Grade 6

Policy & Funding Analysis

Grade 6

Policy Advisor

SEO

Senior Strategy Advisor

Grade 7

Policy Advisor

HEO

Regeneration, Housing and Planning

4x Grade 6 7x Grade 7 4x SEO 1x HEO

Policy Team Lead

Grade 7

Head of Strategy

Grade 6

Senior Policy Advisor

Grade 7

Senior Policy and Strategy Advisors

Grade 7

Head of Housing Insights & Strategic Policy

Grade 6

Social Housing Directorate SEOs

SEO

Property Technology Strategy Advisor

Grade 7

Policy Advisor

SEO

Policy Officer

HEO

Policy Advisor

SEO

Senior Policy Advisor

Grade 7

Private Secretary

Grade 7

Head of Programme Management Office

Grade 6

Project Manager

SEO

Head of Evaluation & Insight

Grade 7

Head of Economic Analysis

Grade 6

Senior Policy Adviser

SEO

Safer and Greener Buildings

1x Grade 6 3x SEO 1x HEO

Construction Products Policy Adviser

SEO

Community Relationship Manager

SEO

Policy Advisor

HEO

Policy and Briefing Advisor

SEO

Lead Technical Architect

Grade 6

Strategy and Communications

1x Grade 6 1x Grade 7 1x HEO

Head of Data Science

Grade 6

Videographer

HEO

Senior Private Secretary/Head of Office

Grade 7