DWP Executive Officer Recruitment
DWP is a department within the Civil Service.
We have a variety of professions and plenty of opportunities for development, learning and progression throughout your career.
Why join DWP? Watch our recruitment video.
At the heart of what we do, our service delivery colleagues provide all our vital services to our customers. If you decide to join us you will be part of the Operational Delivery profession.
Learn more about how you can help us make a difference.
DWP are responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy.
As the UK’s biggest public service department we are proud to be responsible for administering the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers.
Explore the roles we have on offer and how to apply.
You could be working in one of our Job Centres helping move people into work or dealing with allowances or benefits in one of our service centres, as well as many other opportunities to work on the front line, for example in Child Maintenance Service or Retirement Services.
We are regularly recruiting within our Operational Delivery Profession and live vacancies can be found within the Vacancies tab for the grade you are interested in.
More details on the specific role you are applying for can be found can by clicking HERE
You can find more information on the Civil Service and Civil Service Careers here.
- Benefits
- DWP Commitments
- Inclusion
- Eligibility
Benefits Of Working for DWP
There are lots of great benefits to working for a large Civil Service employer and as well as the information you can read about here which covers in detail Work-life balance, Health and Wellbeing, Discounts, The Pension Scheme and Career and Personal Development. Some highlights are:
What you can expect from DWP
Our aim is to create an environment where everyone feels supported to be their best. DWP strives to be a wholly inclusive organisation and we also pride ourselves on being a Disability Confident Leader. We wholeheartedly commit to the Civil Service ambition to be the most inclusive employer in the UK, we welcome and encourage applications for our vacancies from all people from a wide range of backgrounds to help DWP become more representative of the communities we serve.
Shaping the services that touch lives across the UK
That's Our Purpose
Our Values
We care - We look out for each other. We listen to each other and to our customers. We take people’s needs seriously
We deliver - We are committed and professional. We take responsibility for getting the job done right. We take pride in our expertise and our purpose.
We adapt - We learn and grow together to find better ways of working. We change what we do as our customers’ needs change.
We work together - We pull together because we know that when we join up with others, we achieve greater things.
We value everybody - We work to make this a place where everyone belongs and can be at their best. We know that being inclusive will be at the heart of our success.
Sustainability
Here at DWP we want to embed sustainability into our decision making and workplace culture. We know that Sustainability touches all areas of our work, so we want to help all colleagues to understand what it means for them. As part of that, we have a network of Sustainability Champions, who talk with their team members about local improvements we can make. We have an ambition to have a champion in every office across the country, and we’ve almost achieved that.
As you might expect, we have also invested in sustainability across our estate, making changes to the way we heat and light our offices, using water more carefully, and many more improvements. If you’d like to read about some of the recent changes we’ve already made, take a look at the Sustainability Report within the DWP annal report and accounts 2022 to 2023- Gov.UK (www.gov.uk) Page 136. And if you want to see our plans for the future you can read about them here:
“We are passionate about sustainability – we are making a big change to reduce our carbon footprint and ensure each and every one of us contribute to achieving net zero”.
Debbie Alder
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
Equality
DWP provides services that embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity.
At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce.
We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should contact the SSCL Customer Hub via:
- Live Chat
- DWP-Customer_Hub@gov.sscl.com
- 0345 241 5365
We will not tolerate discrimination on the grounds of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, religion, age, disability, HIV positivity, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity, political beliefs or any other grounds.
DWP is recognised as a Disability Confident Leader a status that recognises our work to create an empowering culture for colleagues with disabilities supporting people to achieve their full potential.
We aim to deliver the Civil Service ambition to be the UK's most inclusive employer to make DWP more diverse and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. For more information visit Equality and diversity - Department for Work and Pensions - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .
We also offer the "Great Place to Work for Veterans Scheme" and welcome applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction.
Do you want to be part of a team where you can be yourself, feel supported, empowered, valued, respected, fairly treated and able to achieve your full potential?
If your answer is Yes. Join us!
We aspire to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications for our roles to help us reflect the citizens we serve. We want to be a workplace where everyone is valued and respected while being themselves and where everyone has a role to play in delivering our purpose of supporting people now and in the future. It is an exciting time to work in the Department for Work and Pensions and your future achievements can genuinely transform lives. Thank you for your interest in joining us.
Julie Blomley
Director General, People and Capability
Eligibility
To be eligible for the role you must fulfil the following criteria.
- Be eligible to work in the UK. This is a non-reserved post and is open
- Be able to provide ALL of the documents we need to complete your pre-employment screening and security clearance.
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. Please be aware that foreign or dual nationality is not an automatic bar. However certain posts may have restrictions which could affect those who do not have sole British nationality or who have personal connections with certain countries outside the UK. For more information on job nationality requirements and the right to work in the UK, see Nationality Rules and Right to Work in the UK to check if you are eligible to apply.
Security
To apply for roles in DWP you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
For roles in Counter Fraud Compliance and Debt (CFCD) there may be additional checks as you may require enhanced security clearance.
