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Join the OFT and you will be part of a team dedicated to making a difference to the lives of people across the UK.
You could be carrying out a major market study, investigating a complex merger or combating a new scam. You might be running a campaign on how to get out of debt,or weighing up whether a contract is unfair. Whatever your role, you'll be helping to make markets work well for consumers by contributing to our high-profile, high-impact work.
In return, you will enjoy attractive benefits including a generous pension, 30 days' annual leave and the chance to work flexibly.
Please note: to become a permanent member of staff, you must be a UK national citizen or a:
At the time of applying you must be legally entitled to live and work in the United Kingdom, undertaking the type of work in question. Please note that sponsorship will not be available.
The OFT will consider flexible working terms for most roles. However, for operational reasons, we may not be able to accommodate all requests. We will also consider job share applications, however you must apply with a job share partner.
Further information on potential job share partners (you will need to register to gain access).
A new Civil Service Code was published on 6 June 2006.
The Civil Service Code was introduced in 1996 and sets out the duties and responsibilities of civil servants. The new Code is the result of work between the Government and the Civil Service Commissioners. The aim has been to make the new Code more relevant and accessible to all civil servants, whatever their jobs and wherever they work. It is also more outward facing in terms of its customers than the previous version.
See the Civil Service website.
As well as our membership of the Race for Opportunity, the OFT is also a member of Stonewall and the Employers' Forum on Disability. For more information on the work of these organisations please visit their websites:
Normally within two weeks of the closing date for applications we will contact you to let you know if you have been short-listed. If you have, we will ask you to come in for an interview. For some positions there may be assessments and a second interview.
When you join the OFT, your appointment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probation period. As from 2 June 2008, new entrants are required to serve a six-month probation period.
If you have pension benefits in the scheme of a former employer or in a personal/stakeholder pension plan (but not AVC plans), you may be able to transfer them to the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS).
The transfer value will buy a credit of 'reckonable' service or pension credit in the CSPS. The scheme has discretion to refuse a transfer if it is deemed insufficient to cover the cost of your guaranteed minimum pension, if the transferring scheme is unable to comply with CSPS requirements, or if you do not make your application within the relevant time limit. There is more detail on the Civil Service Pensions website.
There are statutory entitlements to time off for antenatal care, preparing for childbirth, and for recovering and caring for your baby. Our maternity policy is based on those entitlements. Partners, including same-sex partners, are entitled to two weeks paid paternity leave. We also provide adoption leave.
To become a permanent member of staff, you must be a UK national citizen or a:
At the time of applying you must be legally entitled to live and work in the United Kingdom, undertaking the type of work in question. Please note that sponsorship will not be available.
We recognise that the markets and consumers affected by our work are diverse in nature and we strive to be sensitive to this diversity within our own working environment and friendly culture.
We value diversity in our workforce and are committed to equal opportunities. Employment, career development and promotion are open to all who are eligible on the basis of their ability, qualifications and fitness for the work. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, marital status, disability or sexual orientation.
In recognition of our work to promote race equality we received a bronze award in the 2006 Race for Opportunity survey by the corporate responsibility charity Business in the Community.
Our office is in central London just off Fleet Street (View a map (pdf 33 kb)) and there are excellent transport links. The nearest railway stations are City Thameslink and Blackfriars. Nearby Underground stations are Blackfriars (currently closed until late 2011), Farringdon, Temple, Chancery Lane and St Paul's. There is secure parking for bicycles, motorbikes and some cars on site.
We don't have a formal dress code. In general, we leave it up to the individual to decide. Some of us wear conventional business attire, others prefer smart-casual. If you are meeting outside organisations, you are representing the OFT and are expected to dress accordingly.
You can read about the OFT's high-level structure on the Our organisation page in the About the OFT area of this site.
If your question isn't answerhere then you can e-mail a query to our recruitment team.
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