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Civil Service jobs in Belfast

There are currently 46 Civil Service vacancies open in Belfast.

Belfast carries two separate public services that both advertise on this board: the Northern Ireland Civil Service, which serves the devolved administration, and UK government departments operating in Northern Ireland on reserved matters.

They are genuinely different employers. The NICS has its own grading structure, its own pay and its own recruitment process, which does not use the UK Success Profiles framework in the same way. Reading which one an advert belongs to before preparing is not a formality here.

For UK department roles the assessment is the standard Success Profiles process described elsewhere on this site. For NICS roles, check the selection process section of the advert carefully, because the framework and the grade names both differ.

No London weighting applies, and living costs in Northern Ireland are below the UK average, which makes the effective value of a given salary comparatively strong.

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The full board also shows how many posts each campaign is filling, which the official results list does not.

Common questions

Is the Northern Ireland Civil Service the same as the UK Civil Service?
No. The NICS serves the devolved administration and has its own grades, pay and recruitment process. UK departments also operate in Northern Ireland on reserved matters, and both advertise here.
Does the NICS use Success Profiles?
Not in the same way as UK departments. Check the selection process section of the advert, because the framework and the grade names both differ from the UK Civil Service.
How do NICS grades compare with UK Civil Service grades?
They do not map exactly. The NICS uses its own grade titles, so treat an apparent equivalent as approximate and read the salary and job summary rather than assuming.