Fast Stream Yorkshire and the Humber 2027

On the Fast Stream Yorkshire and the Humber scheme you will undertake a variety of different roles and develop a breadth of policy-making and delivery skills and experience. The scheme will include a secondment to local government or wider public service, providing you valuable experience in working in both local and central government.

Based in Yorkshire and the Humber for your entire Fast Stream journey you will have the opportunity to be a change maker across both local and national issues, building long standing networks and fostering greater collaboration with regional and local government, working together to innovate and deliver better outcomes for citizens across the country.

Roles will predominantly be based in the cities of Leeds, York and Sheffield.

The scheme offers the opportunity to work on national and local issues that really make a difference to people’s lives in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Throughout your time on the scheme, you will work across a range of departments and roles giving you exposure to a breadth of experience within the public sector.

Over the course of the three postings, you will work in a variety of roles ensuring you have the capability and skills needed to build networks and collaborate across sectors to solve complex problems at scale.

It will also include a secondment to local government or wider public service during your second year on the scheme, ensuring policy and delivery are better integrated.

You will have access to a range of learning that will equip you with the underpinning knowledge, tools and skills you need for your postings and future career. This could include training linked to AI, Policy, Operational Delivery and Leadership and Management.

You will have a buddy as you begin the scheme and there will be lots of opportunities to collaborate across your cohort of fast streamers.

The skills you will develop on the scheme are highly transferable across a broad range of government departments and local government, leaving you equipped to shape the career that you choose.

We aim to put all successful candidates through Security Clearance (SC). However, if you are ineligible for SC, please do not be deterred from applying; we have plenty of exciting roles available that only require standard Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) pre-employment checks. You can find more information about vetting clearance levels here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Application Process

There are several phases in the Fast Stream application process. Some of these assessments are multimedia in that they present information in video, audio, graphical or visual formats, as well as text. We hope you find it an engaging process and one that gives you a real insight into the role of a fast streamer.

At the initial application stage you will be asked to complete some background information which will include some diversity questions - which are for monitoring purposes only and will have no bearing on selection outcomes - along with the opportunity to identify your preferences in terms of the different Fast Stream schemes. You can choose up to three.

When you apply please register with a personal email address, and not a work or university email address.

Assessment Phases

There are 2 online tests:

Work-based scenarios - This test measures interpersonal skills, utilising video based scenarios and you are required to assess the effectiveness of various responses.

Case Study assessment - In this test you are required to take work based scenarios on an imaginary role, learning and responding to a series of challenges and situations and adapting to the changes you are presented with.

Additional information - depending on the schemes you have chosen, there may be additional information to be completed, or an intermediate sift process. More information on the schemes that require additional information can be found https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/fast-stream/fs-how-to-apply/fs-additional-information/

Fast Stream Assessment Centre - if you pass the above stages you'll be invited to attend a half day assessment centre. This will be conducted virtually online. The Fast Stream Assessment Centre (FSAC) reflects some of the key elements of a Fast Stream role and will consist of a written exercise, oral briefing exercise and a personal development conversation. Information will be presented via an app that you will be able to access remotely.

Final Selection Board - most schemes will then require a Final Selection Board . We'll ask you to attend this final assessment if you reach the required standard at FSAC. More information on the Final Selection Boards can be found https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/fast-stream/fs-how-to-apply/fs-final-selection-board/

The Civil Service Fast Stream is committed to supporting you through the application process by offering a range of reasonable adjustments. For further information about reasonable adjustments through the Fast Stream application process, please visit our dedicated page - https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/fast-stream/fs-how-to-apply/fs-reasonable-adjustments/

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