Border Profile Administrator

About OPSS
Do you care about the safety of products and want to protect people and places? Can we use your skills, knowledge and experience to enable UK business to thrive? If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you!
We are the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), part of the Department for Business & Trade . We are here for the purpose of making regulation work to deliver real world impact. Regulation is a powerful Government tool to address market failures, influence behaviour and promote positive action. Crafted and delivered well, regulation can be an enabler of growth, innovation and efficiency.
Since early 2018 we have been building a positive and creative team that enjoys a position of influence and respect within an organisation that continues to grow, most recently with the addition of construction products regulation planned.
Our primary purpose is to protect people and places from product-related harm, ensuring consumers and businesses can buy and sell products with confidence.
Further information can be found on our website here.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. We embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We are proud to be Disability Confident Leaders., Join Our Team as a Border Profiling Administrator!
Are you passionate about keeping people and products safe? The Border Profiling Unit within the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is expanding, and we have an exciting opportunity for two dedicated individuals to join us as Border Profiling Administrators.
About Us: The Border Profiling Unit detects unsafe and non-compliant products entering the UK. By utilising an intelligence and risk-based approach, we collaborate with local authority trading standards teams and other government departments to prevent these products from reaching the market, thereby protecting consumers from product-related harm.
Your Role: As a Border Profiling Administrator, you will play a meaningful role in supporting and embedding our border profiling capability. You will contribute to the wider operations of the Border Delivery Team, ensuring the delivery of an effective and comprehensive border profiling operation. This is an exciting opportunity for a focused individual to be part of a team dedicated to consumer safety!, + Ensure timely and effective receipt, collation, and logging of import entries, making informed decisions throughout the referral process.
+ Gather and use information and data to support effective border processes, following guidelines from the Team Leader.
+ Record appropriate data accurately and develop reports based on collated data.
+ Work independently, demonstrating creativity and initiative.
+ Undertake administrative tasks to support the team, including administering team meetings and supporting logistics for external engagement.
Why Join Us? This role offers the opportunity to grow, develop, and progress your career the Operational Delivery Profession. Additionally, you will have many opportunities to broaden and diversify your experience across other service functions.
The successful candidate will be offered the opportunity to undertake a Business Administrator Apprenticeship (Level 3) or another similar relevant qualification.
The Business Administrator apprenticeship is a minimum of 12 months and should typically be completed within 18 months. The apprenticeship provides a highly transferable set of knowledge, skills and behaviours, which can be gained working across an organisation and its processes. The apprenticeship is a firm grounding in organisational operations and functional processes, as well as the wider working environment.
The apprenticeship will typically take between 12 and 18 months to complete. If you do not hold a Level 2 qualification in English and Maths, you will be expected to do so as part of your learning, and before taking the end-point assessment., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Delivering at Pace
+ Making Effective Decisions
+ Managing a Quality Service
+ Working Together, Interviews for this vacancy will be conducted virtually. We will, however, consider in-person interviews by exception.
Please ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.
To apply for this post, you will be asked to complete the following as part of the online application:
After submission of the first stage of your application you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Judgement Test. If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the final stage of the application.
Please complete the online tests as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the tests is 23:55pm on 5/1/25 If you fail to complete the online test before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website.
+ A Civil Service Judgement Test (CSJT)
+ A Personal Statement of up to 500 words, explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential criteria.
It is likely that the sift will take place 1-2 weeks after the closing date and interviews 3-5 weeks after the closing date, though this is subject to change.
In the event of a large number of applications an initial sift may be conducted on the personal statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
Reasonable Adjustments
We are committed to supporting candidates so they can perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. This includes making reasonable adjustments to our process. In order to request an adjustment:
Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section on the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process.
Alternatively contact the Government Recruitment Service at DBTrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
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Candidate Support
You may want to join a virtual Candidate Support Session. These sessions include helpful tips and advice on the recruitment process, from application to interview.
Please see attached Candidate Pack for further information on: Diversity and Inclusion; Benefits; Learning and Development; Working Patterns and what we deliver as a department.
Further Information:
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
o UK nationals
o nationals of the Republic of Ireland
o nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
o 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)
o 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)
o individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
o Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion
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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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+ not be studying for another apprenticeship at the same time
+ not have a qualification that is similar to or higher than the apprenticeship
+ have completed your probationary period
+ spend at least 51% of your time working in England
+ be 16 or over and not in full time education
If you do not hold a Level 2 qualification in English and Maths you will be expected to take key skills level 2 in both Maths and English before the taking the end-point assessment
You can apply for an apprenticeship while you’re still at school but you’ll need to be 16 or over by the end of the summer holidays to start the apprenticeship. Please note if successful you must be 16 or over to undergo the relevant security checks, We welcome applications from individuals who have the energy to drive positive change and are focused on outcomes, and can demonstrate the following essential criteria:
+ Time Management: Demonstrates excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritise workload effectively to meet tight deadlines.
+ Decision Making: Capable of making effective decisions and exercising initiative, even with limited access to a manager or team leader.
+ Customer Focus: Understands and responds to the needs of both internal and external customers.
+ Team Collaboration: Works effectively within an agile team environment.
+ Technical Proficiency: Proficient in using Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
+ Willingness to Learn: Open to undertaking any necessary training to excel in the role.
Be Part of Something Meaningful: This is your chance to be an integral part of a team with the key purpose of consumer safety. If you are passionate about making a difference and have a desire to work in a dynamic and impactful environment, we would love to hear from you!

Alongside your salary of £28,695, Department for Business and Trade contributes £8,312 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ Learning and development tailored to your role
+ An environment with flexible working options
+ A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
+ A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.
Please refer to the attached candidate pack for further information on our benefits.