Information for Applicants
To apply for a vacancy in the RPA, you will be required to complete an application form (REC1 for external candidates and REC2 for existing Civil Servants) and the Diversity Monitoring Questionnaire.
Before completing your application form, please read the Guidance Notes for Applicants and refer to the RPA Core Competency Framework and STAR Guidance while providing examples for the specified job criteria.
If you have a disability and wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please complete the RPA Guaranteed Interview Form. Please refer to the RPA Guaranteed Interview Guidance Notes while completing your form.
Please note that permanent and assisted transfer terms, including excess fares, will not normally be available.
Application forms should be e-mailed to the RPA Applications mailbox clearly detailing the job reference number in the subject box.
If you are unable to e-mail your application you may post it to:
Human Resources – Recruitment
Room 400, North Gate House,
21-23 Valpy Street,
Reading,
RG1 1AF
Remember to ensure that sufficient postage is included on the envelope.
The Rural Payments Agency is an equal opportunities employer. It has a policy that there should be no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of age, race, colour, nationality (subject to the Civil Service Nationality Rules), ethnic or national origin, belief, religion, sexual orientation, gender, marital status or disability.
All applicants for posts in the Rural Payments Agency will need to satisfy the Civil Service Nationality Rules which can be accessed on line on the Civil Service website.
| The RPA’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact Chris Miller (Senior HR Business Partner) at Chris.Miller@rpa.gsi.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the RPA, you can contact the Office of the Civil Service Commission. |  |
Page published: 27 January 2012
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