Job vacancies

Our recruitment process

We ask everyone who is interested in finding out about or applying for a job to complete our equalities monitoring form. Once you have done this, job descriptions and our application form will be available for downloading, usually in Word format. You can also ask for information packs and the application to be posted to you: please contact our HR manager, Sonal Shah, whose email address is at the bottom of this page.

To apply for an OPM job you must use our application form. When shortlisting we will only take into account what you put on your application form.

Person specification

Read the 'person specification' carefully – it describes the experience and aptitude we are looking for.

Making an application

Read the 'job specification' carefully – it describes the job, and the essential skills and experience we are looking for.

• Ensure the information is clear and well organised.
• Gear your application to the specific job.
• Demonstrate how your skills/experience match the job requirements.
• Please return completed job application forms to recruit@opm.co.uk.
• Get it to us by the closing date. If you want confirmation that we have received it, please specify a ‘read receipt’ (for emails) or phone Sonal Shah. At any stage, you are welcome to phone and ask about the progress of your application.
• CVs are not usually accepted unless we specifically state otherwise.
• If you would like to show us additional information, such as examples of your work, you can mention this on the application form but do not send it unless we specifically ask you to do so. We will be pleased to consider this sort of information at the interview stage.

Assessment and interview

• If you are invited for an interview, please confirm that you can attend or let us know if the interview time is inconvenient.
• As part of our shortlisting process, we may invite you for an initial interview where you will meet some OPM staff and have the chance to find out more about us and the job.
• If you are then invited for a formal interview, this will be with a panel of interviewers. The interview panel will ask questions which will assess your knowledge and skills and allow you to expand on your application. You will also be able to ask questions.
• The selection process may also include relevant tests and written exercises.

Disabled applicants

If you are a disabled applicant, and you have specific requirements for the interview or the workplace, please tell us in your application. You can also discuss any requirements by phoning Sonal Shah whose contact details are below.

Conditions relating to offers of employment

All offers are subject to:

• satisfactory medical clearance
• satisfactory references
• eligibility to work in the UK
• evidence of qualifications.

Fair recruitment

• Our recruitment process aims to ensure everyone is treated in a non-discriminatory way. If you believe you have not been treated fairly, contact the principal in charge of human resources, Helen Brown, in confidence.
• We ask everyone who downloads job information packs to complete our equalities monitoring form. This helps us find out about the range of people who are interested in our jobs. If you go on to submit an application, we’ll ask you to complete the monitoring form again. This helps us distinguish the range of people who go on to apply. Neither form asks for your personal details. Neither form will have any bearing on whether you are invited for an interview or offered a job.
• If you are not appointed and want to discuss why, contact Sonal Shah who will arrange for you to speak to someone who was on your interview panel. If you are dissatisfied after speaking to this person, you may wish to put questions or complaints in writing. Address these to the OPM principal in charge of human resources, Helen Brown.

Find out more

If you would like to speak to someone about recruitment, email Sonal Shah, HR Officer.