Operational Officer - in our Edinburgh Office inEdinburgh inEdinburgh PUBLISHED
FRI 17 JAN 2025
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Flexible working arrangements with no core hours, allowing for a healthy work-life balance.
A comprehensive benefits package including a generous annual leave and bank holidays.
Enrollment in the Civil Service Pension scheme with a high contribution rate for long-term financial security.
Opportunities for personal development with full training provided, suitable for those without prior experience.
A supportive and inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and promotes employee well-being.
The chance to make a meaningful impact by contributing to efforts against economic crime and supporting the UK economy.
Collaborative work environment with friendly colleagues, fostering teamwork and shared goals.
The role of Operational Officer at Companies House in Edinburgh involves supporting a variety of teams in achieving operational excellence as the organisation enhances its capabilities to combat economic crime. The position requires committed, adaptable individuals who can work independently and as part of a team, engaging with tasks that include processing documents, managing customer correspondence, and meeting deadlines. Key attributes sought include strong organisational skills, effective communication, basic IT competency, accuracy in work, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
Successful candidates will receive comprehensive training and support. Companies House emphasises a flexible, inclusive working culture, offering a competitive salary, generous benefits including a significant pension contribution, and a focus on employee wellbeing and work-life balance. The organisation seeks to attract diverse talent and encourages applications from all backgrounds. Initial training will require attendance at the Edinburgh office, with potential for hybrid work arrangements thereafter.
Successful candidates will receive comprehensive training and support. Companies House emphasises a flexible, inclusive working culture, offering a competitive salary, generous benefits including a significant pension contribution, and a focus on employee wellbeing and work-life balance. The organisation seeks to attract diverse talent and encourages applications from all backgrounds. Initial training will require attendance at the Edinburgh office, with potential for hybrid work arrangements thereafter.
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Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9FF
About The Job
Job summary
We believe Companies House, Edinburgh is a great place to work and wed love you to come and join us!
At Companies House our aim is to be the best registry of companies in the world, achieved through brilliant people, working on brilliant systems, delivering brilliant services. Through our new powers were excited to be working across government to fight economic crime.
Were going through an exciting change at Companies House as our new powers are being introduced. As part of this were looking for some great Operational Officers.
We need committed, confident and adaptable individuals, who can work independently but are also great as part of a team; working together to deliver more for our customers.
Are you quick to learn new skills?
Do you love working as part of a team of friendly colleagues?
Are you looking for a flexible way of working, with a great work-life balance?
If so, then this could be your next job and wed love you to come and join us at Companies House, Edinburgh as an Operational Officer!
Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work. We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, a great annual leave and bank holidays package, as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%.
Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work
Job Description
As an Operational Officer you could be placed in a variety of teams within our Edinburgh Office:
As An Operational Officer Youll
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Alongside your salary of £24,708, Companies House contributes £7,157 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House were committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.
Head to Our benefits - Working for us - Recruitment (companieshouse.gov.uk) to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House.
We celebrate diversity...
As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring were representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few. We will be happy to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing
Where will you be working?
We have a variety of Operational Officer roles available in a range of exciting Edinburgh based teams and well allocate successful candidates to roles. Requirements for office attendance will vary across teams and currently hybrid workers can work partly from the office and partly from their home, depending on business need.
All successful candidates should expect to need to attend our Edinburgh office for up to 5 days per week during their initial training period.
Things you need to know
Selection process detailsThis vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
In Your Application Form Wed Like You To
- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know
- Apply and further information
Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9FF
About The Job
Job summary
We believe Companies House, Edinburgh is a great place to work and wed love you to come and join us!
At Companies House our aim is to be the best registry of companies in the world, achieved through brilliant people, working on brilliant systems, delivering brilliant services. Through our new powers were excited to be working across government to fight economic crime.
Were going through an exciting change at Companies House as our new powers are being introduced. As part of this were looking for some great Operational Officers.
We need committed, confident and adaptable individuals, who can work independently but are also great as part of a team; working together to deliver more for our customers.
Are you quick to learn new skills?
Do you love working as part of a team of friendly colleagues?
Are you looking for a flexible way of working, with a great work-life balance?
If so, then this could be your next job and wed love you to come and join us at Companies House, Edinburgh as an Operational Officer!
Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work. We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, a great annual leave and bank holidays package, as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%.
Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work
Job Description
As an Operational Officer you could be placed in a variety of teams within our Edinburgh Office:
- Do you have an eye for detail? You could be checking and processing documents and recording data
- Do you enjoy helping people? You could be responding to our customers and handling correspondence from them
- Do you enjoy working in a bustling environment? Youll be meeting deadlines and targets
- Do you enjoy working with others? Youll be part of a team, to deliver a great service to our customers
- Do you want to make a difference to the UK economy? You could be ensuring our powers are put into action, helping to fight economic crime and ensuring our customers are doing everything they should be.
As An Operational Officer Youll
- Be well organised - enjoying working in a fast-paced environment
- Be a great communicator both in writing and when speaking to people
- Have good IT skills youve not got to be an expert, just somebody who feels confident using a computer
- Be adaptable sometimes ways of doing things change and we need people who are happy to change too
- Be accurate this just means having an eye for detail
- Be confident to make decisions where you can explain why youve made them
- Be bold and curious we want people who will look at our information and arent afraid to ask questions when things dont seem quite right
- Youll also receive all the training you need from our friendly colleagues and managers no previous experience is needed as well give you all the training and support you need.
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
Alongside your salary of £24,708, Companies House contributes £7,157 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House were committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.
Head to Our benefits - Working for us - Recruitment (companieshouse.gov.uk) to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House.
We celebrate diversity...
As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring were representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few. We will be happy to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing
Where will you be working?
We have a variety of Operational Officer roles available in a range of exciting Edinburgh based teams and well allocate successful candidates to roles. Requirements for office attendance will vary across teams and currently hybrid workers can work partly from the office and partly from their home, depending on business need.
All successful candidates should expect to need to attend our Edinburgh office for up to 5 days per week during their initial training period.
Things you need to know
Selection process detailsThis vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
In Your Application Form Wed Like You To
- Write 750 words telling us about your skills and experience and linking them to the things weve asked for in the person specification (you can find the person specification in the top part of this advert).
- We will
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