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Hiring in Public Sector

Government, public services and government-contractor hiring — with programme, procurement, clearance and policy context captured as first-class signals.

Role families we cover

  • Programme & project delivery

    Programme, project and portfolio delivery in the public sector.

    Programme directors · Programme and project managers · Delivery managers · Portfolio leads

  • Policy & advisory

    Policy analysts, advisors and researchers.

    Policy analysts · Senior policy advisors · Economists · Researchers

  • Service design & digital

    User-centred design in government services.

    Service designers · User researchers · Content designers · Interaction designers

  • Public-sector technology

    GovTech engineering, product and data.

    Public-sector product managers · Software engineers on gov programmes · Data analysts and scientists in policy

  • Procurement & commercial

    Contracting officers and commercial leads.

    Contracting officers · Commercial specialists · Procurement leads · Framework managers

  • Security & clearance-dependent

    Roles where cleared personnel are required.

    Cleared engineers · Cleared analysts · Cleared programme managers

What makes this sector hard

  • Programme and mission context

    Public sector CVs often blur across programmes. Our rubric captures the specific programmes, missions and outcomes the candidate contributed to.

  • Delivery model fit

    In-house civil service, contractor and vendor-side experience shape the role differently. Delivery model is captured so shortlists reflect how your team actually works.

  • Clearance and eligibility signals

    Where a role has clearance or eligibility requirements, we capture what the CV states as structured signals. We do not attest to clearance status — your team verifies through the appropriate channel.

  • Procurement environment

    GDS, GSA, framework and DPS contracting look very different from commercial procurement. Procurement context is captured as a first-class signal.

The evidence we score against

Every candidate is scored against the role's rubric, and every score points back to a specific line in the CV. For public sector, these are the signals that carry weight:

  • Programme and outcome evidence
  • Delivery model and procurement captured in intake
  • Human review before publication

Certifications and credentials that matter here

  • PRINCE2
  • MSP
  • PMP
  • APM
  • Agile PM
  • Government-specific programme frameworks

Regulatory and compliance requirements

  • Security clearance (SC, DV, Public Trust, Secret, TS/SCI) — where required, claimed by the candidate
  • Public-procurement rules exposure (PCR, FAR, EU directives)
  • Data-protection and FoI awareness

What your shortlist looks like

  1. A ranked set of candidates, each with a score and the evidence behind it.
  2. Eligibility checks resolved before the candidate reaches you — right to work, credentials, location model.
  3. Salary expectation against your band, stated plainly, before you invest interview time.
  4. One decision per candidate: advance, hold or decline, reversible for a short window.

Candidates stay invisible to you until we've reviewed them for your specific role, and contact details are released as a separate step.