Before applying, please note that this vacancy is part of a national recruitment campaign across a few of our HM Land Registry offices. If you are interested in applying for this role, you can only apply at one office location, therefore please ensure that you only apply for the advertised vacancy at your preferred location. The vacancy is available at the following locations: Coventry, Croydon and Weymouth, and their respective advertised vacancies can be found on Civil Service Jobs.
To apply you will need to complete the short application form and take the online Civil Service Verbal Test as soon as possible (please note, this test is not timed). Ideally you should take the test before midday on the closing date to allow for the next stage of the application process.
Please complete the online application form to include your qualifications and experience. The personal statement section (in no more than 750 words) must be used to provide details of how you meet the essential experience criteria listed below:
- Good organisational skills including the ability to prioritise, deliver tasks, work to deadlines, using different types of information sources and apply attention to detail
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Enthusiasm for learning and a strong commitment to your career and development
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Experience of working as part of a team to deliver common goals
(Note: If you do not have a work-based examples then an example from school/college/clubs will suffice).
You may wish to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method to structure your responses.
In the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to pre-sift on the leading criteria:
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Good organisational skills including the ability to prioritise, deliver tasks, work to deadlines, using different types of information sources and apply attention to detail
Please review your application form before clicking submit once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications this is 11:55pm on the advertised date.
The sift will take place shortly after the closing date. The final stage will consist of an interview and short exercise which will be held face to face in the Croydon office W/C 6 July 2026 & 13 July 2026. Please note, these dates are indicative and subject to change.
The blended interview will assess the essential experience and behaviours listed in the candidate pack, as well as the strengths associated with the role. We want to hear your first, unrehearsed, natural response to the strength questions, and so we dont advertise which strengths are being tested. The best way to prepare for strengths questions is to reflect on what you identify as your own personal strengths, and your preferred ways of working. We will also ask you to give us a short presentation about you and your suitability for this role. The details of the interview content will be shared with you if you are invited to attend an interview.
Candidates may refer to notes within their interview, but they should be used as a prompt only.
HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.
If any candidate requires the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else, they would like the panel to take into consideration they are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.
Please note, the Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expect all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure all examples provided throughout the entire recruitment process are of your own experience. HM Land Registry take any incidences of cheating very seriously. Any detected instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating, including the use of artificial intelligence, will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant applications will be withdrawn from the process.
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Visa Sponsorship - Please note that we will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa where a role is in a certain business critical category. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a skilled worker visa. You must ensure you have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying.
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