Benefits

We want you to build a really successful career within your allocated department and the wider NICS. As a member of the Senior Civil Service, you’ll be entitled to a large range of benefits including:

• The opportunity to play a key leadership role inspiring, influencing and shaping future government services and policy in NI.
  
  
• Career development. The NICS is committed to career development and civil servants are encouraged and supported in proactively managing their career. Personal Development Plans identify learning and development needs with a view to enhancing skills and capabilities.
  
  
• The option to request to join us on secondment terms. “Secondment” means a voluntary transfer from a permanent employer for a fixed period, which does not sever the employment relationship of the person seconded with the permanent employer. A secondment would be on your current employer’s terms and conditions of service and you would remain an employee of your current employer.
  
  
• An attractive pension package providing a range of valuable benefits, providing peace of mind when it comes to retirement planning. For example, the Employer Contribution towards the main Defined Benefit pension scheme is 34.25% of your pay.
  
  
• New ways of working – we provide flexible ways of working including a blend of home and office working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency.
  
  
• 30 days’ annual leave allowance on entry. This is in addition to 12 public and privilege holidays.
  
  
• Paid maternity and paternity leave which is notably more than the statutory minimum offered by many other employers.
  
  
• Occupational sick pay.