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Sir Jeremy Heywood
126 Ratings
Pros
"flexible working times and hours" (in 67 reviews)
"Fantastic career prospects with good work/ life balance" (in 64 reviews)
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"Salary a lot lower than a similar job in the private sector" (in 29 reviews)
"Low pay compared with similar roles elsewhere" (in 12 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Flexible working hours and lovely office environment
Cons
Difficult training during covid, take pride in mental health but this wasn’t the reason for myself.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Opportunities to move around with plenty of job options once you are in. Excellent training/ CPD Reasonable pay at Grade 7 level Good work life balance Flexi time Good working culture Active efforts in inclusiveness and diversity Interesting and impactful work Job security
Cons
Constantly changing, so difficult to get comfortable. You sometimes have to drop projects you have spent a while on because it is no longer a ministerial priority. You have to park your own opinions and work with the government of the day. This can be frustrating if you disagree with a particular policy angle. Pay rises only really occur on promotion and these rises get smaller after Grade 7. Public sector will continue to get hit with pay restrictions following covid19.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Good work-life approach and people, but poor support for technical roles
RecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good work life balance Friendly people Feel like you're doing good, sometimes Good learning and development opportunities
Cons
Poor technical support Difficulty accessing software required to do job Poor data/technical literacy across the organisation Difficulty sharing data and dashboards across the department Teams often unwilling to share data for fear of being held responsible
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Good supportive employer, lots of opportunities for development
Cons
Rates of pay for some roles
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Fast paced, challenging, interesting, innovative.
Cons
Slow, bureaucracy, long hours, understaffed, time sensitive.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Flexible, teamwork, fast-paced, helpful, encouraging
Cons
None whatsoever. Question does not apply for now.
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Flexibility and great team environment
Cons
Possibly improve internal career progression
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Freindly environment Collaborative projects and atmosphere Great equipment to work on Clear and obvious career progress pathways
Cons
Uncertainty over the future of the lab under MHRA
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Enormous variety of roles with good mobility at middle to senior levels ('Grade 7' and above) and above average development support.
Cons
Can be stressful, competing demands (it's not just about making a profit) and unrealistic deadlines/demands. Benefits are not as good as they once were and pay tends to compare poorly against private sector equivalent responsibility levels.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Flexible employer and interesting work
Cons
Slow progression after initial promotion
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