The CSO offers a rewarding and competitive career in a dynamic, innovative and inclusive work place.
We promote a culture of staff engagement, innovation and well-being.
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We recognise that our employees are our most important asset and we strive at all times to
A CSO career is a career in the Civil Service offers many opportunities for both personal and professional development. The civil service comprises over thirty organisations and provides members with the opportunity to work in a variety of diverse fields. This diversity allows people to forge their own unique career path based on their strengths and interests.
The CSO also has a strong team atmosphere making it a highly enjoyable working environment.
Working at the CSO affords a variety of flexible working benefits to employees.
We currently have a blended working scheme in place, enabling staff to work from home up to 3 days a week.
The CSO offers our staff a generous annual leave of over 20 days.
For a specified reason, staff may take special leave without pay for up to 3 years and receive a similar position from the civil service after this period.
The CSO offers parental leave for those who need to avail of it. We also offer paid maternity and paternity leave.
The CSO offers a work sharing scheme for those who wish to avail of this opportunity.
At the CSO, we provide additional learning resources available to all staff. These include access to webinars, articles, toolkits, books, online videos, in-house presentations, memberships of professional bodies and much more.
The CSO has a specialised unit dedicated to the upskilling and development of employees and we offer an extensive range of programmes designed to support our staff at all stages of their career.
A selection of these programmes include:
We have created this one-year programme for all our new hires and promoted staff, which provides a structured introduction to the CSO and offers support to incoming staff.
The CSO provides extensive statistics skills supports for all staff, including a Fundamentals of Statistics course, which provides a base overview of statistics for those new to the field. New staff are also provided with training in the statistical software used in the CSO.
New staff are automatically provided with a support buddy from their department, who they can come to with questions and learn from on the job.
The CSO is committed to the continuous professional development of all its staff. It enacts this through several initiatives, such as:
CSO has several management programmes available to staff, which build skills of leadership, strategising and communication in those wishing to progress their career.
The CSO offers mentoring for all staff, where they can learn from a more experienced member of staff.
We provide coaching to all staff, performance, team and one-to-one coaching. Coaching supports staff in setting goals, problem-solving, career and performance coaching.
We offer numerous opportunities for formal upskilling through online and in-person training programmes. We offer access to both live, interactive courses and self-directed courses.
The CSO supports staff seeking further education through its Refund of Fees scheme.
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The CSO takes a holistic approach to wellbeing considering Mind & Body, Nutrition, Health and Fitness of our staff.
Some recent initiatives in this area include:
In line with our well-being philosophy, the CSO organises a variety of social and sporting activities year-round.
Some examples include:
The CSO is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, mutual respect, and equality. We recognise the value the differing perspectives individuals of all backgrounds bring to our organisation.
Some steps we have taken to foster an inclusive culture include:
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