Higher Executive Officer

Posted 16 March 2026
Salary Up to £19.31 per hour
LocationBirmingham
Job type Temporary
Discipline Public Sector
ReferenceBBBH435003_1773746455

Job description


Home Office - HEO

Job Description
Higher Executive Officer
Location: 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham, B2 4BH
HYBRID - 60% OFFICE BASED 40% WFH
Pay: £19.31 per hr
Working Days/Hours: Monday to, pr/w, 37 hrs pr pr/w - some flex around start and finish times but working between 10.00-16.00

Brook Street in partnership with the Home Office has a fantastic opportunity to join their team as a Higher Executive Officer.

List the duties of the role:

Operational support to enable the smooth running of inspections. Role's focus is on supporting aspects of the management and delivery of the HMICFRS Associate Scheme (a scheme for call off specialist workers used to support inspection activity) and resourcing of inspections by Associate workers and updating of planning tools.

  • Liaising with colleagues in the wider organisation to understand the latest delivery position and updating existing planning tools (SharePoint and Excel based) to accurately show the latest status.
  • Overseeing the issuing of contracts via a separate team for Associate workers, in line with agreed processes.
  • Managing specific processes relating to the administration of the Associate scheme - these may include onboarding and offboarding, communications, pay and query management - ensuring compliance with established policy, processes and effective use of tools on MS Excel and MS forms
  • Monitoring travel and accommodation bookings made by junior staff, ensuring alignment with policy and operational requirements and leading on more complex requests.
  • Supporting on ad hoc tasks or projects within OPC and the wider Corporate Portfolio Directorate if required.



Experience / skills needed:

  • Multitasking
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisational skills
  • Excel expertise (essential)
  • Previous experience working at HEO level



Training:
No annual leave during training period - 4/6 weeks

Clearance level (to be applied for by Brook Street upon a successful application):
CTC + Basic DBS

Role specific requirements:
You must hold a valid passport and must have lived in the UK for longer than 3 years. Please note that period of 6 months or longer spent outside of the UK in the last 3 years will unfortunately not be accepted. This role requires security clearance that will be processed for you, if successful.

Brook Street are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.
Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.
In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.