Existing Civil Servants will have their salary calculated in accordance with the Departments pay on transfer / pay on promotion rules. The national starting salary is £71,381. The London starting salary is £75,674. Your salary will be dependent on your base location Please note, if you choose Belfast as your location, you will be based at Bradford Court, not Erskine House. BACKGROUND The Omagh Bombing Inquiry was established in February 2024 to examine whether the tragic bombing in Omagh on 15 August 1998 - in which 31 lives were lost and hundreds were injured- could have been prevented by UK state authorities. The Inquiry is chaired by the Rt Hon Lord Turnbull, a former Scottish High Court judge. Since its establishment, the Inquiry has held preliminary, commemorative and opening statement hearings. It will continue to take evidence in both public and private sessions in Belfast and Omagh over the coming months and years. The Inquirys work will involve the detailed examination of highly sensitive material and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, including victims and survivors, government bodies and law enforcement agencies. The Inquirys purpose is to establish the facts, consider whether the events leading to the attack could have been foreseen or prevented, and make recommendations. ABOUT THE ROLE: The Deputy Secretary is the senior operational and strategic deputy to the Secretary of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry. The role exists to provide leadership, oversight and coordination across the Inquirys policy, operational, communications, and corporate functions, ensuring the organisation delivers its statutory responsibilities effectively, transparently and with the highest levels of integrity. You will support the Secretary in leading the Inquiry Secretariat, act as a key advisor to the Chair, and ensure that the Inquiry maintains a clear focus on its Terms of Reference, programme of work, and the needs and interests of victims and survivors. The role also carries responsibility for maintaining strong governance, effective resource management, and high-quality organisational performance in a complex and sensitive environment. You will deputise for the Secretary as required, representing the Inquiry in senior forums and ensuring continuity of leadership, direction and decision-making. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The main responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to: 1. Leadership & Support to the Secretary Support the Secretary in providing strategic leadership across the Inquiry and act as their senior deputy when required. Lead cross-secretariat coordination, ensuring alignment of policy, operational, communications and corporate activity. Provide senior advice to the Secretary and Chair on organisational issues, risks and delivery priorities. 2. Governance & Assurance Maintain effective governance and controls, ensuring decisions and processes are documented and transparent. Oversee organisational risk management, identifying issues early and driving mitigations. 3. Financial & Resource Management Support effective budget management, ensuring resources are allocated appropriately and monitored against spend. Ensure value for money, maintaining proportionate controls and compliant financial processes. Oversee procurement activity, working with commercial and finance colleagues to secure and manage contracts. Contribute to workforce and resource planning, ensuring the Inquiry has the capability and capacity to deliver its programme of work. 4. People Leadership & HR Provide visible, inclusive leadership for a multi-disciplinary Secretariat team, setting clear expectations and supporting a positive, high-performing culture. Lead recruitment and workforce planning, ensuring the Inquiry has the right skills and capacity at each stage of its programme. Oversee performance, wellbeing and development, ensuring staff receive clear objectives, constructive feedback and appropriate support. Foster an open, collaborative working environment, modelling Civil Service and the Inquirys values and promoting diversity and inclusion. 5. Stakeholder Engagement & Communications Support the development and delivery of strategic engagement with victims, survivors, government bodies and external partners. Support trusted engagement with the Inquirys Chairman and office holders, as well as senior stakeholders across Government. Build productive relationships with senior stakeholders, using strong influencing skills to support delivery. ESSENTIAL CRITERIA: The post holder will need to demonstrate the following in their application and at interview: Leadership You have proven experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver at pace, creating a positive, inclusive culture and supporting people to perform at their best. Communication and Influencing You communicate clearly and confidently, building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and shaping decisions through evidence, insight and strong influencing skills. Delivery and Programme Management You have a strong track record of coordinating and delivering complex programmes of work, ensuring high-quality outputs, effective resource use and timely delivery against priorities. Financial and Commercial Acumen You have experience managing budgets or resources, understanding financial controls, and working with commercial or procurement processes to secure value for money. Relationship-Building and Stakeholder Management You develop and sustain constructive relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders, navigating sensitive or high-profile contexts and maintaining trust over time. Judgement and Problem-Solving You quickly get to the heart of an issue, resolving problems confidently and making sound, evidence-based judgements. You identify emerging risks early and plan ahead to put effective mitigations in place. Prioritisation and Resilience You can manage multiple priorities simultaneously, working well under pressure while maintaining attention to detail and delivering consistent, high-quality results. Political and Organisational Awareness You understand the wider political, organisational and stakeholder context ideally including NI, ROI and UK dynamics and use this awareness to navigate sensitivities and support informed decision-making. Desirable: Previous experience working on independent inquiries (or similar work) Previous experience in NI legacy work (or similar contexts) Previous experience working with legal professionals or within legal frameworks We will assess you against the following Success Profiles behaviours at G6 level during the application sift and interview process : BEHAVIOURS: ? Leadership (lead behaviour) ? Communicating and Influencing ? Seeing the Bigger Picture ? Delivering at Pace EXPERIENCE: Please provide a work history and statement of suitability no longer than 750 words outlining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria. Both will be used in order to assess any demonstrable experience, career history and achievements that are relevant to the role. Your statement of suitability needs to set out evidence of how your experience meets the requirements set out above. Your layout is entirely your preference; you may choose narrative, bullets, etc. One narrative example may cover the requirements needed. You dont have to explain the whole process, just what you have done and the skills and experience you have used. Share with us what makes you suited to this role and why. What you can do, the skills you have that are transferable and the life experience or passion you have that are linked to this role. If you dont have work-based examples then give examples from school/college, clubs, volunteering or other activities you have been involved in. You will also be asked to complete a CV with details of your education, professional qualifications, previous skills and full employment history. Your CV will not be formally assessed so please put the main evidence of your skills into your personal statement. Your CV will be used to add context to your personal statement. More information on behaviours and success profiles can be found here. Please note that in the event of a large number of applications being received we may run the initial sift on the lead behaviour leadership. INTERVIEW: You will be assessed against the same behaviours at the interview stage and will be asked to provide examples of how you have demonstrated the behaviours. It may help to use one or more examples of a piece of work you have completed or a situation you have been in and use the WHO or STAR model to explain: ? WHO- What it was? How you approached the work/situation? What the Outcomes were, what did you achieve? or ? STAR- What was the Situation? What were the Tasks? What Action did you take? What were the Results of your actions? OFFER Once all interviews have been completed, you will be notified of the outcome by email. Offers will be made in strict merit order to the highest scoring candidate first. The successful candidate will be notified of a start date following successful security checks. Additional information received after the closing date will not be considered. Failure to provide sufficient information in support of an application prior to the closing date will not be considered as grounds for an appeal if an applicant is not shortlisted for interview. SECURITY CLEARANCE: This role requires National Security Vetting given the access to sensitive information afforded by the job role. You can find more information by reviewing the information held in the following links: United Kingdom Security Vetting: Applicant - GOV.UK ( The vetting charter - GOV.UK ( In addition, there is a minimum UK residency requirement set by the Cabinet Office which is dependent on the security level required for the role. This role requires CTC and to be eligible to apply for this role you should have been present in the UK continuously for the past 3 years. Neither Detached Duty terms nor relocation costs will apply to this post. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Further Information: Further information about the post may be obtained from the Secretary to the Inquiry at: lynne.flem All applications for employment are considered strictly on the basis of merit. This job description should not be taken as constituting conditions of employment. Please note that due to the high interest in NIO opportunities, feedback cannot be given if you are unsuccessful at the sift stage. Feedback is available on request if unsuccessful following the interview. COMPLAINTS: The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles. Please contact SSCL () in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: RESERVE LISTS: In the event that the advertised post following interview, identifies more appointable applicants than available posts, we may hold applicant details on a merit/reserve list for a period of 12 months from which further future appointments can be made. Candidates placed on a reserve list will be informed of this. Those candidates who do not wish to remain on the reserve list should contact to be removed from the reserve list. Interview dates In-person interviews will take place w/c 4 May 2026 and 11 May 2026. Candidates will be asked to deliver a short presentation as part of the interview. The presentation title will be provided to shortlisted candidates in advance to allow adequate preparation. Closing Date: 20 April 2026; 23:55 hours.