The Cabinet Office is hiring for about 20 roles at No.10 North, the prime minister's Downing Street outpost in Manchester, with applications for the current tranche closing on 12 or 13 November depending on the role. The posts range from deputy director positions paying up to £117,800 down to apprenticeships, and cover policy and delivery, strategic engagement, communications, strategy and executive support.

No.10 North is advertising the roles on Civil Service Jobs, and candidates are directed to search for "No.10 North" on the site to find the full list. The hiring drive is aimed at people who want to work on the government's devolution agenda from outside London, bringing together local leaders and departments across national and local government.

Senior roles on offer

The most senior posts in the tranche are two deputy director roles, each paying up to £117,800. One leads the "Rewiring the State" unit, shaping the government's approach to devolution across departments, and the other leads strategy and project management for No.10 North. The Rewiring the State post is a Senior Civil Service Pay Band 1 role, advertised at £86,000 to £117,800.

The deputy director for Rewiring the State will lead the unit for the prime minister and the first secretary of state, Louise Haigh, turning the commitments in July's Rewiring the State cabinet statement into a clear strategy and deliverable programme. The work involves aligning policy, fiscal, public service and civil service reform, working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, HM Treasury and departments across government.

Other senior posts include a head of strategic communications, a head of team and a head of private office, each paying up to £76,724. Lower down the scale, the Cabinet Office is advertising for engagement coordinators and policy and delivery advisers at senior executive officer and higher executive officer grades.

Entry-level and support roles

At the lower end of the pay scale, there is an engagement support officer apprenticeship at No.10 North paying up to £32,622, along with a diary manager post in the same pay range. A LinkedIn post from No.10 North says the hiring drive is looking for "brilliant people to join us across policy and delivery, strategic engagement and communications, strategy and portfolio management, and executive support".

The post adds that the roles are opportunities to work on some of the government's highest-profile priorities, and to turn ambition into delivery with local leaders and departments. The team is expected to grow to around 120 staff, up from about 60 now, and to move from its current base at Heron House to the new Government Hub at First Street in Manchester in spring 2027.

How to apply

Applications are made through Civil Service Jobs, where each role is listed separately with its own closing date. The current tranche closes on 12 or 13 November, depending on the specific role, so applicants should check the deadline on the advert for the post they want. The roles are based in Manchester and are open to applicants from outside the Civil Service as well as existing civil servants.

Anyone applying should read the full job description and person specification for their chosen role before submitting an application, as the requirements and the selection process vary between grades. With the deadline only days away, applications should be submitted as soon as possible rather than left to the final day.