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Administrative Officer (AO) Civil Service Jobs

148 AO (Administrative Officer) vacancies are currently open across the Civil Service. Advertised starting salaries range from £11,328 to £40,840. They span 20 departments, including HM Prison & Probation Service, HM Courts and Tribunals Service and Forestry Commission. The next closes 30 September 2026.

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Current vacancies

Business Administrator - HMP Hatfield - Merit Campaign • HM Prison & Probation Service · Doncaster · £29,107+
Consular Officer • Department Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · East Kilbride · £29,500+
Offender Subject Access Request Team - Vetting Officer • Ministry of Justice · Burton-on-Trent, Jarrow · £25,582+
Operational Support Officer • HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Coventry, Leamington Spa · £25,582+
Operational Support Officer • HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Middlesbrough · £25,582+
Operational Support Officer • HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Newcastle upon Tyne · £25,582+
Test and Measurement Equipment Cell Controller • Ministry of Defence · Lossiemouth · £27,866+
Prison Officer - HMP Feltham • HM Prison & Probation Service · Feltham · £40,840+
Prison Officer - HMP Guys Marsh • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Guy's Marsh · £34,928+
Prison Officer - HMP Nottingham • HM Prison & Probation Service · Nottingham · £34,928+
Prison Officer - HMP Ranby • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Retford · £34,928+
Prison Officer Returners Scheme • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · UK-wide · £36,150+
Youth Justice Worker Returners Scheme • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Wetherby, Werrington, Feltham · £36,150+
Establishment Forest Works Supervisor • Forestry Commission · Clipstone, Rugeley · £30,105+
HMP Styal - Business Admin • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Wilmslow · £29,107+
Mentor (M): Instructor - HMP Swinfen Hall • HM Prison & Probation Service · Lichfield · £29,107+
NVI: Waste Management & Recycling (HMP Berwyn) • HM Prison & Probation Service · Wrexham · £29,107+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Derby · £25,582+
PI - Enterprises • HM Prison & Probation Service · Preston · £29,107+
Prison Catering: Caterer - HMP Cookham Wood • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Rochester · £34,928+
Prison Catering: Caterer - HMP Highpoint • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Newmarket · £34,928+
Prison Catering: Caterer - HMP Moorland • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Doncaster · £34,928+
Business Service Officer • Department Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service · Birmingham · £27,240+
Work shop Instructor • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Stafford · £29,107+
Business Support Officer • Forestry Commission · Hexham · £26,959+
Customer Service Advisor - Liverpool (582R) • Department HM Revenue and Customs · Liverpool · £28,016+
Customer Service Officer (Welsh Speaking) - Valuation Support Unit • Department HM Revenue and Customs · Cardiff · £28,016+
Data Administrator • Department HM Land Registry · Nottingham · £27,883+
Debt & Invoicing Assistant • Department Health and Safety Executive · Bootle · £28,499+
HMP Nottingham - Non Vocational Instructor - Waste Management & Recycling • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Nottingham · £29,107+
Infrastructure Porter - Army • Department Ministry of Defence · Glasgow · £27,866+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Leicester · £25,582+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Newcastle Upon Tyne · £25,582+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Preston, Leyland · £25,582+
Records Officer - Branston Records Management Service • Department Ministry of Justice · Burton-upon-Trent · £25,582+
Volunteer Administration Officer • Forestry Commission · Westonbirt · £26,959+
Administrator - Manchester & Salford University Air Squadron • Department Ministry of Defence · Formby · £27,866+
CSC Processing Agent • Department Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency · Swansea · £26,607+
Engineering Airworthiness Records Administrator • Department Ministry of Defence · Waddington · £27,866+
HMP Winchester - Business Administrator Management Coordinator • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Winchester · £29,107+
IT Service Management Support Officer • Department HM Land Registry · Nottingham · £27,883+
Job Warehouse and Stores Administrator • Department Ministry of Defence · Crickhowell · £27,866+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Northampton · £25,582+
Security Supervisor • Department Home Office · Leeds, Liverpool · £30,920+
Navy Command - Whitefleet Administrator • Department Ministry of Defence · Faslane · £27,866+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Reading, Slough, Watford · £25,582+
Production Instructor - Mentor (M) • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Shaftesbury · £29,107+
Business Administrator - HMYOI Feltham B • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Feltham · £32,367+
Business Administrator - Self Audit - HMYOI Feltham • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Feltham · £32,367+
Caterer • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Manchester · £29,107+
HMP Swansea - Administrator • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Swansea · £29,107+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Birmingham · £25,582+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Nottingham · £25,582+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Chester · £25,582+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Portsmouth · £25,582+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Mold · £25,582+
Prison Catering: Caterer - HMP Humber • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Brough · £34,928+
Prison Catering: Caterer - HMP Risley • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Warrington · £34,928+
Stirling House - Reception and Business Administrator (FTC 6 Months) • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Newmarket · £29,107+
Support Officer to Head of Strategy and Operations (Housing and Regeneration) • Department Welsh Government · UK-wide · £27,302+
Waste Management - Recycling • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · London · £32,367+
Senior Support Administrator • Department UK Health Security Agency · London · £29,613+
Active Forest Coordinator • Department Forestry Commission · Ashby-de-la-Zouch · £30,105+
Marketing & Communications Officer (North) • Department Forestry Commission · Grizedale, Hexham · £30,105+
Research Assistant - Forest Ecology • Department Forestry Commission - Forest Research · Farnham · £30,105+
Administrative Officer - Customer Contact • Department Animal and Plant Health Agency · Stafford · £27,001+
Business Administrator • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Wotton under Edge · £29,107+
Customer Relations Assistant • Department Forestry Commission · Thetford · £26,959+
Finance Operations • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · East Kilbride, Milton Keynes · £29,500+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Luton, St Albans, Stevenage · £25,582+
PI: Production Instructor (P/T 18.5 hrs per week) HMP Isle of Wight • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Newport · £29,107+
PI: Production Instructor HMP Isle of Wight • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Newport · £29,107+
Vetting Officer • Department Department for Energy Security & Net Zero · Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol +5 · £27,430+
Customer Service Advisor - Nottingham (584R) • Department HM Revenue and Customs · Nottingham · £28,016+
Research Worker • Department Forestry Commission - Forest Research · Brecon · £30,105+
Associate Content Designer • Department Welsh Government · UK-wide · £27,302+
GORS Analytical 1-Year Sandwich Placement • Department Government Operational Research Service · Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol +9 · £25,501+
HMP Elmley Business Administrator • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Sheerness · £29,107+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Port Talbot · £25,582+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Winchester, Salisbury · £25,582+
HMP Welland Oaks - First Time Prison Officer Scheme • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Cowlinge, Onley, Startforth +9 · £34,928+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Cardiff · £25,582+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Manchester · £25,582+
Prison Officer - HMP Aylesbury • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Aylesbury · £37,928+
Prison Officer - HMP Foston Hall • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Foston · £34,928+
Prison Officer - HMP Huntercombe • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Nuffield · £36,428+
Prison Officer - HMP New Hall • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Wakefield · £34,928+
Prison Officer - HMP Send • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Woking · £36,928+
Prison Officer - HMP Swinfen Hall • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Lichfield · £34,928+
Prison Officer - HMP Wealstun • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Wetherby · £34,928+
Waste Management & Recycling - Non vocational Instructor (NVI) • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Wetherby · £29,107+
Wildlife Ranger • Department Forestry Commission · Corby · £34,793+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Birmingham · £25,582+
Operational Support Officer • Department HM Courts and Tribunals Service · Llanelli · £25,582+
Prison Officer - HMP Downview • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Sutton · £40,840+
Prison Officer - HMP Garth • Department HM Prison & Probation Service · Leyland · £34,928+
DIO Vetting Administrator • Department Ministry of Defence · Lichfield · £27,866+
Maritime Operation Officer • Department Maritime and Coastguard Agency · Lerwick · £27,631+
Estates Work Supervisor • Department Forestry Commission · Hexham, Bellingham · £30,105+
Propagator • Department Forestry Commission · Westonbirt · £30,105+

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Departments hiring at this grade

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Vacancy data is sourced from the official Civil Service Jobs service and was last checked 30 September 2026. Civil Jobs is an independent service and is not affiliated with HM Government.