Application for Government Social Research Profession Membership

The Government Social Research Profession opens a number of recruitment schemes every year, such as the Fast Stream and Main Stream, to recruit new social researchers into government.

Furthermore, some job openings contain a GSR assessment process (Knowledge Test and GSR interview), which means that successful candidates will be automatically badged into GSR.

However, civil servants working in analytical roles in a core government department, who were not recruited through a GSR-assessed job opening, can be badged into GSR if they meet all the requirements.

Badging rounds are organised periodically by departments. Civil servants who meet all the requirements set out in the Membership Guidance below can reach out to their department’s GSR Head of Profession for information about the badging rounds. They will be asked to complete the application form below and, if they meet all the requirements, will have to pass a Knowledge Test and an interview. Here you can see an example GSR Knowledge Test.

Details about the skills tested at each grade can be found in the GSR Technical Framework. Contact GESR.Enquiries@hmtreasury.gov.uk if you don’t know who your department’s GSR Head of Profession is.

Badged GSR Members who move to another analytical role in another department will not need to be badged again. In case of promotion, a badging process will be necessary at the new grade.