All current vacancies are advertised on the current and seasonal vacancies pages.

Application form
If you would like to apply for a specific vacancy, and your skills and experience match the criteria, please download and complete the application form below, referring to the criteria in the job advert and the guidance notes on the application form.

The Royal Household aims to offer equality in employment and selects staff on merit, irrespective of race, religion, sex, disability or age. You are not obliged to complete the equality monitoring section of the application form, but it will help the Royal Household monitor the effectiveness of its equality policy.

Download a pdf version of application form (142 kB). You will need Acrobat Reader to open this file. 
Download Microsoft Word version of application form (rich text format, 177kB). You will need Microsoft Word 97 or above to open this file.

You should return the completed form by email to [email protected] or by post to:
Recruitment Assistant
Personnel Office
Buckingham Palace
London SW1A 1AA

Eligibility
Please note that, for the majority of vacancies, we are unable to accept applications from individuals who do not have the right to work in the UK.

Speculative applications
We prefer to receive applications for specific vacancies or roles, as this ensures that we are able to match an individual’s skills and experience to an appropriate opportunity.

Acknowledgement
We are not able to acknowledge receipt of all applications but aim to let you know whether you have been shortlisted for interview within six weeks of the closing date. Meanwhile, if you need to be in touch regarding your application, please email us at [email protected], stating clearly the position that you applied for.

Pre-employment checks
Please note that  all offers of employment are subject to a number of pre-employment checks to meet security and personnel requirements. It is important that all applicants complete the application form fully and accurately to ensure these checks can be carried out with minimum delay if they are offered a position.

These include:
Security clearance
Reference checking
Sight of original documentation
Medical (in accordance with the Royal Household’s equality and diversity statement)

Disclaimer
All applications should be made directly by the candidate to the Royal Household via one of the recognised methods indicated on this page.

It is not the policy of the Royal Household to make any financial charge upon a candidate at any stage during the application process and the Royal Household in no way endorses or associates with any other organisation or third party that claims to be involved with its recruitment process, which may attempt to seek payment from a candidate.