MI5 recruiting worker for Oddjobs in search for 'Britain's toughest handyman'

15 April 2023 , 16:34

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How Bond actor Daniel Craig might look as a DI-spy (Image: Sony Pictures)

If you fancy being the next James Bond, you might need a Licence to Drill.

MI5 is on a mission to recruit a DI-spy for Oddjobs at the secret service’s London HQ.

And, like 007, played by Daniel Craig until 2021, they must be handy – but in carpentry, plastering and ­electrics rather than fighting and driving fast cars.

A source said: “It’s a job for Britain’s toughest handyman – or woman. These kind of behind-the-scenes roles are vital to the service’s optimum performance.”

To qualify for the £37,000 job, which has an 18-month training programme, you need a City & Guilds level 3, BTEC, NVQ or ­equivalent in joinery or carpentry.

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Recruits must spend at least two hours in the gym each week and will also get to work with other partner bodies, possibly overseas.

But the source warned: “The uniform probably won’t extend to a tuxedo – and there’s no chance of a Martini on the job.”

Saskia Rowlands