20948 Head of Centralised Recruitment Team for Policy Group
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Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead Policy Groups centralised recruitment team overseeing the end-to-end customer experience.
Reporting to the Head of Recruitment and Workforce the post holder will be responsible for leading managing and providing guidance to the Recruitment Team who provide a service for all SCS 1 and delegated grades recruitment. The role is wider that formal recruitment in that the team supports other recruitment activities such as Fast Stream Loans Secondments use of reserve lists as well as Expressions of Interest opportunities.
The role provides the opportunity to directly influence support and guide hiring managers across the whole of Policy Group to resource their teams in the most appropriate way. Consequently we are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic individual to who will be well organised proactive and has strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
In addition we are looking for someone who has successfully delivered change projects in respect of continuous improvement and culture as the head of the team is responsible for the training and continuous development of the whole team. This is a service delivery role and as such would suit an individual who thrives in a fast-paced delivery environment and has a keen interest in process improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading managing and providing guidance to the Recruitment team coordinating their workload and unblocking issues to provide consistent professional and innovative services to all managers across Policy Group.
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment life cycle identifying risks and taking actions to mitigate them. Ensuring all processes are up to date and effective.
- Monitoring success of campaigns against requirements and suggesting ways to improve the recruitment selection and attraction process to hiring managers.
- Managing the relationship with the MoJs Shared Service provider and the wider HR community SCSHR Team HRBPs and Resourcing Management Office.
- Ensuring a high-quality candidate journey by reviewing MoJs existing recruitment policies and processes and making evidence-based proposals for changes and improvements.
- Providing guidance and support to hiring managers through effective deployment of the team and drawing upon their own experience of the recruitment principles in the Civil Service.
- Developing and owning a process to ensure that complaints about the recruitment process are managed in the most appropriate way.
- Proven ability to manage data including data extraction manipulation storage and presentation to produce MI demonstrating the candidate journey and the delivery against key performance indicators.
- Lead the identification of best practices and associated improvements based on gathered feedback and evidence as well as system changes implemented by our Shared Services that impact the working processes within the team.
- Draw on your relevant experience to work efficiently and effectively to achieve consistently high performance.
- Pro-actively manage risks and issues as they emerge during campaigns and escalating where appropriate.
- Ensure business and team plans match business demands driving quality and performance in line with continuous improvement outcomes.
This role has direct line management responsibility for 1 x SEOs. The team also has 2 x HEOs. The team is small and as such everyone has their part to play in ensuring the delivery of an exemplary end to end service.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive.
Working Arrangements & Further Information
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office subject to local estate capacity.
Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly Hybrid Working will not suit everyones circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles: All successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale. This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) See Map. All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office subject to local estate capacity).
For current MoJ employees your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode) either at a HQ building JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its locations respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).
Some of MoJs terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on modernised terms in their current post or onto unmodernised MoJ terms if they are on unmodernised terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer.
All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet.
Flexible working hours
The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time flexible and job-sharing working patterns where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJs Flexible Working policy.
Benefits
The MoJ offers a range of benefits:
Annual Leave
Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years service.
There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
Pension
The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
Training
The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
Networks
The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin employees with disabilities employees with caring responsibilities women employees and lesbian gay bisexual and transgender employees.
Eligibility
Staff on fixed term appointments must have been recruited through fair and open competition.
Vacancies advertised cross-government are only open to all Civil Service employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) who were appointed on merit following a fair and open competition; or were appointed to a permanent post through an exception in the Civil Service Commissioners rules.
Support
- A range of Family Friendly policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
- Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
- For moves to or from another employer or moves across the Civil Service this can have implications on your eligibility to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for alternative government childcare support schemes including Tax Free Childcare. More information can be found on orChildcare Choices.You can determine your eligibility at
- Paid paternity adoption and maternity leave.
- Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.
Working for the Civil Service
TheCivil Service Codesets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissionsrecruitment principles.Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order
- To Transformative Business Services (0 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail);
- To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team();
- To the Civil Service Commission (details availablehere)
As a Disability Confident employer MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills talent and abilities by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria except in a limited number of campaigns.
You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.
For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition please watch our animated videos.
Diversity & Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Planand theCivil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
Redeployment Interview Scheme
Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme to providing opportunities to those who are at risk of redundancy.
MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.
Civil Service Nationality Rules
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU Switzerland Norway Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU Switzerland Norway Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals and certain family members of Turkish nationals who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Reserve list A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application however all examples and statements provided must be truthful factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others or generated by artificial intelligence as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary see ourcandidate guidancefor more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
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