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Location This role will be based in either York or Glasgow. UKSV operates a hybrid working policy. There is flexibility to split your working week but with a minimum requirement of 60% in the listed Cabinet Office Hubs.
About The Job
Job summary
Are you looking to develop your career in the Human Resources (HR) profession? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced and customer-focused environment? If so, this is the role for you!
We are looking for a Recruitment Administrator to join our exciting Recruitment and People Operations team. We run all recruitment campaigns for UK Security Vetting and design new initiatives to improve how we advertise and recruit to ensure that we attract and retain the best talent. The role will be varied and interesting and you’ll help support our business in continuing its path as a vibrant, progressive and people focused organisation.
Job Description
Your roles and responsibilities will include but aren’t limited to:
- Working closely with recruiting line managers, providing essential support for their recruitment campaigns to ensure they find the most suitable candidates. This involves managing sift and interview packs, uploading sift and interview results, and setting up interviews
- Supporting candidates through the pre-employment checks process including, sponsorship of security clearance, managing identification verification processes and processing candidate information
- Engaging with business areas within UKSV to ensure effective deployment of new staff
- Supporting in-team Continuous Improvement initiatives to improve how we advertise and recruit
- Managing administration of the team mailbox including responding to enquiries and supporting file management
- Management of general ad-hoc and administrative tasks.
Person specification
As a Recruitment Administrator, you will be working in a fast-paced environment where customer service is at the forefront of everything we do.
You will need to be able to deliver high quality recruitment campaigns by providing an excellent service to both recruiting line managers and candidates, which will involve building rapport with our customers and paying close attention to detail.
- We are therefore looking for people with the following skills/attributes:
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to form effective working relationships at all levels
- Ability to plan and prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to deal with confidential information and maintain confidentiality
- Highly motivated and dynamic
- Strong IT skills including proficiency in using either Microsoft or Google Suite packages
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £24,750, Cabinet Office contributes £6,683 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- An environment with flexible working options.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.
- This role will be based in either York or Glasgow. UKSV operates a hybrid working policy. There is flexibility to split your working week but with a minimum requirement of 60% in the listed Cabinet Office Hubs.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Application Process
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a personal statement and a behavioural statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
To assess experience, you will be asked to provide 500 word personal statement.
You will also be asked to provide a 250-word statement on the Behaviour Delivering At Pace.
Selection Process
At interview, you will be assessed on the Behaviours and Experience elements of the Success Profiles.
The Behaviours being assessed are Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service and Working Together
Expected timeline (subject to change)
Expected sift date – 04/01/2024
Expected interview date/s – w/c 15/01/2024
Interview location – Google Meets
Further information
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Please note that this role requires SC clearance, which would normally need 5 years UK residency in the past 5 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service or Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email [email protected]
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Reasonable adjustments
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via c abinetofficerecruitment.grs @cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
- Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘contact point for applicants’ section.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window) . See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality Requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets 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 Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window) .
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : UKSV Recruitment Team
- Email : [email protected]
Recruitment team
- Email : [email protected]
Further information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact Government Recruitment Service by email at : [email protected]
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at [email protected]. For further information on the Recruitment Principles. and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.
