Recruitment Campaign Manager
HM Treasury
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If you’re interested in making a difference to people’s lives, the Treasury can offer you an exciting opportunity to influence decision making that affects the whole of the UK. Working at the heart of government, we collaborate across government to promote responsible public spending and drive strong and sustainable economic growth.
Our work ranges from protecting customers through the regulation of the financial sector, helping to reduce carbon emissions and creating a greener economy, to promoting British trade around the world and supporting people across the country on jobs, growth and more.
We are part of the Darlington Economic Campus, a pioneering new cross-government hub which brings people together to play an active role in the most important issues of the day whilst working closer to the communities we serve. The campus provides the opportunity for people from all over the UK to help shape the future of the country, and our flexible working practices ensure you can collaborate effectively with our partners. It’s central government, made more accessible to you!
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About the Group
Economics Group
The Economics group is responsible for providing economic surveillance, delivering the evidence base to underpin macroeconomic and microeconomic policy and promoting professionalism for economics and social research in government.
About the Team
The Government Economic and Social Research Team (GESR) is a friendly and dynamic team of around 20 people providing specific support to the Government Social Research (GSR) and Government Economic Service (GES) professions, which have over 2,500 and 3,700 members across government, respectively. Economists and social researchers work at the heart of decision-making in government, providing analysis and insight in support of the entire range of UK Government and public service activities.
GESR's work also reaches right across government - working with Departments, Devolved Administrations, and other organisations in the UK Civil Service. We work with external organisations as partners on shared agendas including growing diversity in recruitment and improving the use of evidence in policy making.
The team is organised into a Strategy and an Operations team, who together deliver all the policies and commitments in the GES and GSR Strategies on behalf of and in conjunction with the Boards of senior staff who govern both professions. on behalf of and in conjunction with the Boards of senior staff who govern both professions.
The GESR team leads the many central recruitment routes into the professions, working to open the door to a wide range of people to start and then build a long and fulfilling career as government economists and social researchers.
We are committed to delivering a quality service to continuous improvement and to promoting diversity and inclusion. You must also be committed to role modelling the positive and inclusive behaviours we expect of our membership.
The post holder will have the advantages that come from building their career inside HM Treasury, and from working right across the differing departments and organisations that make up the UK Government. This is the ideal post for an individual who can see the bigger picture and wishes to build more experience of working with senior leaders and delivering real cross-government change.
About the role
Key accountabilities will include:
- Support the Head of Recruitment and Recruitment Manager in the planning of end-to-end processes for the centralised GES/GSR recruitment schemes, to provide timely and high-quality resources across the Civil Service, on a yearly basis.
- Lead your allocated campaign and actively manage all steps of the recruitment process, including the communication to candidates, the interaction with stakeholders across the Civil Service and the actions on the digital applicant tracking system i.e. Vx/Oleeo.
- Build strong relationships with recruitment partners and support the continuous improvement of resourcing processes in line with employment legislation, Civil Service Recruitment Principles and recruitment compliance reports.
- Contribute to recruitment campaign reporting - Information management, briefing and analysis of diversity data as appropriate, to allow delivery of the GESR recruitment strategy.
- Act as first point of contact from members of the public and GESR associates by responding to recruitment queries via the GESR shared mailboxes, providing expert advice or solutions to recruitment concerns.
- Manage HR data regarding assessors and other recruitment parties, by keeping internal and external records updated, preparing and interpreting basic HR reports.
- Be proficient in planning and prioritisation techniques, to be able to support management effectively, to maintain, develop and implement HR systems, including Vx/Oleeo, to enable effective delivery of recruitment work across the team.
The above is an outline of the responsibilities and activities within the role. It is not exhaustive and may vary over time with changes in organisational priorities.
Person specification
We are looking for the below skills, experience and behaviours and we will ask you to demonstrate these in your application form. Please review the Candidate FAQ document that is attached to the advert for guidance on how to complete your application form. 1. Experience based criterion: Evidence of a successful track record leading recruitment campaigns Candidate Guidance Support Session We will be running an overview of Success Profiles and the STAR approach including top tips for the application and interview process and an opportunity to ask general questions around our recruitment practices. Please note that this session is not role specific, so we will be unable to answer specific questions about roles we are advertising. If you would like to join us, please use the link below to join the call at the right time. Thursday 17th October at 12:30: Join the meeting now
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Understanding of excel spreadsheets. At interview, you will be asked to complete a short excel test.
Benefits
- 25 days’ annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King's birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant)
- Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)
- Generous parental and adoption leave package.
- A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 28%
- Onsite restaurant and coffee bar. The London office also offers a gym, showers and prayer room
- Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme, season ticket advances and payroll giving
- Access to a retail discounts and cashback site
- A Rental Deposit Advance Scheme to help meet the total costs of deposits for privately rented homes
- A range of active staff networks, based around interests and diversity
Flexible Working Arrangements
HM Treasury views flexible working as essential in enabling us to recruit and retain talented people, ensuring that they can enjoy a long-lasting career with us. All employees have the right to apply for flexible working and there are a range of options available including; part-time, compressed hours and job sharing. Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees the flexibility to adjust their working patterns throughout the week which is subject to operational needs and line management approval.
At HM Treasury we have an incredibly broad remit; our work touches every citizen of the country. So, it’s important our employees come from the widest possible range of backgrounds, bringing us the widest possible range of perspectives and ways of thinking. We are committed to ensuring that all staff can realise their potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
HM Treasury operates an office based working approach across all Treasury sites - Darlington, London, and Norwich, and along with the rest of the Civil Service, has an expectation of a minimum of 60% attendance in the office, along with working remotely. This blended working approach allows you to work collaboratively, meet stakeholders face to face, support others and promotes a healthy work life balance (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review. All our offices have been recently modernised and designed to collaborate and connect with colleagues as well as desk and quiet space to allow a range of ways to work.
The office working expectation is linked to the location of the role. If you apply to a post in a single location, then you will not be able to meet this expectation at any of our other sites or move your role to another location.
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Selection process details
Recruitment Timeline
Closing date: 20th October
Shortlisting: w/c 21st October
Interviews: w/c 4th November
This timeline is indicative and may be subject to change. We will inform you if there is a substantial change to the recruitment timeline.
If your contact details change at any time during the selection process, please ensure you update your Civil Service Jobs Profile.
Please note that only applications submitted through Civil Service Jobs will be accepted.
Location-Based Reserve Lists
You will be placed on a reserve list if your application is successful, but we cannot offer you a post immediately. Where more than one location has been advertised, candidates will be approached for roles in merit order according to the first preferred location stated on your application form.
Please note that a place on the reserve list does not guarantee an offer. We would still encourage you to apply for other HM Treasury opportunities that you are interested in. If you are offered a role in your first preferred location and you decline the offer or you are unable to take up the post within a reasonable timeframe, you will be removed from the reserve list, other than in exceptional circumstances.
Eligibility Statement
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role in the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. Checks will be performed as part of pre-employment checks in line with this. Please refer to the Candidate FAQ document attached to the advert for more information.
Everyone working with government assets must complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks. Additionally, individuals appointed to the Treasury group will be subject to National Security Vetting. The level of security vetting required for this role is Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)
To allow for meaningful checks to be carried out, applicants will need to have lived in the UK for at least 3 out of the past 5 years. In exceptional circumstances, a lack of residency would not be a bar to security clearance however the Department will need to consider eligibility on a case by case basis once the advert closing date has passed.
Please read the Vetting Charter for information on what to expect during the vetting process and what will be expected from you. Many areas of your life may be explored during your vetting journey, and it is important that every individual, regardless of their background and experiences, should feel comfortable going through this personal process, whilst having confidence that it is fair, proportionate, and inclusive.
These short videos address common concerns and preconceptions which applicants may have about national security vetting. If you have questions relating to security clearances, please contact HMTSecurityVetting@hmtreasury.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Job contact :
- Name : GESR Recruitment
- Email : gesrrecruitment@hmtreasury.gov.uk
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- Email : hrrecruitment@hmtreasury.gov.uk
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