JOB SUMMARY

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government.

Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by:

• joining up public sector services
• harnessing the power of AI for the public good
• strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure
• elevating leadership and investing in talent
• funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation
• committing to transparency and driving accountability

We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government.
We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol.
The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you’ll be working with some of the world’s most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale.
Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You’ll solve some of the nation’s highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need

JOB DESCRIPTION

Recruitment is a process heavy service, and our Recruitment Coordinators manage candidates through each step, making sure they have a great candidate experience. Coordinators will need to engage with people at all levels in the organisation building good working relationships and making sure they support our recruitment efforts to hire great people.
This is a great opportunity for you to learn about modern recruitment practices, engage with people from all backgrounds in the digital space and to hone your craft as a digital recruitment professional.

As a Specialist Digital Coordinator you’ll:

• support the end to end recruitment campaign management, working with the recruitment business partners and recruitment managers to design an effective timeline for each campaign
• lead all recruitment administration this includes but not limited to; diary management, logistics (meetings and visits) and room bookings for each campaign using our applicant tracking system
• manage resourcing team queries inbox
• build all new roles on our social platforms and applicant tracking system to make our jobs and projects visible to those we want to attract
• develop great relationships with stakeholders at all levels across the business, helping them to follow our recruitment timeline and educating them to give candidates a great experience
• work on projects with the team to continually drive improvements to our service, we like to try new things!
• support with Senior Civil Service (SCS) recruitment
• provide cover for the GDS onboarding team when required

PERSON SPECIFICATION

We’re looking for someone who is well organised and thrives in a busy environment where priorities change, often at very short notice. Who is an effective communicator who enjoys working with people and can quickly understand their needs.
We’ve designed this role to offer excellent development opportunities over and above its administrative function. We offer a broad overview of the digital transformation landscape of government, and is the perfect learning ground to become a specialist in digital recruitment and human resources.

We’re interested in people who:

• have an understanding of the full recruitment lifecycle and the role of a recruitment/talent team within an organisation
• are very organised and have demonstrable administration and support skills, handling a busy diary, managing conflicting priorities at the same time
• are self starters, who can identify problems and solve them independently
• have great people skills with a background working in a professional or customer services environment, who can work with a wide range of stakeholders effectively
• have excellent written and verbal communication, a demonstrable ability to write and communicate clearly to candidates and stakeholders, as well as the ability to escalate and communicate risks in a timely manner
• have demonstrable experience and understanding of handling sensitive information, keeping a high level of diplomacy and confidentiality with strong attention to detail

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

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)
• 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

The standard selection process for roles at GDS consists of:

• a simple application screening process - We only ask for a CV and for you to answer 2 application questions.
• a 40 minute video intervie

For this role we’ll be assessing you against the following Civil Service Behaviours:

• working together
• making effective decisions
• communicating and influencing
• managing a quality service
• delivering at pac