JOB SUMMARY

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Are you looking for a new role in the HR profession? Do you want to make a difference to Public Health? Have you thought about working with a team that offers fantastic opportunities to develop yourself and others. This could be the opportunity that you have been looking for. We have an exciting opportunity to work within a tight knit Resourcing team.
Working within a highly motivated and passionate team, this role has the responsibility for delivering a high quality, customer focused recruitment service. You will manage relationships with vacancy holders for all their recruitment needs and guide them through the recruitment process from campaign planning to candidate onboarding. This will involve using a wide range of systems and IT applications, including applicant tracking systems, payroll and other internal HR systems.
You will manage multiple priorities for our customers, both internal and external, with the onboarding experience for candidates and hiring managers being the key focus. You will collaborate with other HR Operations colleagues to deliver an exceptional service and will need exceptional attention to detail to be successful in the role.
Being flexible in your work and able to meet strict deadlines will be essential to the post, applicants can expect variety in the roles and candidates they source for UKHSA with a focus on both Civil Servant appointments, and candidates working for UKHSA under Agenda for Change (AfC)/NHS terms and conditions.
Possibilty for 2 x additional fixed term 12 month appointments

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Facilitate recruitment of up to 25 campaigns at any one time for internal customers (Hiring Managers) and see them through to completion, ensuring campaigns are carried out in line with UKHSA Policy and Civil Service Recruitment Principles
• Manage pre-employment checks for incoming candidates to ensure they are lawfully employed by UKHSA.
• In managing UKHSA recruitment campaigns, ensure internal systems (shared inboxes, applicant tracking systems and payroll) are kept up to date and necessary documentation is stored in line with UKHSA practices for each candidate and campaign.
• Carry out a range of other tasks as required in order to see the campaign through to completion (e.g. creation of sifting and interview packs).
• Assist with any customer queries (both internal and external) and provide expertise and guidance throughout recruitment campaigns, offering an exceptional customer experience, escalating queries where necessary.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, candidates, hiring managers, interview panels and other wider HR functions.
• Deal with highly sensitive issues and personal data, acting with diplomacy and maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Be part of a team that is always looking at change and improvement - actively contributing to different projects.

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

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