HR Officer, Resourcing Manchester, England
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
Full Time
Manchester, England
26874 - 27144 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Details
Reference number
272137
Salary
£26,874 - £27,144
£26,874 per annum, rising to £27,144 on successful completion of probation.
Job grade
Executive Officer
B3 APT
Contract type
Permanent
Temporary
Temporary
Length of employment
One permanent role and one temporary role until 31 August 2023 (this may be extended or made permanent, subject to business needs)
Business area
OFSTED - People and Operations
Type of role
Administration / Corporate Support
Human Resources
Other
Human Resources
Other
Working pattern
Full-time
Number of jobs available
2
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About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location
Piccadilly Gate, Manchester
About the job
Job summary
We're looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our busy Resourcing team as an HR Officer. In the role you will be responsible for administrating a quality end-to-end recruitment experience for applicants and recruiters. This includes:
There is no line management responsibility in this role, but you will provide coaching and guidance to HR Adviser colleagues within the team as required and quality assure your colleagues’ work. So keen attention to detail and a positive team spirit are essential!
You will have the ability to plan your own workload and work on your own initiative. You will be confident and highly organised; able to direct others supporting you in the delivery of high-volume recruitment campaigns. You will be an excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing, with a passion for good customer service.
Does this describe you? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to gain varied experience in the faced-paced world of recruitment and HR. You will work with professionals at all levels in a high-achieving department, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. You will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. Our modern office building is based in the city centre of Manchester. You may choose to spend a proportion of your time working from home.
- reviewing applications and delivering feedback
- organisation of assessments, interviews and other selection activities
- new starter administration, for example taking references and issuing contracts of employment
- giving clear and accurate advice to applicants and recruiting managers.
There is no line management responsibility in this role, but you will provide coaching and guidance to HR Adviser colleagues within the team as required and quality assure your colleagues’ work. So keen attention to detail and a positive team spirit are essential!
You will have the ability to plan your own workload and work on your own initiative. You will be confident and highly organised; able to direct others supporting you in the delivery of high-volume recruitment campaigns. You will be an excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing, with a passion for good customer service.
Does this describe you? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to gain varied experience in the faced-paced world of recruitment and HR. You will work with professionals at all levels in a high-achieving department, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. You will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. Our modern office building is based in the city centre of Manchester. You may choose to spend a proportion of your time working from home.
Job description
The post holder will be responsible for the quality, timely and compliant delivery of end-to-end recruitment activity. This includes the personal management of senior level and high-volume recruitment campaigns. They will also assist in the development and implementation of Ofsted’s recruitment and retention strategies, employer branding and talent pipeline.
Person specification
Please refer to the job specification for further information.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Managing a Quality Service
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Experience of successfully coordinating work through periods of high volume and with competing priorities.
- Experience of delivering and improving administrative and transactional services.
- Effective verbal and written communicator, able to advise a range of stakeholders on policy and practice.
- Excellent working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook and SharePoint and the ability to learn new programmes quickly.
Benefits
Ofsted operates a hybrid working approach, allowing colleagues to benefit from time in the office, with the flexibility also to work from home. Our expectation is that you will spend at least 60% of your time working in your office, or at external meetings or events. The exact balance will depend on the nature of your role and the suitability of your home environment, and will be discussed and agreed with your line manager.
Any move to Ofsted 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 here.
Any move to Ofsted 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 here.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Application and Shortlisting:
The selection panel will assess your application based on the evidence you have provided against the essential criteria as set out in the person specification.
You will also be asked to provide information within the “Employer/Activity History” section of the application form. This information is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV setting out your career history (this will be used in the sifting process).
Interview:
At the interview stage, you will be assessed on the listed behaviours and experience as set out in the person specification.
Assessment:
Candidates will be required to undertake an assessment. Further details will be provided to candidates on the day of the interviews.
Assessment and Interviews will take place on Thursday 23 March 2023 at Piccadilly Gate, Manchester.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
The selection panel will assess your application based on the evidence you have provided against the essential criteria as set out in the person specification.
You will also be asked to provide information within the “Employer/Activity History” section of the application form. This information is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV setting out your career history (this will be used in the sifting process).
Interview:
At the interview stage, you will be assessed on the listed behaviours and experience as set out in the person specification.
Assessment:
Candidates will be required to undertake an assessment. Further details will be provided to candidates on the day of the interviews.
Assessment and Interviews will take place on Thursday 23 March 2023 at Piccadilly Gate, Manchester.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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).
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.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Name :
Daiga Strupa
Email :
Telephone :
03000130815
Recruitment team :
Email :
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
www.ofsted.gov.uk
London, United Kingdom
Amanda Spielman
$25 to $50 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
National Services & Agencies
2002
