Resourcing Campaign Managers (HEO) Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a department that touches the lives of citizens the length and breadth of the UK. More than ever, DWP is playing a critical role in supporting citizens through the economic impact of covid-19 – both into work and progressing within work. DWP has an ambitious programme of welfare reform, and the way in which we deliver our services to over 20 million customers a year. We aspire to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications to help us reflect the citizens we serve. We promote “I can be me in DWP” to help us create a place to work where everyone feels they can be valued and respected while being themselves. We are guided by our departmental values: we care, we deliver, we work together, we adapt, and we value everyone. They sit at the heart of everything we do and understanding how we live up to them helps us learn for the future. It is an incredibly exciting time to work in the Department for Work and Pensions
- Are you passionate about recruitment and the candidate experience?
- Do you understand how to influence and provide expert advice?
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Do you love providing a great customer service and really making a difference?
If so, then our roles could be for you! - We have a role in or Senior Civil Service Recruitment Team and another within our Specialist Talent and Acquisition Recruitment Team.
- For both roles we’re looking for passionate, customer focused individuals who are confident engaging with senior stakeholders to provide expert advice and guidance. You will be experienced in influencing colleagues and senior stakeholders, taking ownership for your area of work, using your problem solving skills to provide cost & time effective solutions to campaigns and sharing your results with the wider team.
Job description
Our Recruitment Campaign Managers (CMs) are respected recruitment subject matter experts. We focus on providing bespoke campaign advice to ensure that recruitment and selection is tailored to the nature of the role being advertised and provides the best candidate experience for DWP’s hard-to-fill and specialist roles across all directorates.
Campaign Managers are responsible for understanding DWP’s recruitment needs and providing robust recruitment and selection recommendations in line with all applicable policies; these may be internal to DWP and/or the Civil service and/or legislative. We don’t expect you to understand these prior to joining as full recruitment training will be provided. You should be accurate in your work, considerate, have excellent interpersonal and influencing skills and be willing to learn as recruitment is ever evolving. Your responsibilities will include:
- To lead and manage recruitment campaigns in complex business areas, managing your own time and staying organised to ensure deadlines are met.
- Provide insight and advice to recruitment stakeholders, championing diversity and inclusion in recruitment.
- To build relationships with stakeholders to ensure commitment to campaigns, and identification of any assumption, risks and constraints, flagging these to team leads.
- To understand and follow recruitment processes and Commission principles in order to reach a high quality outcome.
Person specification
Essential Criteria for the role which will be used to assess your application, alongside Success Profiles:
- You will be able to lead and deliver recruitment campaigns in large, complex business areas, staying organised and managing your own time.
- You will be able to seek and analyse information to inform decisions based on the best available evidence.
- You will be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- You will be able to quickly establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders at different seniority levels and uphold a positive team spirit, championing DWP’s inclusive values.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant professional qualification or knowledge - member or associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), willingness to work towards this, or equivalent professional qualification or HR knowledge.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
Benefits
An employer pension contribution of up to 27% For further information please click here.
- Annual leave rising up to 30 days, (based on your working pattern).
- Family friendly flexible working arrangements, such as hybrid working, job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
- Learning and development tailored to your role this could include industry recognised qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
- An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join staff networks including:- Women’s Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.
This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
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Selection process details
Your application will consist of three parts:
1. A Personal Details application form.
2. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided.
3. The Personal Statement should be a maximum of 750 words and include the main content of your evidence, skills, and experience against the three focused questions below.
- Delivering at Pace: How have you managed delivery of recruitment campaigns/ activity in your organisation?
- Seeing the Bigger Picture: Tell us how you have worked outside of your team to work towards an organisational objective.
- Working Together: Describe a time you collaborated with others to deliver an innovative idea/product/service.
When completing your Personal Statement please read the three focused questions thoroughly. This is what your written evidence will be assessed against. In answering them you may wish to consider the Person Specification shown on Slide 6 of the Candidate Pack.
The sift panel including the hiring manager, will then assess your application to select those demonstrating the best fit with the role by considering the evidence you have provided against the criteria set out in the Person Specification section of this pack. Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application.
Important Information
- You will be asked to complete your employment history any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form.
- Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered.
If your employment history/personal statement contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn.
Stage 2: Interview
If you’re successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the Behaviours/Strengths/Experience.
The behaviour questions, alongside full details of the interview requirements will be shared with candidates in advance of the interview, strength questions will not be notified in advance.
Throughout the application process we will be considering the following Behaviours:
- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Bigger Picture
- Working Together
Interviews will take place W/C 20th March and W/C 27th March though dates and times are to be confirmed.
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A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.
Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location.
Any move to DWP 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
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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 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.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
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.
Before applying for this vacancy, current employees of DWP should check whether a successful application would result in changes to their terms & conditions of employment, e.g. mobility, pay, allowances. Civil Servants that would transfer into DWP from other government organisations, following successful application, will assume DWP's terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, unless DWP has stated otherwise in writing.
Reasonable Adjustment
At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce.
We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the “Reasonable Adjustments” 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.
The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences. If evidence of plagiarism is found your application will be withdrawn.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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
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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).
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