Assessment Centre and Outreach Coordinator

Role purpose

To manage the Candidates Application Tracking System and support the recruitment process for parliamentary, police and crime commissioner, and mayoral roles. This role ensures an outstanding candidate experience by liaising with applicants, screening applications, and managing applicant data. Responsibilities include organising large-scale assessment centres, overseeing budget and financial requirements, coordinating assessors, and ensuring effective team collaboration. Additionally, the role involves managing outreach efforts, adhering to data protection policies, and supporting attraction and recruitment activities for key political positions.

Role responsibilities

·    Management of the Candidates Application Tracking System

·    Liaising with applicants to ensure they have an outstanding customer journey

·    Reporting and management of applicant data shared with internal stakeholders, ensuring this is accurately maintained

·    Screening candidate applications and digital submissions

·    Preparing and monitoring correspondence

·    Organisation and support of wide scale assessment centres

·    Training, supporting, and coordinating assessors

·    Ensuring effective coordination, collaboration, and communication with and between the team

·    Have a responsibility to follow CCHQ Data Protection and Information Governance policies and procedures

·    Organise activities related to attraction and recruitment of candidates for Parliamentary, Police and Crime Commissioner and Combined Authority Mayoral roles

·    Build and manage network of external and internal outreach champions/regional coordinators

·    Manage and empower external and internal stakeholders to find outstanding candidates (Staff, MPs, Members of House of Lords, Affiliated groups, Business/Community leaders with links to the Party etc.) through regular presentations, comms and events

·    Main contact for leads from outreach champions/stakeholders such as Regional Co-ordinators

·    Provide buddy service/regular follow-ups for leads

·    Organise outreach events for Candidates Department

·    Proactively headhunt for candidates using various means from desktop research to communication and cooperation with local stakeholders and dedicated staff

·    Proactively lead on selection work for Police and Crime Commissioner and Combined Authority Mayoral roles

·    Applications to the approved list

·    Screening. Assessment Centres (stage 1 and 2). Washups. Assessor liaison. Candidate inbox administration (assessors)

·    Development Committee 1 & 2 secretary

·    Candidates Committee secretary

·    Moderator support

Other

·    Assist with ad-hoc projects as required by the needs of the team and the Party

·    Provide holiday cover for other members of the team in accordance with the holiday cover schedule

·    Establish and maintain excellent relationships with key stakeholders

Professional experience and qualifications

·    Strong political knowledge, understanding and judgement

·    Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

·    The ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a team

·    Strong interpersonal and diplomatic skills

·    Proficiency in database management and data organisation

·    Discretion and confidentiality

·    A commitment to the Conservative Party's aims and values

·    An ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and sensitivity

·    Exceptional attention to detail

·    Enthusiastic, keen to learn and flexible in approach

·    Able to take ownership for fulfilling tasks and meeting deadlines

·    A personable and helpful telephone manner

·    Good IT skills including the effective use of all MS Office Software

·    Resilient and able to remain calm under pressure.

·    Positive and self-motivated.