Recruitment Advisor, Pre-employment Checks Advisor Fta

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 428015

**Salary**:

- £27,405 - £27,405
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer

**Contract type**:

- Fixed term
Loan

**Length of employment**:

- Fixed Term Appointment only, for a period of 12 months from commencement of employment with a possibility of permanency.

**Business area**:

- CO - Government People Group (GPG) - Government Recruitment Service

**Type of role**:

- Human Resources

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Homeworking, Part-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 5

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- Glasgow, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
The Government Recruitment Service (GRS) was launched in September 2017 and is part of Government People Group (GPG) in the Cabinet Office.

GRS is a vibrant, modern and exciting place to work, attracting a diverse workforce which represents the people we serve. The roles in this campaign are to fill current and emerging vacancies. You will be given full training, coaching and support to help you achieve your best.

We aim to modernise and open up Civil Service recruitment to attract a broader, more diverse pool of talent. It’s also our priority to unlock the talent within the Civil Service, giving everyone the opportunity to fulfil their potential while making an important contribution to government.

We deliver around 70% of the recruitment volume across the Civil Service and aspire to be the recruitment partner of choice for all Civil Service departments, agencies and approved non-departmental public bodies.

We are run by civil servants for civil servants, with an in-depth understanding of how government works. We have privileged access to the experience and data recruiting departments need. We recruit for all roles and grades, including Senior Civil Servants.

Our service ‘menu’ is built around customer need, with the flexibility to take on as much or as little of their recruitment campaign as they need.

GRS is going through a period of organisational change, whilst a planned restructure review takes place these roles are offered at Fixed Term Appointment only, for a period of 12 months from commencement of employment, with a possibility of permanency.

**Job description**:
GRS offers a single point of contact approach to account management to deliver a department’s recruitment needs. As a Recruitment Advisor within the Department, you will work across GRS using your recruitment knowledge to promote good practice and consistency.

The main responsibilities of this role are to:

- Build and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues and customers, and work collaboratively with others;
- Assist in the collation of data so that accurate figures can be produced and monitored against the agreed KPIs;
- Comply with relevant recruitment policies and procedures, and be able to advise customers of these;
- Drive continuous improvement within the Department, making suggestions and supporting any relevant implementation.

We are looking for energetic individuals to join the team who share our passion and excitement about the work we do on behalf of the Civil Service and who relish the opportunity to be involved in a growing and evolving team, developing themselves as the team develops.

Does this sound like you?

**Person specification**:
In our Department, good customer service skills are essential and being a team player is a must, as this is the key to our success.
Working with government departments in a fast paced environment, priorities are ever changing so you must have the ability to work at pace, and have resilience to meet competing demands. You will need to be open to change, and focused on helping us to develop a professional service.

In order to be successful in this role you will need to provide evidence against the criteria detailed below.

**Customer Service (Lead Criteria)**:Communicating with customers and providing a positive and high-quality experience.

**Planning and Organising**:Planning and organising your own time and workload to achieve targets or deadlines in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

**Working with Others**:Building and maintaining relationships with others to achieve results.

**Learning and Improving**:Learning new information and skills, adapting your approach to changes and recognising improved ways to do things.

**IT skills**:Using IT software to complete tasks such as communicating with others, recording numbers and data, producing documents and finding information.

We will ask for evidence regarding your Experience on your Application form which will consist of two questions,

**Customer Service (Lead Criteria)**

**Planning & Organising**

The remaining criteria will be assessed at interview via Strengths and Behaviours.

**Behaviours**:
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