Full-Time DE&S Talent Acquisition Specialist
Job Description
Salary
£23,800 – £28,000 per annum (plus benefits).
Summary
Join an integral part of the UK’s Defence and play your part in the procurement and in-service support of all our armed forces’ equipment, from fighter jets, armoured vehicles, submarines and aircraft carriers, to clothing, food, and ammunition. If you have the pride, passion and commitment to be part of an exciting organisation at the forefront of supporting our country’s armed forces deliver on operations at home and abroad, then apply online now!
Job description
A highly rewarding and progressive opportunity to join the Talent Acquisition Team as it continues in the transformation of its service.
Taking the best from the commercial environment and combining this with strong public service ethos the aim is to become a leading, highly specialist and professional team that operates within a matrix environment.
The team identifies, attracts and secures external talent needed for DE&S to deliver critical programmes of work to our Armed Forces. The Talent Acquisition team is part of our busy HR function and is integral in ensuring the business is delivering against its resource needs across 9 disciplines and over 50+ locations. Working in collaboration, you will be responsible for campaign and candidate management throughout the whole recruitment lifecycle from advertising through to on-boarding. You will develop innovative adverts for various media platforms, search the market for the best external talent and speak to applicants to ensure a first-class candidate experience.
This role offers excellent future prospects including the potential involvement with wider aspects of talent acquisition as part of its continuous improvement and transformation and therefore the potential to develop within the organisation.
Responsibilities
As a Talent Acquisition Specialist key responsibilities will include:
• The full recruitment cycle from brief to sourcing, arranging interview, making offers and candidate on boarding.
• Writing adverts and posting on relevant job boards.
• Stakeholder engagement and stakeholder management.
• Involvement with candidate assessments from CV review to interviews.
• Providing feedback to candidates and stakeholders.
What you will be assessed against
To be found successful you must demonstrate the following essential criteria:
• Demonstrable experience of working within a successful fast-paced professional talent acquisition environment.
• Proven ability of dealing with multiple stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Evidence of working and excelling as part of a team.
• Demonstrable ability to prioritise workload, working on multiple projects at any one time.
• IT skills to include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook).
If you are invited to an interview, you will be assessed against the following technical competencies:
• Resourcing
If you are invited to an interview, you will be assessed against the following behaviours:
• Communicating and influencing
• Working together
What’s in it for you?
You will receive a generous benefits package including market leading employer pension contributions of around 21% of your salary (not including any personal contribution), annual bonuses, a flexible working pattern to fit you where possible, 25 days holiday +1 additional day every year you work up to 30 days with opportunity for movement and promotion. Some of our sites include an onsite gym, onsite restaurants, cafes and much more.
Find out more about what we offer by clicking here
Applicants should be aware that any move across the Civil Service may have implications on an employee’s ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers.
About your team
Our HR function sets strategic direction and helps develop the highly skilled and inclusive workforce needed to drive exceptional performance. Through strong stakeholder engagement, HR provides dedicated people management processes, policies and services to support DE&S to deliver its outputs. We are integral to operational delivery.
Please click the link below to apply by creating an account and upload your details.
Benefits
Please find ‘The Little Book of Big Benefits’ here
This post is not eligible for relocation allowances.
Things you need to know
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Selection process details
Simply click on the apply button to create an account and upload your CV which clearly demonstrates the following areas (which you will be assessed against):
• Key Achievements
• Relevant Experience
• Applied Knowledge and Skills
For additional guidance on writing a CV for DE&S, please click here
Firstly we’ll check that you meet the essential criteria that are listed for the role. If you do, we’ll then carry out a more detailed review of your CV to see if your qualifications and experience are a good match for the role(s).
If you’re successful, we’ll invite you to an interview so you can meet us, discuss your Key Achievements, Relevant Experience and Applied knowledge & Skills. In addition to the above, you’ll also be assessed against a technical competence and the listed behaviours, aligned to our DE&S Behaviours which can be found attached at the bottom of the page.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Nationality requirements
Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code 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.
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.
How to Apply
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