About the job

Job summary

Job Purpose

Office for Nuclear Regulation is responsible for all nuclear sector regulation across the UK.  ONR was formed as a new public corporation on the 1 April 2014.    

As part of its 2025 strategy ONR is committed to being a modern and   transparent regulator, delivering trusted outcomes and value. We are making substantial investments in new digital technologies and skills to enhance our regulatory processes and management of information.

The People Service Delivery Leads provide an essential operational resource taking the lead on specific work activities as well as supporting HR specialists in a range of roles. As part of the HR Directorate, you will work with other members of the HR team to deliver a professional, flexible, and responsive HR service to ONR. The People Service Delivery Lead will also work in parallel with other Delivery Leads and the People Service Manager to oversee and manage aspects of the People Services functions.

About The Role

Principle Responsibilities

• Managing and leading on recruitment campaigns efficiently and effectively, this involves full oversight of campaigns from start to finish, including publishing/monitoring vacancies and supporting panel members/applicants ensuring processes are adhered too.
• Undertaking a range of pre-employment checks for new recruits ensuring legal compliance, issuing of employment offers, contracts, undertaking new starter actions and supporting line managers inducting new recruits.
• Oversight of HR support staff acting as a Delivery Lead to ensure delivery of all HR and business requirements are met in a timely and accurate manner and to quality expectations.
• Provide information and advice to staff and line managers on HR policies and procedures in line with ONR’s staff handbook.
• Work with the People Service manager to co-ordinate the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) data for the HR Directorate on a quarterly/monthly basis.
• Drafting of business cases in relation to recruitment activity in People Services and managing recruitment budget expenditure payments and records.
• Acting as a HR notetaker ensuring notes are clear and comprehensive. at formal meetings and work with senior members of HR in the involvement in staff casework issues across the organisation
• Maintain and review HR records to ensure compliance with GDPR.
• Overseeing the ONR Induction pack ensuring it is kept up to date with relevant information. Implementing Feedback questionnaires and feeding back results to Head of People Services
• Provide HR Panel member support for internal/external interviews
• Provide reactive support for a wide range of work activities across the functions.

Job description

ONR do welcome applicants who require sponsorship through the skilled worker route. Unfortunately, this particular role does not meet the eligibility requirements. If you have any questions, please contact onr.human-resources@onr.gov.uk.

ONR is not a Civil Service department, however, we are an arms length body of Department of Work and Pensions.

Line Management Responsibilities

• None currently, however, at this level there could be an expectation to manage staff in the future.

Location / Travel

Due to the nature of this role, it is Bootle based only.

ONR operates hybrid working (working in the office and or at home) as part of our flexible working policy.  There is an expectation that everyone will spend time in the office on a regular basis, recognising that some work is better done face to face. Managers will work with their teams on what works best to meet individual, team, business and organisational needs to enable collaboration, as well as balancing personal choice and wellbeing.

Work with Us

Our colleagues are from all walks of life with varied personal experiences and career journeys into ONR. We want the best people for our roles. As an inclusive employer we value individuals’ contributions, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion, or belief. Our values ‘supportive, open-minded, fair and accountable’ are central to this. We invest in our people to build capability, resilience, and promote wellbeing in our great teams, underpinned by our inherent focus on inclusion and excellence.

Clearance

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Person specification

Person Specification

Inclusion

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We will consider reasonable adjustments to ensure the recruitment process is inclusive and barrier-free. Please contact ONR.Human-Resources@onr.gov.uk/ or jessica.normile-curran@onr.gov.uk to discuss further.

We will also offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for applicants who opt into the guaranteed interview scheme.

We recognise we have a role to play in helping those leaving the Armed Forces and have a Veterans guaranteed interview scheme. We offer an interview to Veterans who meet the minimum criteria for applicants who opt into the scheme. Please see eligibility criteria below.

• served for at least one year in His Majesty's Armed Forces (as a Regular or Reserve).
• be in transition from, or ceased to be a member of, His Majesty’s Armed Forces.
• not already be employed by ONR.

Essential Qualifications

CIPD (level 3 or above) qualified strongly preferred but we will consider applicants that can demonstrate in their application a breadth of professional HR experience. 

Essential skills

This role is suited to a capable self-starter who works well as part of a team and can work in a fast-paced environment, with exceptional communication and organisational skills. 

As a HR People Service Delivery Lead you will be handling a range of personal, confidential, and sensitive data and must always maintain the absolute confidentiality of this information.  

You will be expected to have:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively with people at all levels in the organisation.
• Proven ability to articulate key messages (written and verbally) to a wide range of audiences, being able to present information clearly and confidently, with the ability to proactively lead on a range of tasks/projects.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritise effectively in a busy environment with often competing priorities, ensuring key deadlines are achieved.
• Demonstratable experience of finding ways to improve systems and structures, identifying improvements, and simplifying processes.

Desirable Skills

• Previous HR experience in a similar role within public sector
• Knowledge of Applicant tracking systems
• A knowledge and understanding of the use of Microsoft.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £30,199, Office for Nuclear Regulation contributes £27 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Please submit your application through the recruitment portal on the ONR website directly by clicking onto the link above apply at advertisers site where you can also download full job description.

For Further Information

The closing date for receipt of applications is 07/08/2024 at 23:45

For more information about this vacancy please contact Leigh Wightman

Email – leigh.wightman@onr.gov.uk

How To apply

Please submit your application through the recruitment portal. 

Your application should include:

• CV to include a full record of your education and professional qualifications and a full employment history.
• A suitability statement (maximum of 800 words) highlighting how you meet the ‘essential skills and experience” required for the role, which will be used at shortlisting in conjunction with your CV.
• Where applicable highlight if you have any experience under ‘desirable skills and experience’ within the application form.

Throughout our shortlisting process, we will make decisions about your capability to do the job, based on evidence you provide against the essential criteria (and the desirable if applicable).

Important guidance when providing CV’s – please upload text-based CVs with no graphics or pictures to ensure the anonymisation function works correctly.

Please note -  if whilst completing your application, you use special characters such as (‘ ; “ - _ * ) within your examples, Hireserve will convert these characters into symbols.  We are currently unable to change this. 

Whilst these examples will appear on your application, this will not prevent it from being reviewed at the shortlisting stage.

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 the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. 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.