About the job

Job summary

Are you a recruitment specialist with a passion for early talent?

We have an exciting opportunity for an Early Talent & Graduate Campaign Lead to join the Attraction team at Scottish Government in a newly created role championing early careers in the public sector.

It is a great time to join our team as we grow our Attraction Service, using the latest digital tools and innovations to establish our employer brand as a leader in the marketplace and delivering on our organisational mission to work together to improve the lives of the people of Scotland.

You will bring experience of direct sourcing early talent candidates, delivering specialised recruitment campaigns and marketing vacancies across multiple channels and platforms, including paid advertising and social media. You will lead our attraction approach to early talent, delivering our graduate recruitment campaign, promoting modern apprenticeships and developing new entry level schemes.

This is a key role which will help to shape the future of early talent at the Scottish Government, reaching our target audiences with engaging content and attracting the best talent to come and work here. 

Job description

• Create effective briefs for early talent campaigns by consulting with Hiring Managers, Recruiters and Programme Leads.

• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, providing an early talent attraction focus and campaign management.

• Identify and build relationships with further and higher education providers, relevant contacts and candidates. 

• Plan and manage the day to day delivery of multiple early talent campaigns including all deliverables, timescales, resources and channels.

• Monitor the performance of all early talent campaigns using data to interpret trends, opportunities and areas for improvement.

• Assess procurement requirements and create / present business cases to request the necessary budget and demonstrate strength of your recommendations.

• Effectively manage and prioritise your schedule, ensuring focus on high priority activities.

Person specification

Qualifications

No specific qualifications required.

Essential Criteria 

1. Experience of developing and delivering effective early talent or graduate recruitment campaigns using a range of media channels.

2. Proven relationship management skills, with ability to influence senior internal and external stakeholders and partner organisations.

3. Demonstrable knowledge of the full resourcing life-cycle and the importance of the candidate experience.

4. Ability to analyse data, quickly identify trends and opportunities and summarise findings.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,196, Scottish Government contributes £9,502 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

Sift and Interview dates TBC. Please apply using the link provided.

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

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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). 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.