About the job

Job summary

Are you looking to develop your career in the Human Resources (HR) profession? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced and customer-focused environment? If so, this is the role for you!

We are looking for a Recruitment Administrator to join our exciting Recruitment and People Operations team. We run all recruitment campaigns for UK Security Vetting and design new initiatives to improve how we advertise and recruit to ensure that we attract and retain the best talent. The role will be varied and interesting and you’ll help support our business in continuing its path as a vibrant, progressive and people focused organisation.

Job description

Your roles and responsibilities will include but aren’t limited to:

• Working closely with recruiting line managers, providing essential support for their recruitment campaigns to ensure they find the most suitable candidates. This involves managing sift and interview packs, uploading sift and interview results, and setting up interviews
• Supporting candidates through the pre-employment checks process including, sponsorship of security clearance, managing identification verification processes and processing candidate information
• Engaging with business areas within UKSV to ensure effective deployment of new staff
• Supporting in-team Continuous Improvement initiatives to improve how we advertise and recruit
• Managing administration of the team mailbox including responding to enquiries and supporting file management
• Management of general ad-hoc and administrative tasks. 

Person specification

As a Recruitment Administrator, you will be working in a fast-paced environment where customer service is at the forefront of everything we do.

You will need to be able to deliver high quality recruitment campaigns by providing an excellent service to both recruiting line managers and candidates, which will involve building rapport with our customers and paying close attention to detail.

• We are therefore looking for people with the following skills/attributes:
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to form effective working relationships at all levels
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to deal with confidential information and maintain confidentiality
• Highly motivated and dynamic
• Strong IT skills including proficiency in using either Microsoft or Google Suite packages

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £24,750, Cabinet Office contributes £6,683 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

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Application Process

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a personal statement and a behavioural statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

To assess experience, you will be asked to provide 500 word personal statement.

You will also be asked to provide a 250-word statement on the Behaviour Delivering At Pace.

Selection Process

At interview, you will be assessed on the Behaviours and Experience elements of the Success Profiles. 

The Behaviours being assessed are Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service and Working Together

Expected timeline (subject to change)

Expected sift date – 04/01/2024

Expected interview date/s – w/c 15/01/2024

Interview location - Google Meets

Further information

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Please note that this role requires SC clearance, which would normally need 5 years UK residency in the past 5 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service or Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading. 

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Reasonable adjustments

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. 

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: 

• Contact Government Recruitment Service via cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. 
• Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'contact point for applicants' section.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (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. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.