About the job

Job summary

As a Researcher in the new In-House Direct Sourcing Team, you will work with a Senior In-House Consultant and two Search Consultants and be involved in helping influence the ability of Government Departments and Professions to hire the right talent that they need to be able to deliver for the citizens of the UK.

You will use various search engines, particularly LinkedIn, to develop and build professional executive searches.  LinkedIn Recruiter will be a major tool used regularly to create market maps and ensure we have a strong knowledge base of candidates. You will also provide campaign support, through the administration of campaign documentation and management of the In-House Search tracker as well as responding to enquiries from vacancy holders and candidates and following up on outstanding invoices.

You will work alongside other experienced recruitment professionals in our SCS recruitment team, in a fast-paced but supportive operational delivery environment, where you will quickly and regularly see the impact you are having on the Civil Service.

In time, the opportunity will be available for making direct contact and developing connections on behalf of the Civil Service, becoming involved in establishing a good working relationship between candidates and the Civil Service, and providing prospects with any relevant information to support them in encouraging them to apply for advertised roles.

Job description

You will be part of this centralised expert service that works across the whole of Government where you will be able to apply your specialist headhunting experience to a portfolio of customers. Your work will vary daily, providing an opportunity to demonstrate flexibility and collaboration skills as the team flex between dealing with a range of campaigns where we are searching for professionals in scarce or hard to recruit markets or locations.

You will be expected to be involved in a wide variety of activities including (but not limited to):

• Working closely to support the Search Consultants, managing the administration of all online documentation; 
• Arranging, managing and taking detailed notes at planning meetings with stakeholders as well as their distribution 
• Undertaking desk-based research following a detailed briefing with customers;
• Providing expert and comprehensive administrative management of search campaigns and be the first point of contact for queries and will involve playing a key role in supporting vacancy holders, in addition to providing expert recruitment/ pre-employment advice and guidance to potential candidates;
• Using strong oral and written communication skills daily along with excellent presentation skills, showing self-motivation and an ability to develop working relationships with external and internal prospects at pace and with ease;
• Collation of pre-sifted applications and issuing these to vacancy holders/panel members;
• Providing post and pre-campaign support through having an excellent understanding of Microsoft Office packages, our CRM and other internal software as needed. 
• Demonstrating the “one team” ethos to support colleagues across the In-House Search Team as required; 
• Demonstrating the ability to work independently and at pace. 

Person specification

We are looking for energetic, enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals who can play a pivotal role as an active member of this new team and to ensure we make an immediate impact to the outcome of some of the hardest to fill roles. You will be a team player who works collaboratively, communicates with ease and brings out the best from their colleagues.- In order to be successfully shortlisted and invited to the next stage, candidates must be able to clearly demonstrate in their application, evidence of the following:

Essential Criteria: 

• being an organised and focussed self-starter, with good attention to detail. (Delivering a Quality Service)
• being an enthusiastic and collaborative team player that is flexible, adaptable and willing to support colleagues, given the small team; (Working Together)
• the ability to operate calmly and collaboratively in a fast-paced, often pressurised operational environment; (Delivering at Pace)
• being comfortable and competent at engaging with Senior Leaders and candidates, and in representing the Civil Service in a professional and confident manner; (Communicating and Influencing)

Desirable

• Recent or previous experience of the executive search process would be desirable but not essential as full training will be provided to enable you to create desk–based research to support executive search activities
• Experience of using Microsoft Office or Google Suite and competency with recruitment management systems would be advantageous

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £27,750, Cabinet Office contributes £7,492 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

To apply for this post, you will need to complete the online application via the CS Jobs website by no later than 23:55 on Monday 29th January 2024.  

As part of this process you will be asked to provide:

1) A CV (which is for information purposes only) setting out your career history, highlighting specific responsibilities and achievements that are relevant for this role, together with reasons for any gaps within the last two years. 

2) A Personal Statement (no more than 1,000 words) that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria for the role, as set out in the Person Specification.

Please read the attached candidate pack for full details.

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. 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.