About the job

Job summary

Context:

You will proactively manage several large, volume based and bespoke, Early Career recruitment campaigns and solutions across Apprenticeship, Graduate and Undergraduate placement programmes.  A high-quality candidate experience will be central to the service provided.

Working within the UKRI HR team, you will be an expert in designing and delivering impactful recruitment campaigns and selection processes, working closely with hiring managers and the broader Early Careers team to ensure UKRI are best placed to attract suitable early career candidates in a highly competitive market. We are looking for a highly motivated professional with a passion for recruitment.

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Ability to work collaboratively on complex recruitment campaigns, providing strategic solutions as part of a multifunctional team
• Comprehensive understanding of UKRI business areas and strategic objectives to ensure campaigns align with business needs
• Proactive use of available data on graduate and school leaver markets
• The ability to confidently apply our Talent Attraction Framework to all recruitment within your business area and work alongside the wider Early Careers Team on other strategic initiatives to ensure we are best placed to attract the best talent
• Partnering with hiring managers to ensure roles are suitable for early career programmes and to advise on the most appropriate pathway for a specific requirement
• Comprehensive knowledge of the design of assessment tools and techniques; including assessment centres and psychometrics
• Ability to manage both digital and on-site large scale assessment centres
• Produce, monitor, and review recruitment data and figures on a regular basis, highlighting any issues or concerns and formulating recommendations where appropriate
• Build positive relationships with key university partners
• Identify, use and evaluate the effectiveness of a range of digital Early Careers specific job boards and platforms
• Able to run career fair activities and deliver compelling presentations to large groups of students

Contacts and Communication:

• Work closely with all members of the Early Careers team, and broader UKRI HR Team where required
• Liaise regularly with colleagues in the UK SBS where appropriate
• Work with the hiring community and senior leadership teams
• Liaise with colleagues in other functional areas, Councils and sites on recruitment related matters
• Liaise with external bodies as required

Person specification

• Significant experience within a complex recruitment environment (in Early careers would be desirable)
• Experience of providing high volume recruitment solutions to complex needs
• Proven experience of working with recruitment best practice, ideally in Early Careers
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of digital tools and social media to source the best talent
• Able to build and leverage relationships with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement approach
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately
• Ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment and deal with busy periods
• Knowledge of recruitment and employment immigration issues (Desirable)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £34,905, UK Research and Innovation contributes £9,424 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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Selection process details

1st interview including presentation

2nd interview TBC

Interviews will either be conducted in person or via our video conferencing facility

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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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.