About the job

Job summary

UK Security Vetting have a new and exciting opportunity for an experienced Talent Lead to join our team and play a crucial role in attracting and retaining exceptional employees. You will be responsible for continuously attracting top talent, developing a compelling attractive employment brand, and fostering positive relationships internal and external stakeholders .

As a Talent Lead you will play a pivotal role in developing and delivering a range of priority projects designed to identify, attract and retain talented individuals who can contribute to the growth and success of the organisation.

Job description

Duties will include but not limited to 

• Identifying the organisational needs and work to create and implement a first-class talent acquisition strategy to improve recruitment and business performance.
• Developing and implementing strategies to attract diverse candidates to all areas of the business promoting the organisation as a Disability Confident Leader Employer and its place on the Social Mobility Employer Index.
• Leading cohorts on the award-winning Civil Service Fast Stream. Managing the bidding process and building a rewarding scheme experience for the cohort participants and the managers. 
• Lead on integrating apprenticeships into the department skills and capability plans and our people strategies. 
• Establish and grow relationships across wider Government departments and with external stakeholders in the wider arena to include universities, schools and early careers contacts.
• Understand current recruitment trends within the organisation to identify impacts these may have on the department aims and objectives.
• Anticipate the organisations future needs to advise on recruiting strategies. 
• Develop and implement an employee retention programme.
• Devise and grow effective strategies for identifying skills gaps in the organisation. 
• Interpret data to manage and deliver quality insightful reports.

Person specification

As Talent Lead within UK Security Vetting, we are looking for people who have the following expertise and attributes:

 Essential Criteria 

• Successful record in developing, delivering and managing a range of high quality and effective talent related or early careers programmes.
• Experience of performance and leadership development along with life-long learning. 
• Communicating with impact with the ability to influence and consult with key internal and external stakeholders at all levels. 
• Successfully developed campaigns to increase employer branding. 
• Working knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and databases.
• Leadership experience within a multi-disciplinary recruitment team. 
• Strong organisational skills able to balance priorities whilst meeting personal and department targets managing own workload within demanding timescales and fast-moving environments.
• Experience of the principles of project management applied to varied and complex projects.
• Confident with using key metrics and analytical tools. 
• Working with work planning systems. 

 Desirable

• CIPD membership  or willingness to work towards this.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £40,850, Cabinet Office contributes £11,030 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.

As part of the application process you will be asked to provide a 500 Word Personal statement and a name blind (anonymous) CV.

Your personal statement should provide a summary of your skills and achievements to show that you have the relevant experience, skills and attributes required for the role. Please detail your experience relevant to the role and carefully consider the criteria listed in the person specification.

At the sift stage you will be assessed on the Behaviours and Experience and elements of the Success Profiles.

You will be asked to provide a 250-word statement on the Behaviours Managing A Quality Service, Communicating and Influencing and Working Together

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be undertaken using the lead Behaviour, Managing a Quality Service and Personal Statement

Selection Process

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

The Behaviours being assessed are Managing A Quality Service, Communicating and Influencing and Working Together

A presentation will be part of the interview, the details of which will be provided to those successful at shortlisting.

Expected timeline (subject to change)
Expected sift date – w/c 18/12/2023
Expected interview date/s – w/c 08/01/2024
Interview location - Google Meets 

A reserve list will 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.

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 at: cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
• Complete the ‘assistance required’ section in the ‘personal information’ page of your application form to provide information we should be aware of that will enable us to support you further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

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 /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

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

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

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.

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

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.