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On behalf of The Home Office, we are looking for a Recruitment Coordinator - (Inside IR35) for a 6-month contract working on a hybrid basis and with an expectation of 3 days attendance in the London office

The first duty of Government is to protect the public. Since 1782, the Home Office has led work to keep the country safe from those who seek to do it harm; in doing so, we make a vital contribution to HM Government’s plan for a stronger, fairer, outward-looking and united Britain.

The Home Office covers three systems Homeland Security, Public Safety and Borders, and Immigration and Citizenship. These systems work collaboratively to deliver our cross-cutting priorities, whilst providing increasingly efficient and secure services for the public. These are difficult areas that can rapidly change in the global environment we work in – this makes us one of the most exciting and stimulating government departments in which to work.

As a Recruitment Coordinator - (Inside IR35), your main responsibilities will be:

• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes in line with policy and guidance, ensuring compliance with Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles, whilst providing an excellent experience to both candidates and hiring managers.
• Consistently deliver high-quality recruitment outcomes in a fast-paced environment, aligned with customer priorities and objectives, while proactively identifying risks and resolving issues efficiently.
• Provide advice and guidance to vacancy holders on recruitment processes, ensuring the information vacancy holders require is available to them.
• To monitor & maintain the Recruitment inbox, dealing with enquiries or forwarding to appropriate individuals, ensuring emails are responded to and actioned within the agreed SLA.
• Maintain and update recruitment log, ensuring all information is accurate and up to date.
• Support vacancy holder on drafting adverts / key dates & advising on selection process.
• Producing recruitment timelines for recruiting line managers, ensuring line managers are aware of their responsibilities within the time frames and managing expectations with respect to timescales.
• Support in advertising all adverts via the appropriate social media channels.
• Following the selection of successful candidate ensure all documentation in place for pre-employment checks to take place. Liaising with recruiting manager and GRS as required.
• Undertake internal checks including conflict of interest checks, referring complex cases to recruitment HEO.
• Drafting secondment contracts for all new secondees and extensions to contracts as required.
• Always acting as a positive ambassador for recruitment. Representing the recruitment team at monthly finance meetings, and other scheduled meetings to discuss staffing requirements, and sharing recruitment updates and raising any risks and issues where necessary.
• Provide constructive suggestions for improvement, demonstrating flexibility in adapting to change, and proactively identifying opportunities to enhance processes.
• An employee may be required to carry out other duties within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skill, competence and training.
• Due to business requirements this post is full-time only, flexible working is available.

Essential:

• CTC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance
• Recruitment experience within Public Sector / Civil Service
• Experience of managing recruitment processes including advertising job roles / sifting applications / interviews and pre-employment checking
• Experience of using Microsoft Office
• Experience of using Outlook and managing shared mailboxes

Desirable:

• Experience of using Civil Service advertising platforms – i.e.: METIS / CS Jobsite platform (VX)
• Positive and proactive mindset, with a drive for continuous improvement and a focus on streamlining processes for greater efficiency.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the Home Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Home Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".