Resourcing Advisor (P2375N & P2376N)

Job summary

Working within the Resourcing team, you will play a critical role in supporting our customers and stakeholders to provide a first-class resourcing service. Often working across all business areas you will advise, coach and guide hiring managers on the resourcing process.

Job description

No two days will be the same in this incredibly busy role, you will spend your time guiding Managers and candidates through a number of activities which will range from using our ATS system to advising on our policies and processes. You will be posting vacancies on external sites such as Civil Service jobs and Linked In and supporting Managers to set up interviews.

You will join our enthusiastic team of experienced resourcing professionals who are committed to making a real positive change in how we recruit across the agency and truly add value.

We are dedicated to delivering a first-class, efficient resourcing experience for both candidates and hiring managers. We are looking for someone as enthusiastic as we are about bringing innovative and creative approaches to all aspects of resourcing at Homes England.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the resourcing team in a fast growing, national organisation and we continue to evolve our service whilst delivering a great day to day service to our candidates and managers. We are committed to changing the housing market for good and we are looking for people who share our values to help us do that. Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy and we work in an ever-changing environment, but the rewards make it all worthwhile.

Person specification

Whilst our day job is to deliver first class customer service to our stakeholders on their resourcing journey, you will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate. You will be looking for a role that offers you variety and a chance to work with multiple business areas within Homes England. As a Resourcing Advisor in our team you will be excited to support hiring managers to deliver great resourcing outcomes.

Previous experience of using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) would be preferable but a willingness to learn will also be invaluable. You will be proficient in the use of Excel as data accuracy is a key part of this role, we provide data to the wider HR team and Directorates so maintaining accuracy is incredibly important.

You'll be organised and able to flex your workload to deal with changing priorities. This is really important as within our team we have to be able to support Homes England to deliver the wider Agency priorities.

You'll be comfortable collaborating with hiring managers to achieve the best outcomes and supporting with roles that are, potentially, challenging to fill. You will be supporting the wider team, advising on job descriptions and adverts where necessary and also ensuring that any issues are dealt with quickly.

You will be comfortable communicating via email as you will support with the day to day management of our shared inbox where queries from both candidates and Managers are received and dealt with quickly. This may mean supporting with a system issue or providing additional information about a role. You will be supportive and inclusive in your communication style and understand that many queries are of a confidential nature.

You will gain a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a Resourcing team and also appreciate that diversity and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do.

Benefits

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.

Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

How to apply?

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Selection process details

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. For further information please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be viewed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment team
• Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk

Attachments

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