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<h4>Job summary</h4><p>Our Talent Acquisition Partners play a critical role in developing and embedding a true partnership approach to recruitment for specific business areas within the Agency. You will be joining our dedicated and supportive team who are committed to making positive change in how we engage, support and deliver a first class recruitment experience for both our hiring managers and our candidates.</p><h4>Job description</h4><p>We are dedicated to delivering a gold standard, measurable and value for money approach to Talent Acquisition and taking an innovative and creative approach to securing the best talent both now and in the future. A positive and engaging candidate experience is critical to our success. Our Talent Acquisition Partners are key to finding the talent we need at Homes England to deliver our mission. </p><p>We are committed to driving diversity and inclusion through every aspect of our approach to recruitment and we are on an exciting journey of transformation in terms of developing our brand, analysing talent gaps and developing approaches to address them. We are also responsible for coaching and developing our hiring managers and reviewing the way we engage and assess to secure the best talent.</p><p>Working with key / senior stakeholders you will ensure an efficient, consistent and collaborative approach to recruitment.</p><p>The role will also support with the design and delivery of key strategic projects and there are some exciting and ambitious projects to get involved in. This is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day talent partnering whilst bringing innovative solutions to our offering.</p><p>Our Talent Acquisition Partners work together in a collaborative way with a ‘one team’ consistent approach to everything we do.</p><h4>Person specification</h4><p>Whilst our day job is to deliver a first class recruitment service to our candidates and stakeholders, you will be used to problem solving and dealing with ambiguity in a positive and solution focussed way.</p><p>As an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner/ Senior Recruiter in either an in-house HR team or Recruitment Agency, you will be used to offering advice, guidance, challenge and innovative solutions to complex resourcing issues. Your continuous improvement approach to Talent Acquisition, particularly around time to hire, cost per hire and quality of hire will ensure a commercial approach whilst coaching hiring managers, particularly around workforce planning, recruitment policy and annual resourcing plans will play to your relationship building skills.</p><p>You will have experience delivering C-Suite or Senior Leadership recruitment campaigns, designing and leading these, ensuring both recruitment panels and candidates are guided and informed throughout. Previous experience of Managing an outsourced managed service provider would also be beneficial.</p><p>You will be comfortable leading and coaching members of an HR Team, providing advice and guidance on recruitment related matters to support HR activity. Building relationships with the wider HR team is key.</p><p>You will have a passion for diversity and inclusion and acting as a brand ambassador for the organisation with a particular focus on engaging passive talent and developing a strategic resourcing approach for hard to fill, niche roles.</p><p>Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a Resourcing Team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, professional and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.</p><p>As an experienced Talent Acquisition / Senior Recruitment Partner you will hold a degree / CIPD qualification or significant equivalent industry standard experience in in-house or Agency/ Executive Search Recruitment. Experience of working with an ATS and using data insights to inform outcomes is essential.</p><h4>Benefits</h4><p>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:</p><p>Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.</p><h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4><p><strong>How to apply?</strong></p><p>To apply please follow the links to our careers page.</p><p></p><p><strong>Security</strong></p><p>Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.</p><p></p><p><strong>Selection process details</strong></p><p>For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.</p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Forganisations%2Fhomes-england%2Fabout%2Fpersonal-information-charter&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGareth.Curnow%40homesengland.gov.uk%7C976c521f308a4768200508da86a6d9b1%7Cfaa8e2690811453882e74d29009219bf%7C0%7C0%7C637970348410003123%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xFkPUqcd40pXtqqAokxqMkKiyyjY%2FP6G9vWG0GsAdOs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter</a></p><p><strong>Nationality requirements</strong></p><p>Open to UK, <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthecommonwealth.org%2Fmember-countries&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGareth.Curnow%40homesengland.gov.uk%7C976c521f308a4768200508da86a6d9b1%7Cfaa8e2690811453882e74d29009219bf%7C0%7C0%7C637970348410003123%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=T2pCGHYXYOHT1aMUHspxvno%2BtP85iXpwXfdc2egaYuw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Commonwealth</a> and <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Feu-eea&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGareth.Curnow%40homesengland.gov.uk%7C976c521f308a4768200508da86a6d9b1%7Cfaa8e2690811453882e74d29009219bf%7C0%7C0%7C637970348410003123%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IQ75xuAqSQSMPce%2FIGjvRNf2u6v5Q36ICY%2BJYh0xGG4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">European Economic Area (EEA)</a> and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnationality-rules&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGareth.Curnow%40homesengland.gov.uk%7C976c521f308a4768200508da86a6d9b1%7Cfaa8e2690811453882e74d29009219bf%7C0%7C0%7C637970348410003123%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ufzbKyIFu2vRv6ujHkV5AKguSS0hZcW505r4L289dd0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><p><strong>Working for the Civil Service</strong></p><p>Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.</p><p>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.</p><p>Further information</p><p>Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.</p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/prison-leaver-recruitment/" target="_blank">Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window)</a>.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Recruitment team</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk" target="_blank">Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk" target="_blank">Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Attachments</h4><a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzg0NzEmdmVyaWZ5PTJlNGYyYjQwYTI0OGU4Mjc0MjEzMWIyZDkyMTc0ZTQ0JnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4OTcwOTA1LTdkMjZlZDUwNmUwOTg1NmVmZTQ4ZGY3ZjlmNWNhZjE4MzU1NzJmMDQ=" target="_blank">Talent-Acquisition-Partner-JD-June-2021 Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 95kB)

Homes England

Talent Acquisition Partner (B1618N)

<h4>Job summary</h4><p>We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Private Secretary &amp; Business Manager to join the People Directors’ Private Office team within the People, Capability &amp; Change (PC&amp;C) directorate and we'd love to hear from you!</p><p><br>You will provide a professional private office and business management service to two Directors in a job-share partnership. In practice, that means managing their diaries, a busy inbox, triaging and cascading commissions, co-ordinating briefings and organising pre-briefs, liaising with Senior Management and Senior Leadership Teams as well as other Private Offices across the Department, responding to the needs of the Directors and helping to prioritise their time effectively and drive delivery of PC&amp;C’s priorities. You will make strategic connections across the Department and the Civil Service to support the effective functioning and delivery of the Private Office and wider PC&amp;C directorate. You will also help to manage the directorate’s financial forecasting and reporting.</p><p><br>We’re looking for someone with HR experience, and who can work full time to create stability in the Private Office. The role can be undertaken from any of the offices specified.</p><p><br>The directorate plays a leading role in developing an inclusive, capable, agile, and resilient workforce to deliver on the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government’s mission.</p><p><br>The function is a professional and pragmatic strategic partner to the business: challenging, stretching, provoking, and coaching our leaders and managers to bring out the best from our people. We are friendly and helpful, and great at supporting people who join PC&amp;C!</p><p><br>We value people who have a highly engaging approach – collaboration, caring and inclusivity are hallmarks of our work ethos. Is that you? Get in touch!</p><h4>Job description</h4><p>You will report to the Strategy, Planning &amp; Delivery Manager, and responsibilities will include:</p><ul><li>Providing a high-quality service to the PC&amp;C Directors and senior team, including diary and inbox management and prioritising their time effectively, including travel and events. </li><li>Helping shape the Directors’ agenda and being proactive in making strategic connections to drive the delivery of a wide range of people-focused matters, resolving complex issues at pace and in a joined-up way. You will become a trusted source of support to the Directors. </li><li>Working collaboratively in collating information and briefings to support the Directors in their role, managing cross-government and internal MHCLG commissions. </li><li>Supporting the communication of the PC&amp;C Directors’ views within and outside PC&amp;C, providing advice to others on how best to brief them or progress difficult and/or complex issues. You will provide clear commissions, briefings and steers to colleagues before meetings and events, and obtain contributions from stakeholders. You will effectively balance the demands on the Directors, judging when and how they will be required to intervene. </li><li>Building strong relationships with the PC&amp;C Senior Leadership Team (SLT), making links across work and teams. </li><li>Establishing and maintaining trusted relationships, acting as a conduit between the PC&amp;C Directors and MHCLG Directorates, Ministerial Private Offices, the wider Department, its Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs) and other government departments including the Government People Group. </li><li>Ensuring a timely cascade of information and insights to PC&amp;C on the Directors’ engagements and steers, facilitating discussion and inputs to help drive the directorate’s delivery of priorities. You may attend key meetings alongside the PC&amp;C Directors and progress actions arising from engagement. </li><li>Guiding the Directors and budget holders to ensure that the Private Office &amp; Business Management team manage the directorate’s financial forecasting and reporting effectively, in line with finance requirements and timescales. </li><li>Working effectively as part of a small team to deliver high quality outputs at pace with creativity. Achieving excellent results in an environment of change, complexity, and ambiguity are key to our success.</li></ul><h4>Person specification</h4>The following are essential criteria: <br><ul><li>Experience working in HR - either within a Private Office role within an HR function, or experience of working in a HR role. </li><li>The ability to process large volumes of complex, and often sensitive, information across a variety of subject matters and keep on top of the detail within a wide portfolio of work - ideally as part of a personal assistant, private secretary or similar role.</li><li>Strong judgement and discretion – particularly in relation to communication and relationship building. The successful candidate will need to be able to communicate confidently and sensitively on behalf of the Directors, in person and in writing. </li><li>Experience of excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills, including the ability to quickly build strong relationships and influence colleagues of varying levels of seniority, across the group and the wider department. </li><li>Strong organisational skills and personal resilience, including the ability to work at pace on a range of competing priorities, remaining calm under pressure, and knowing when to escalate upwards. </li><li>Proficient and experienced in the use of Microsoft Office products, including Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as comfortable using Copilot. </li><li>Ability to work full-time.</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4>Alongside your salary of £34,801, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes £10,081 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. <a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank"> Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a>At MHCLG we offer many benefits that range from tailored career pathways and flexible working to MyLifestyle Childcare Voucher and Cycle to Work Schemes. For more information, please click <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/departments/working-for-the-ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government/mhclg-benefits-2/" target="_blank">here</a>.<h4>Things you need to know</h4><h4>Artificial intelligence</h4>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 <a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/" target="_blank">candidate guidance (opens in a new window)</a> for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<h4>Selection process details</h4><p><strong>Application and Selection</strong><br>The application process will be split into 2 stages, testing the following Success Profiles: </p><p><strong>Behaviours</strong><strong> , </strong><strong>Experience</strong><strong> , </strong><strong>Strengths</strong></p><p><strong>Stage 1: Sift</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Behaviour (Lead Behaviour): </strong>Managing a Quality Service</li><li><strong>Behaviour:</strong> Seeing the Big Picture</li><li><strong>Behaviour:</strong> Delivering at Pace</li><li><strong>Experience:</strong> What previous HR experience do you have?</li></ul><p>There is a 250-word limit per question. </p><p>When writing your application, remember: </p><ul><li>the assessor won’t be reading your answers sequentially </li></ul><ul><li>do not assume that the same assessors will have read all of your answers </li></ul><ul><li>if talking about something in your first answer, make sure that you write the second answer as if you had not written the first (and so on!) </li></ul><p>Most of our campaigns utilise multiple assessors and so it is possible that each of your answers would be viewed by different assessors. </p><p>In the event that we receive a large number of applications, we may conduct an initial sift using the lead behaviour listed in the advert. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview. </p><p><strong>Stage 2: Interview</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Behaviours:</strong> Seeing the Big Picture, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace</li><li><strong>Experience:</strong> Experience questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the job description.</li><li><strong>Strengths:</strong> The strength-based questions will require natural responses from the candidates. </li></ul><p><strong>Sift and Interview Dates</strong></p><p>Sifting is envisaged to take place the week commencing 9th February 2026. </p><p>Interviews are envisaged to take place the week commencing 23rd February 2026 and are currently being held remotely via videocall. This could be subject to change. </p><p><strong>How We Recruit</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/departments/working-for-the-ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government/mhclg-our-recruitment-process/" target="_blank">Find out more about our recruitment processes here.</a></p><ul><li>Applying </li></ul><ul><li>Sifting </li></ul><ul><li>Interview </li></ul><ul><li>Interview Results &amp; Feedback </li></ul><ul><li>Reserve List </li></ul><ul><li>Near Miss </li></ul><ul><li>Civil Service Grades </li></ul><ul><li>We are a DCS, RIS &amp; GPTWV employer </li></ul><ul><li>Reasonable Adjustments </li></ul><p><strong>How to Apply</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/departments/working-for-the-ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government/mhclg-application-guidance/" target="_blank">Find out everything you need to know before applying here.</a></p><p>You must review the following information from the MHCLG Career's Site before submitting your application. This step is essential to ensure your eligibility for the role and that your application is completed correctly. </p><ul><li>Security Clearance Requirements </li></ul><ul><li>Civil Service Nationality Requirements </li></ul><ul><li>Right to Work </li></ul><ul><li>Artificial Intelligence </li></ul><ul><li>Civil Service Code and Recruitment Principles </li></ul><ul><li>CV Declaration </li></ul><ul><li>Sponsorships </li></ul><ul><li>Salary and Grade </li></ul><ul><li>Existing Civil Servants </li></ul><ul><li>Conflict of Interest </li></ul><ul><li>Location and Flexible Working </li></ul><ul><li>Fixed Term Contracts </li></ul><ul><li>Internal Fraud Database - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/internal-fraud-register-privacy-notice/internal-fraud-register-privacy-notice" target="_blank">Internal Fraud Register</a></li></ul><ul><li>Appeals and Complaints </li></ul><ul><li>Conflict of Interest </li></ul><p><strong>Security Clearance Requirements</strong></p><p><strong>National Office: </strong><strong> + </strong><strong>SC</strong></p><p><strong>London Office: </strong><strong> + </strong><strong>SC</strong></p><br><br>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.<h4>Security</h4>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-vetting-advice-for-people-who-are-being-vetted" target="_blank">security check (opens in a new window)</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vetting-explained-and-our-vetting-charter/the-vetting-charter" target="_blank">See our vetting charter (opens in a new window)</a>.People working with government assets must complete <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank">baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window)</a> checks.<h4>Nationality requirements</h4><p>This job is broadly open to the following groups:</p><ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families" target="_blank">European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)</a></li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service</li></ul><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)</a><h4>Working for the Civil Service</h4>The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.<br><br>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's <a href="https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/" target="_blank">recruitment principles (opens in a new window)</a>.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.<h4>Diversity and Inclusion</h4>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>.<h4>Apply and further information</h4>This vacancy is part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans" target="_blank">Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window)</a> initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.<h4>Contact point for applicants</h4><h4>Job contact : </h4><ul><li>Name : Lisa Bond</li><li>Email : <a href="mailto:lisa.bond@communities.gov.uk" target="_blank">lisa.bond@communities.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Recruitment team</h4><ul><li>Email : <a href="mailto:recruitment@communities.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@communities.gov.uk</a></li></ul><h4>Further information</h4>If you are unsure about any part of the process or require additional information about the post to enable you to progress your application, you should speak to the Resourcing team - <a href="mailto:recruitment@communities.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@communities.gov.uk</a>. Candidates can appeal at any stage of the recruitment process if they believe there has been: <br><br>a procedural irregularity <br><br>an infringement of the Civil Service equal opportunities policy <br><br>exceptional circumstances which were not notified to the interview panel which might have affected performance on the day. <br><br>It is important to note that these are appeals about the process not the decision. In the first instance, an appeal should be directed to the MHCLG Resourcing Hub at <a href="mailto:recruitment@communities.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@communities.gov.uk</a>. <br><br>If the MHCLG Resourcing Hub is unable to satisfactorily resolve your complaint, you may contact put your complaint in writing to the Civil Service Commission, Room G8,1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ or by email to: <a href="mailto:info@csc.gov.uk" target="_blank">info@csc.gov.uk</a><br><br><h4>Attachments</h4><a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzgwNTQmdmVyaWZ5PWY0N2I5MjM1ODI1MzIxNDY0YTlhMjljODg2MGYwMzljJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4NjM2ODc2LTZmYTFhMDhhODNiNTI0MWYzMjY0OWUzMDE3Yzk4NzZjNDAzOGNlNDc=" target="_blank">1a. MHCLG Candidate Pack Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 834kB)<a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzgwNTUmdmVyaWZ5PWNkYmRhNzZiYWNiY2MxMTJlODI5OTY3NjBmMDYzNjUwJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4NjM2ODc2LTZmYTFhMDhhODNiNTI0MWYzMjY0OWUzMDE3Yzk4NzZjNDAzOGNlNDc=" target="_blank">1b. Candidate Guidance Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 355kB)<a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzgwNTYmdmVyaWZ5PWQzNGQyNzVkNjliYWMzY2ViNjZjN2E5YTdiODMzODcwJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4NjM2ODc2LTZmYTFhMDhhODNiNTI0MWYzMjY0OWUzMDE3Yzk4NzZjNDAzOGNlNDc=" target="_blank">1c. Success Profiles Candidate information Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 936kB)<a href="https://files.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/admin/fairs/apptrack/download.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZkb2NfdHlwZT12YWMmZG9jX2lkPTEyNzgwNTcmdmVyaWZ5PWM0ODAzNDEyYmE5ZDIwZDRmZTJjM2U3YTYwZWRlZDljJnJlcXNpZz0xNzY4NjM2ODc2LTZmYTFhMDhhODNiNTI0MWYzMjY0OWUzMDE3Yzk4NzZjNDAzOGNlNDc=" target="_blank">Darlington Economic Campus Career Pathways Opens in new window</a> (pdf, 452kB)

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Secretary & Business Manager

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<li><a href="https://feeds.jgp.co.uk/public_data/VacancyDocuments/0077/6338/Our_values_in_action.pdf" target="_blank">Our_values_in_action</a></li>
<li><a href="https://feeds.jgp.co.uk/public_data/VacancyDocuments/0077/6339/Payroll___Pensions_Officer__Band_F__20-09-2025.docx" target="_blank">Payroll___Pensions_Officer__Band_F__20-09-2025</a></li>
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<p>Please apply online by clicking the link below</p>



<p>There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.</p>
<p>We’re seeking a dedicated Payroll &amp; Pensions Officer to join our Payroll &amp; Pensions Team, ensuring the seamless delivery of payroll and pensions services.</p>
<p><strong>About the Role</strong></p>
<p>As a Payroll and Pensions Officer, you will play a vital role in delivering accurate and timely payroll and pensions administration. You’ll be responsible for calculating, recording, and processing complex business transactions, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and Council policies. You will analyse and assess data, resolve queries, and provide expert advice to colleagues and customers on payroll and pensions matters.</p>
<p><strong>About the Candidate</strong></p>
<p>You should have excellent literacy and numeracy skills and be a strong communicator, with a customer-focused approach. The ability to analyse information, make decisions, and resolve issues independently is essential. The successful candidate will have strong administrative skills, with excellent attention to detail and proficiency in data input and analysis on IT systems.</p>
<p>For more information on the role, please contact: <a href="mailto:tracyshaw@wirral.gov.uk" target="_blank">tracyshaw@wirral.gov.uk</a></p>
<p>If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on <a href="mailto:info@involvenorthwest.org.uk" target="_blank">info@involvenorthwest.org.uk</a> or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.</p>
<p>If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing <a href="mailto:recruitment@wirral.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@wirral.gov.uk</a></p>
<p><strong>Working at Wirral</strong></p>
<p>You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:</p>
<p>Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave.</p>
<p>We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.</p>
<p>We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.</p>
<p>We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.</p>
<p>Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.</p>
<p>We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact <a href="mailto:recruitment@wirral.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@wirral.gov.uk</a></p>
<p><em>Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.</em></p>
<p><em>It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.</em></p>
<p><em>Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date.</em></p>
<p><em>We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.</em></p>
<p><em>Applications can only be accepted through the Jobs page following registration.&nbsp; Forms received via the post will not be processed.</em></p>
<p><em>All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK.&nbsp; Details of required documents can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of the Jobs page.</em></p>
<p><em>The job description and other supporting documents will not be accessible once the vacancy closing date has passed so if a copy is required you should download it now.</em></p>
<p><em>We do not accept applications or CV’s from recruitment agencies, unless otherwise stated. Therefore, any candidates submitted via a recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.</em></p>

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