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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 identifying talent within the organisation and ensuring that succession planning is firmly and successfully established.
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
- Identifying the organisational needs and work to create and implement a first-class talent acquisition strategy to improve recruitment and business performance
- Establish, implement, maintain and review talent strategies.
- Introduce talent management tools to establish critical skills/roles and benchmark existing skill levels.
- Proactively plan and manage the senior talent to support succession planning and sourcing of executive level critical skills.
- Plan and deliver initiatives to ensure line managers are confident and skilled at using talent management tools, hold regular career conversations and signpost opportunities to imbue a development culture.
- Introduce talent management tools to establish critical skills/roles and benchmark existing skill levels.
- Evaluate current succession plans and work with relevant teams to make sure that they are up to date and that there is a focus on diversity.
- Raise the profile of talent management within UKSV to ensure it is clearly embedded into manager skill sets.
- Analyse and use feedback from Mentor and Coaching schemes identifying where improvements need to be made to improve outcomes.
- Develop and foster strong working relationships across Government to identify Best Practice and implement programmes that capitalise on these successful initiatives.
- Interpret data to manage and deliver quality insightful reports.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Successful record in developing, delivering and managing a range of high quality and effective talent related or early careers programmes
- Experience of developing and working on successful initiatives for career and succession planning
- 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
- Working knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and databases
- 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
- Experience developing and working on a range of initiatives for career and succession planning
Desirable
- CIPD membership or willingness to work towards this
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
£11,029 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- An environment with flexible working options.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30. This role will be based in either York or Glasgow. UKSV operates a hybrid working policy. There is flexibility to split your working week but with a minimum requirement of 60% in the listed Cabinet Office Hubs.
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Application process
You will be asked to provide a 250-word statement on the Behaviours Managing a Quality Service and Making Effective Decisions.
To assess experience you will be asked to provide a 500 word count personal statement and a name-blind (anonymous) CV as part of the application process.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be undertaken using the lead Behaviour Managing a Quality Service. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
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, Making Effective Decisions and Communicating and Influencing.
Expected timeline (subject to change)
Expected sift date 18/12/2023
Expected interview date/s Week commencing 08/01/2024
Interview location – Google Meets Video conferencing
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 youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.
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.
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
A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.
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.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Existing Civil Servants and applicants from accredited NDPBs are eligible to apply, but will only be considered on loan basis (Civil Servants) or secondment (accredited NDPBs). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : UKSV Recruitment Team.
- Email : uksv-recruitmentteam@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact Government Recruitment Service at: cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.
If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: info@csc.gov.uk.
For further information on the Recruitment Principles, and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.
