Group Head, Resourcing Operational Delivery - Grade 6

Recruitment is the organisations key priority. These are senior leadership roles within MoJ Resourcing, Selection & Onboarding taking business critical responsibility for the successful delivery of operational recruitment into HM Prison and Probation Services.

Working as a member of the senior leadership team and reporting to the Divisional Director, Resourcing, Selection & Onboarding, the Group Head of Resourcing Operational Delivery will take the strategic lead of the established and dedicated business recruitment delivery team.

The postholder will be responsible for a large multidisciplinary delivery team and will have responsibility for recruitment success against key strategic business objectives. The accountable lead and visible representative of the delivery team, you will report against recruitment outcomes to senior key business stakeholders, Ministers, trades unions and other officials with personal credibility and confidence, as well as providing clear and succinct written communications to support those discussions.

You will be adept at providing both oral and written briefings and be competent in responding to the machinery of government such as FOIs, PQs and public correspondence.

This a demanding role and will require close collaboration across People Groups leadership team and the requisite skills to lead, manage and inspire a large, multi-disciplinary, national team working with agility to meet the flexing and rapid recruitment demands of the operational business.

Key responsibilities

• Understand the operational business requirements and ensure delivery of strategic workforce recruitment plans are met.

• Lead, manage and inspire the recruitment delivery team in the provision of successful recruitment outcomes.

• Provide senior stakeholders with robust management information and data outputs.

• Work constructively with MOJ colleagues and third-party suppliers to meet recruitment delivery targets ensuring value against key metrics.

• Seek to make continuous improvement across all aspects of recruitment delivery through people and process.

• Use data and review MI to inform decision taking and making.

• Understand and meet the challenge of operational delivery both from within the organisation and against external market factors.

• Be familiar with and the need to adhere to compliance requirements set out by the Civil Service Commissioners;

• Have experience of drafting and presenting papers and submissions in a suitable and succinct format.

• Influence and build trust in recruitment capability through the delivery team offering support, motivation and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can perform to the best of their ability.

This list is not exhaustive, and the post holder is expected to work in an agile way and perform other duties commensurate with their grade, according to business need.

Skills and Experience

• Ability to demonstrate effective leadership in a pressurised environment

• Ability to think and act strategically under pressure, having the confidence to provide advice, guidance and constructive challenge when necessary, and provide regular reporting up to board level.

• Excellent communication and networking skills with the ability to persuade and influence others, establishing collaborative and trusted relationships across a wide range of stakeholders.

• Management of a multi-disciplinary team, setting clear team and individual objectives to meet successful business outcomes and personal development of team members.

• Ability to meet delivery challenges in a complex, multifaceted government department or commercial organisation.

• Prioritise competing demands without compromising individual delivery.

• Work with integrity, sensitivity and reliability, operating as a role model and influencer.

• Knowledge of HR including recognition and full understanding of recruitment delivery, legislation and related employment law.

Desirable Experience

• A fully qualified member of the CIPD, or willingness to gain this accreditation as part of your professional development in this role

We may consider any evidence within the application form that demonstrates meeting the desirable criteria as set out in the job description. This will only be after essential criteria is scored and where there is a need to differentiate between closely scored candidates.

Selection Process details

You will be assessed against the Civil service success profiles framework.

Sift: Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following behaviours at Grade 6:

Leadership (lead behaviour)

• Show enthusiasm for your work and take personal accountability for your role.

• Demonstrate responsibility for your own objectives.

• Act in a fair, inclusive and respectful way when dealing with others.

• Be considerate and understanding of other people’s points of view.

• Understand and support the objectives of the wider team.

• Demonstrate consideration of the wider consequences of own actions.

Managing a Quality Service

• Work with stakeholders to set priorities, objectives and timescales;

• Successfully deliver high quality outcomes that meet the customers’ needs and gives value for money;

• Identify risks and resolve issues efficiently.

Seeing the Big Picture

• Ensure plans and activities in your area of work reflect wider strategic priorities

• Bring together views, perspectives and diverse needs of stakeholders to gain a broader understanding of the issues surrounding policies and activities.

• Adopt a government wide perspective to ensure alignment of activity and policy

Working Together

• Encourage joined up teamwork within own team and across other groups.

• Establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders;

• Collaborate with these to share information, resources and support.

You will be asked to provide an anonymised copy of your CV aligned with your previous skills and experience. Maximum of 2 A4 pages.

Please provide a 1000 word statement of suitability detailing how you meet the skills and experience as set out above.

In the event of a large volume of applications being received, an initial sift will carried out on the lead behaviour, Leadership.

Interview: Candidates invited to interview will be assessed on the 4 Behaviours (listed above), and Strengths. Candidates will also be asked to give a short presentation at interview, the details of which will be released with the sift scores.

Interviews will be held virtually via MS Teams.