HR Resourcing Lead

Location

Southampton | United Kingdom

Job description

Do you have experience of leading a recruitment delivery team?

Do you have the drive and motivation to introduce and oversee a project to its completion?

Do you have experience of analysing and interpreting HR information to inform business strategy?

If so, we are looking for a HR Resourcing Lead to join us at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and we'd love to hear from you! 

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government’s maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.  

Safer lives. Safer Ships. Cleaner Seas. 

Our vision is to be a world-leading organisation, accelerating the transition to sustainable shipping with non-negotiable safety standards. We put our people, our customers and our planet at the heart of everything we do. 

We welcome applications from all communities, and we don’t discriminate against any identity. We’re interested to hear from you, regardless of your background.

As a HR Resourcing Lead, you will play a pivotal part in the delivery of recruitment services for the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA). You will lead an experienced recruitment team and ensure that an exceptional service is offered at all times.

Your team will oversee processes orientating around resourcing, inclusion and attraction and it will be your responsibility to align all recruitment activities with the agency’s corporate strategic objectives and its business plan.

You will drive forward innovative solutions to the MCA’s resourcing challenges (and for the agency’s workforce planning requirements) through effective management and leadership of the MCA in house resourcing function and through high level engagement with outsourced suppliers (including Government Recruitment Service and Departmental Resourcing Group), our HR Senior Leadership team and internal customers.

Another key element of the role will be the implementation of internal and external governance procedures for all MCA resourcing activity that adhere to MCA policy and procedures, the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles, and all other relevant legislation.

In this role you will have the autonomy to shape recruitment processes effectively for the benefit of the agency and there will be scope for you to introduce continuous improvement methodologies, to keep recruitment policies and practices in line with current market trends and legislation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing appropriate bespoke attraction and resourcing strategies that enable the MCA to recruit, retain and develop a diverse workforce to deliver its business objectives. This, including recruitment for graduate and apprenticeship campaigns.
• Continually measuring results and outcomes of solutions by collecting and analysing data and reviewing feedback from stakeholders to identify improvements.
• Providing effective leadership to the HR Resourcing Team ensuring they deliver a high-quality service to MCA hiring managers.
• Ensure there is a good level of understanding across the MCA of the services provided by your team.
• Working in partnership with key operational stakeholders to build and maintain an effective resourcing strategy for front line operational roles providing specialist advice on attraction, volume recruitment and commissioning resourcing services from Departmental Resourcing Group (DRG), Government Recruitment Services or other providers.
• Continual review of assessment and on boarding processes to ensure the MCA attract and retain quality candidates.
• Working in partnership with the Pay & Reward Lead to ensure the MCA’s reward packages are promoted effectively as part of the MCA’s employer brand and employee value proposition (EVP).
• Working in partnership with the HR Data & Systems Team and DRG to gather and analyse meaningful data relating to MCA recruitment and on boarding to drive decision making and enhance service improvements.
• Taking responsibility for the effective management of the resourcing team’s budget, working closely with the HR Finance Advisor to ensure that budgets are set realistically, and forecast spends are accurate. Provide narrative for any overspends or underspends.

For further information on the associated responsibilities, please see the attached Role Profile.

This is a Full-Time post. 

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Salary

£40.81k per annum