Resourcing Specialist Partner - 14 month Maternity Cover

We’re looking for an exceptional Resourcing Specialist Partner to help us make a difference to our planet.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 34 hours per week and we will also try our best to consider those intending to work a job share.  Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.

We are based in Exeter and this role is eligible for hybrid working. This is a temporary 14 months fixed term maternity cover, with some potential for it to develop into a permanent position.

World changing work

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

• We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
• We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
• We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
• We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise

• As the Resourcing Specialist Partner, you will be part of the Resourcing function's management team, of a function which makes circa 700 permanent hires per annum. Our team also has responsibility for executive and early careers hiring, along with managing the outsourced provision of contingent workforce. We are an innovative team who welcome new ideas and continuous improvement - focusing on adding value through a proactive sourcing strategy which has yielded a 100% direct fill record for the last three years, along with improving diversity at all stages of our recruitment process.
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• Reporting to the Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, you will lead high-profile, impactful projects with an organisation-wide influence, but also take hands-on responsibility for vacancies and therefore a mixed approach of leading and being hands-on is required. We are looking for a Resourcing Specialist who possesses skills to successfully line manage and lead a team of 4, developing their capability to deliver organisation-wide proactive services. The team of four, includes Resourcing Assistants (who provide support to Resourcing Advisors and deliver the Contracts and Onboarding service. You will lead, develop and motivate to enable successful delivery against SLAs and support their own professional development.
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• You will support the Senior Talent Acquisition Manager to develop the capability of Resourcing Advisors, providing expertise on attraction methods for difficult to recruit vacancies and being an escalation point for queries and issues. Helping to develop the capability of Resourcing Advisors, particularly in their approach to proactive sourcing, candidate engagement, hiring manager engagement, and creative recruitment communications on adverts and other media. In the absence of the Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, leading all aspects of the Resourcing function.
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• Lead and project manage organisation-wide recruitment initiatives, which grow our existing pockets of excellence to deliver this organisation-wide. Using continuous improvement approaches to respond to data and analytics. Partnering with leaders where hard to fill vacancies occur/ hard to retain skills exist, such as Technology, Programmes & Project Delivery, to understand their recruiting needs, providing strategic advice and finding flexible and innovative solutions to enable the business to attract and acquire top talent. Revolutionise the Resourcing strategy for hard to fill roles, bringing new ideas and innovative solutions to drive operational excellence in the recruitment process. Deliver a compelling candidate experience that reflects the Met Office values, building the Met Office employer brand and promoting the Met Office Employer Value proposition. Coach and guide stakeholders on resourcing best practice with a strong focus on providing expert guidance and transferring specialist knowledge of technology resourcing.
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• Providing managers and Senior stakeholders with appropriate communications, attend SLT meetings to present key metrics and update on progress and support the Senior HR Business Partner team to link with Talent Management.
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• Why join us

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is accredited as a 'Great Place to Work UK 2023' and in addition has achieved a place on both the UK's 'Best Workplaces in Tech' and 'Best Workplaces for Women' lists.

As our Resourcing Specialist Partner, your starting salary will be £41,725, which could increase to £45,257 over time. You will also receive:

• An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

1. Extensive experience and expertise in recruiting across a wide range of professions, using best practice. Plus particular expertise and knowledge of hard to fill areas.
2. CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience, and working at CIPD Associate Level and above.
3. Expertise in team leadership and management, including developing and coaching team members, setting objectives and team SLAs, performance management and recognition.
4. Established communication and stakeholder management, the ability to influence and to confidently and positively challenge when required.
5. Excellent presentation skills with the ability to analyse and present data/ report against KPIs (Excel and PowerBi).

How to apply

If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you. Apply below with your CV and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills.

Closing date Sunday 7th July 2024 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing around 17th July. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

How we can help

If you are considering applying and need support to do so, please contact us via careers@metoffice.gov.uk. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware you will be required to create a presentation. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.

We understand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.

As our Resourcing Specialist Partner, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.