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Resourcing Lead - Flexible Working Available

Employer
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Location
Southampton, Hampshire
Salary
£38,654
Closing date
7 Feb 2021

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Job Details

Location

Southampton

About the job 

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.

Are you an experienced Resourcing professional looking for a role that is both rewarding and challenging?

Would you relish the opportunity to develop an internationally recognised employer brand?

Do you have experience of motivating and leading a busy, customer facing team?

Does your job matter? What we do matters.

Job description

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an executive agency of the Department for Transport and part of the Civil Service. It employs approximately 1,500 staff and over 3,500 volunteers across the UK. The MCA prevents the loss of life at sea and on the coast of the UK. People rely on our 24-hour emergency service 365-days a year, whilst our surveyors operate to ensure high standards of safety for ships and seafarers around the globe. Our vision is to be a world-leading maritime 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.

Here at the MCA we have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Resourcing Lead to join our team on a 3-year fixed term assignment. Within this interesting and versatile role, you will focus on the strategic delivery of the recruitment function whilst striving to find innovative solutions for organisational challenges.
 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Provide effective leadership to the MCA Resourcing Team and ensure they deliver an exceptional service.
• Build the MCA Employer Brand and develop the strategy to enhance, promote and effectively sell that brand to a wide audience.
• Ensure the Agency's reward packages are promoted effectively as part of a MCA's employer brand and form part of the employee value propositions.
• Ensure that the MCA has well managed relationships with outsourced delivery partners and wider HR colleagues.
• Identify and implement smarter digital methods of proactive resourcing and attraction.
• Lead on the development of attraction and resourcing strategies that enable the MCA to recruit, retain and develop the right people.
• Provide direction to the MCA Resourcing Team to ensure that the quality of assessment design is high and effective in spotting talented individuals.
• Ensure that governance procedures are followed for all resourcing activity in the Agency.

About you:

You will come to us with us with significant experience of developing and implementing recruitment, attraction and branding solutions. As a strong leader you will provide your team with guidance and support, developing their knowledge and confidence in their abilities. You will have a natural ability to think strategically and will thrive in a challenging, fast-paced environment, working well under pressure. Your exceptional communication and relationship building skills ensure that difficult conversations are handled with ease. You are looking for a new challenge that will allow you to develop and expand on your skillset.

Important information regarding Vetting Checks
Due to Covid-19, there is less capacity to complete National Security Vetting checks. Vetting is being prioritised for staff either directly involved in the HMG Covid-19 Response or roles in a limited number of agreed high priority areas.

Therefore, in some instances, following successful BPSS pre-employment checks, the successful candidate may commence employment on the premise that NSV higher security checks will be conducted once normal service levels resume. Should NSV checks prove to be unsuccessful, an alternative role, not requiring NSV clearance, will be identified within the department.

If this is not possible the start date for some campaigns will need to be delayed until vetting has been completed.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Leadership
  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.
Find out what it's like to work at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Things you need to know

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

We are closely monitoring the situation regarding the coronavirus, and will be following central Government advice as it is issued. There is therefore a risk that recruitment to this post may be subject to change at short notice. In addition, where appropriate, you may be invited to attend a video interview.

Please continue to follow the application process as normal and ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.

The Civil Service Nationality Rules has been updated following the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. The new rules will come into effect on 1st January 2021. We urge people from the EU, European Economic Area and Switzerland to be familiar with the updated Nationality rules prior to applying for this role.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

For this role we will assess your [Leadership, Making Effective Decisions, Communication and Influencing, Seeing the Big Picture, Delivering at Pace]

The sift is due to take place w/c 08/02/2021

Interviews/assessments are likely to be held w/c 15/02/2021

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment could include:
• an interview with one or more exercises

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

Further Information

To learn more about applying for a role within the Department for Transport, visit the Application Process page of our Careers website.

Before submitting your application, we encourage you to visit our Things You Need to Know page for further information about applying for a role within the Department for Transport and the Civil Service.

Throughout this job advert there are links to the DfT Careers website, which provides you further information to support your application. Should you be unable to access the information on our website, please email [email protected] for assistance.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UKs
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with (or eligible for) status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

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.

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Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name :   Kate Coutts Email :   [email protected]   Recruitment team : Email :   [email protected] Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Click here (https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/) to visit Civil Service Commission

Company

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom working to prevent the loss of lives at sea and is responsible for implementing British and international maritime law and safety policy. It is also responsible for land based search and rescue helicopter operations from 2015.

Its responsibilities include coordinating search and rescue (SAR) on the coastline and at sea through His Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG), ensuring that ships meet international and UK safety standards, monitoring and preventing coastal water pollution and testing and issuing Merchant Navy Certificates of Competency (licences) for ships' officers and crew to STCW requirements The organisation is led by Virginia McVea its Chief Executive, who took up post in February 2023.The MCA are chiefly responsible for the syllabus and national training standards issued by the Merchant Navy Training Board (based at the UK Chamber of Shipping).

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