Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Cheltenham, Manchester About the job Job summary This role is your opportunity to be at the heart of shaping the future workforce of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ by attracting the best talent with diverse skills and backgrounds. As a Recruiter at MI5, based at GCHQ, youll provide a professional and inclusive experience to our customers, candidates and colleagues while delivering high-quality employees. Using our attraction, selection and candidate management processes, youll deliver recruitment campaigns mainly for GCHQ within short timeframes. And, working alongside our external recruitment partner, youll keep candidates engaged throughout the recruitment process, giving them transparent and timely communication about their status. Job description You could be working on a variety of different campaigns including high-volume graduate campaigns, or more niche specialist roles. You will play a key role in assessing candidate suitability and could be involved in, or provide support to our internal business areas, with assessment centres and interviews, virtually or in person. And youll be involved in end of campaign reviews using your campaign insights to make recommendations to improve processes and efficiency. Youll build productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and partners, providing regular updates and managing expectations. These stakeholders may include hiring sections across MI5, MI6 and GCHQ (teams which we are recruiting for), and partners such as occupational health, occupational psychologists, vetting, employment lawyers, marketing teams, outreach teams, and our external recruitment partner. You will develop your subject matter expertise and look for opportunities to share your knowledge within recruitment as well as with stakeholders and partners. You will ensure campaigns are compliant with HR policy and employment law and youll deliver value for money. You will ensure that candidate trackers and internal systems are kept up to date with the status of candidates. This will be used to provide accurate and up to date management information (MI) which supports senior level customer interactions and planning across the organisation. Your campaigns will need to be GDPR compliant, with any compromises reported immediately. There is an expectation that you will stay within recruitment for four years before applying for other roles at MI5. In the future, youll be able to apply for other roles across MI5s corporate services, such as Vetting, Finance, Commercial or Human Resources. In addition, you will be able to apply for all available and eligible UK Intelligence Services secondment opportunities across agencies at Cheltenham/Manchester locations as well as others offering a wide range of career opportunities and possibilities. Person specification Youll have demonstrable experience of working as part of a team as well as working solo. You can take the initiative and plan ahead, prioritising which projects are most important within your workload. Your ability to communicate with a variety of people about a range of topics and build relationships with candidates and partners will be crucial. As youll be one of the first people candidates speak to, being professional will be imperative, as will being organised. A minimum of 1 year experience in either recruitment, talent spotting or HR is essential to apply for this role. This will have helped you develop the skills we are looking for, as would a CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) qualification - although this is not essential - and there may be the opportunity to obtain the CIPD qualification whilst in role. Benefits Youll receive a starting salary of £34,777 plus other benefits including: 25 days annual leave automatically rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days public and privilege holidays Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme Personal Learning Budget Interest-free season ticket loan Excellent pension scheme Cycle to work scheme Facilities such as a gym, restaurant and on-site coffee bars (at some locations) Paid parental and adoption leave Things you need to know Selection process details Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order: Application sift, looking at your motivation for the role and the organisation Interview, including motivational fit questions, scenario questions and competency-based questions If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to vetting Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements Open to UK nationals only. Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window). 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. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information 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 : Recruitment Email : careersrecruitmentoffice.org.uk Recruitment team Email : careersrecruitmentoffice.org.uk Further information www.mi5.gov.uk/careers Apply at advertiser's site Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail