Responsibilities
* Lead cross‑government HR strategy, organisation design and workforce planning.
* Procure and deliver training and development schemes for the Civil Service.
* Deliver recruitment services, guidance and expertise to departments.
* Coordinate and advise departments on pay, pensions and employee policy.
* Set standards and guidance for line managers and senior civil servants.
* Coordinate implementation of the Shared Services Strategy for Government.
* Enhance employee experience to promote an engaged workforce and culture of performance excellence.
* Develop a new SCS Attraction Strategy and EVP to recruit leaders with innovation, frontline and private‑sector skills.
* Simplify and improve recruitment, delivering Ministerial ambitions to improve job applications, remove systemic barriers and create a new candidate‑focused standard for job adverts.
* Drive improvements to recruitment across the Civil Service using Test and Learn initiatives.
* Own various cross‑government recruitment policies, respond to Ministers and parliamentary correspondence.
* Provide line management for 1–2 reports, model excellent leadership across Government People Group.
Qualifications
* Chartered Membership of CIPD (or be working towards it).
* Proven experience developing complex HR policy solutions and navigating established controls to meet shifting political and operational needs.
* Experience identifying barriers in HR, recruitment or professional processes and delivering simplified, user‑focused solutions.
* Excellent verbal and written skills with a demonstrated ability to draft clear, concise, and impactful policies and briefings for Senior Ministers and Functional Boards.
* Track record of building trusting relationships with senior stakeholders and peers alike, working effectively within a high‑performing team to achieve shared goals.
* Ability to interpret and produce insights from data to guide strategic decision‑making.
Desirable
* HR professional with significant recruitment, recruitment marketing or attraction experience.
* A proactive approach to challenging how activity is currently conducted, with resilience to drive innovation in a complex, multi‑departmental environment.
* A commitment to fostering a culture where bullying, harassment and discrimination have no place, role‑modeling inclusive leadership at all times.
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