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General Information

Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Vacancy Approach
External
Location
National
Region
National
Closing Date
14-Sep-2025
Post Type
Fixed Term, Loan, Secondment
Civil Service Grade
SCS 1
Number of jobs available
1
Reserve List
12 Months
Job ID
9041

Descriptions & requirements

Job description
People Services focuses on making sure the HR services we provide to the business are meeting their needs through both internal delivery and via our third party partners. We continue to drive innovation and service improvement whilst ensuring we get the basics right. 

Reporting into the Director for People Services you will:
  • Have senior leadership oversight and delivery exemplar for a large recruitment and resourcing function to ensure the organisation - including the executive agencies - is resourced with the best possible staff in a timely and cost-effective way. This includes delivering against Ministerial and key business targets annually.
  • Leading a multi-disciplinary team of 88 FTE to deliver services to a diverse range of internal customers that can provide a high impact HR recruitment with senior leaders.
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with key senior stakeholders including minister's and third-party providers.
  • Lead the delivery of targets to reduce re-offending through employment, and wider diversity and inclusion targets, including a particular focus on social mobility and life chance recruitment.
  • Be accountable for the department's adherence and compliance with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles and Management Code.
  • Lead and drive innovation, change and process improvement to build a high performing and engaged team that embraces new technology and digital enhancements.
  • Drive a data driven approach to ensure a strategic alignment of the resourcing and selection service with the wider needs of the business and inform appropriate recruitment interventions.
  • Managing the performance and delivery of the outsourced 3rd party service suppliers and support procurement and contract management. Drive contractual innovation to continue to iterate and improve the service offer.
  • Ensure integration across the various specialist functions to develop frameworks that reinforce one another, and ultimately help to develop management capability and the desired organisational culture in line with our strategy.
  • Work in partnership with the senior business stakeholders and the People Leadership Team to identify emerging themes and business critical issues.
  • Drive innovation to ensure the continuous improvement and development of fit-for-purpose tools for the business and HR to use.
  • Work with HR Business Partners to ensure business resourcing, selection and onboarding needs are met.
  • Ownership and delivery of Resourcing and workforce HR policies.

Additional Information
Please see our candidate information pack for more details on the role and responsibilities. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, both within and outside of the Civil Service. If you believe you have the skills and qualities we are looking for, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

Diversity & 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 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

Contact Information
If you require any assistance please contact us on scsrecruitment@justice.gov.uk. Please quote the job reference in your email to enable us to support you more quickly.

Application form stage assessments

Experience
We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods
CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability
Statement of Suitability
Guidance for the Statement of Suitability
It is important throughout your statement and CV that you give evidence and examples of proven experience of each of the essential and desirable criteria:

• A comprehensive understanding of legislation and guidance, current best practice, and its evidence of application in the field of resourcing.
• Extensive project and programme management capabilities with a successful track record of delivering to a challenging timescale and agenda.
• Evidence in leading teams of people at a strategic level, capable of ensuring diverse and geographically dispersed teams deliver against objectives.
• Resiliency in a complex, challenging environment, and to build resilience across a team.
• Strong communication skills with proven experience of influencing and managing relationships at a senior level.
• Confidence using data and insight to create innovative tools/solutions.
Evidence of Experience
CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability

Interview stage assessments

Interview Dates
9th or 10th October
Behaviours
Communicating and Influencing
Leadership
Delivering at Pace
Making Effective Decisions
Strengths
Strengths will be assessed but these are not shared in advance. To learn more about Strengths and how they are assessed please click here.

Other Assessments

Which assessment methods will be used?
Presentation
Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)
You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application, including your CV, statement of suitability and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
Level of security checks required
Security Clearance (SC)