HR Onboarding Officer

Working at HM Treasury puts you at the heart of government, making a difference to the UK economy and ultimately to peoples lives right across the UK.

Jobs at the Treasury are fast-paced, fun and can offer unparalleled perspective not least the opportunity to advise Ministers on the decisions which directly determine the UKs prosperity. Deep in our DNA is a commitment to empowering our people: maximising individual and collective impact, with interesting work no matter your role or seniority.

Day-to-day you could be supporting Ministers to decide the right level of a specific tax or line of government spending; helping maintain the stability of financial markets; analysing the long-term trends impacting the future of the economy; or enabling this work as part of our vital corporate functions.

We are a high-performing department and proud to have outstanding staff from a wide range of backgrounds. We are also a friendly, inclusive and sociable workplace that prides itself on fostering great team spirit. Our two largest offices are 1 Horse Guards Road in London, opposite St James Park, and the Darlington Economic Campus, which also contains eight other departments. We work seamlessly across all our sites, including Norwich, Birmingham and Leeds, as one Treasury.

We are both a 1,000-year-old institution and dynamic, forward-looking economics and finance ministry, with a strong direction set by our organisational strategy, the Future Treasury Vision. The 21st century offers huge opportunities and poses new challenges for the UK. Working at the Treasury is your chance to help the country chart the right course.

The Onboarding Team supports new employees to join HM Treasury and existing staff moving into new roles or returning to the department. We use an online onboarding system to guide employees and managers through the process from job offer to employment start date.

Key responsibilities of this job include:

• Providing excellent customer service to new starters, hiring managers and colleagues, keeping them informed by communicating clearly throughout the onboarding process
• Arranging security vetting and clearances through government security vetting providers
• Updating HR and payroll systems with accurate employee information
• Ensuring employees have access to the systems, pay and resources they need to start work successfully and on time
• Helping to continuously improve onboarding services, including finding ways to use technology to improve efficiency
• Building strong working relationships with related teams such as Security and Recruitment

We operate flexibly across the team and branch as new priorities emerge, so responsibilities may change over time.

Onboarding is part of a wider People and Capability Team which provides services in Recruitment, HR Policy, Employee Lifecycle, Workforce Planning, Case Work, HR Business Partnering, Pay and Reward, Learning and Development, Pensions and People Strategy. This is a fantastic opportunity if you are looking to develop a career within HR and will provide a broad range of experience of working in Government.

If you would like to speak to the hiring manager informally prior to the closing date, please contact Jak Clark [email protected]

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Application Form

Applications should consist of a CV including your employment history, and a 250-word statement demonstrating evidence of each of the below shortlisting criteria. Your CV and employment history wont be scored. Its used to give context to your application and support discussions at interview.

The panel will review applications and invite those that best demonstrate evidence of the shortlisting criteria below for interview. Please keep this in mind when writing your application.

Please note that only applications submitted through Civil Service Jobs will be accepted.

1. Managing a Quality Service: Ability to deliver a high-quality, accurate, customer-focused service within a high-volume operational environment
2. Delivering at Pace: Ability to manage a high-volume onboarding workload, prioritising effectively to deliver accurate outcomes within demanding timescales and service standards
3. Experience of successfully carrying out administrative processes and providing a service to customers or colleagues

Experience in a Human Resources role is desirable but definitely not essential.

The lead criterion is: Managing a Quality Service

If we receive a high volume of applications, well first sift using the lead criterion only. Those meeting the minimum score will then be assessed against all remaining criteria.

If you are successful at the application stage, you will be invited to interview where you will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Strengths
• Behaviours: Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together