Resourcing Advisor

This is an exciting opportunity to join a professional Human Resources (HR) team, striving to provide a continually improving service to our customers.Defra Group HR function provides an expert service to Defra, the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency, Natural England, and Animal and Plant Health Agency.

Our aim is to create a more efficient, effective and unified HR function across the Defra group and to make it easier and simpler for our customers to do business with us. Defra's landscape is fast moving and there is a need for a high performing HR function that can keep pace and support those changes. Defras work has a profound impact on peoples lives, and this role is key to supporting Defras long-term vision which focuses on ambitious outcomes, efficient working, and thriving people. You will play an important part in helping Defra attract and secure people with the capabilities and specialist knowledge and experience to help deliver our ambitious agenda.

This post sits within Defra Group HR Resourcing Operations. We are a busy team with a varied workload, supporting and educating business colleagues in all things Resourcing. We also support each other, and take the wellbeing of our team seriously. In addition to providing a responsive and expert service, we encourage a team culture of openness, proactivity and approachability

The Resourcing Advisor plays a pivotal role in delivering a high-quality, candidate-focused recruitment services across the organisation. This position supports the end-to-end delivery of recruitment campaigns, advises stakeholders on best practice, and ensures all activity aligns with Civil Service recruitment principles and organisational objectives.

Working closely with Resourcing Managers, Resourcing Business Partners, and Vacancy Holder's, the Resourcing Advisor ensures smooth, timely, and effective recruitment and onboarding processes while continuously seeking opportunities to improve the candidate experience and providing an excellent customer service.

We are looking for resilient, focused, proactive and adaptable individuals who are organised and efficient in their approach to tackling problems.

We are looking for someone who works well in a team and can balance a varied workload and deal with demands from multiple stakeholders effectively. You will need to be able to deal with a degree of ambiguity but have the confidence to challenge processes and responses where appropriate.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to meaningful work that supports the development of a diverse, capable, and engaged workforce across Defra Group.

As part of your role you will:

• contribute to the planning and delivery of high-quality recruitment campaigns and other resourcing activity.
• provide high quality expert advice to the business and to support on specified

To be successful as a Resourcing Advisor within Defra, we are looking for you to be able to evidence the following:

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to coordinate and manage multiple recruitment campaigns and competing priorities simultaneously while maintaining high standards of delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to advise, challenge, and influence stakeholders at all levels. Able to build effective working relationships and communicate clearly and professionally to achieve positive outcomes.
• A strong customer and candidate focus, demonstrating empathy, professionalism, and a commitment to fairness, inclusion, and quality throughout the recruitment process.
• Sound judgement and effective problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues, assess options, and implement practical solutions. Demonstrates a proactive approach to continuous improvement and resolving challenges efficiently.
• High attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in written communications, recruitment documentation, data management, and record-keeping.
• Strong teamworking and collaboration skills, with the ability to share knowledge, support colleagues, and contribute positively to collective objectives while maintaining effective stakeholder relationships.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams, with the ability to use these tools effectively to support recruitment and administrative activities.
• Familiarity with Civil Service recruitment processes, including the Civil Service Recruitment Principles and Success Profiles framework, with a commitment to delivering recruitment activity fairly, consistently, and in line with policy requirements.