Resourcing Officer

From healthcare to artificial intelligence, energy to national security, we provide legal advice to government departments on nation-changing subjects.

At Government Legal Department we have a vital, single-minded purpose: to help the Government govern well within the rule of law. This is complemented by our exciting vision to be an outstanding legal organisation, committed to the highest standards of service and professionalism and a brilliant place to work where we can all thrive and fulfill our potential.

Our work touches almost every aspect of public life. We are the largest provider of legal services across government, working on high profile matters.

Our respected professionals are involved in everything from regulation and litigation to advice on drafting legislation. They provide expertise to the full range of government departments. We are at the heart of delivering the governments priorities and our success depends on our people.

GLD is a non-ministerial government department headed by the Treasury Solicitor, our Permanent Secretary, and employs nearly 4000 people, including nearly 3000 legal professionals. We have offices nationwide, in Bristol, Leeds, inner and outer London and Manchester. Our lawyers can also be located within other departments and overseas.

GLD also depends on a range of cross-functional professionals to provide our corporate services. There are nearly 1000 colleagues playing an essential part in helping GLD to achieve its purpose and truly deliver much more than law.

This is an exciting time to join GLD, with cutting edge legal work on global issues and a transformation agenda which is ensuring the Department exemplifies the Modern Civil Service .

To find out more about what we do you can view our introductory film . On our website y ou can hear from team members, find out how to apply and learn about the benefits of working for GLD. You can also read more about the future vision for GLD in our GLD Strategy 2024 2027 .

Our Resourcing Team has four core functions:

SCS Resourcing a dedicated offer to cater to senior stakeholders on high-profile roles and instilling best practice throughout our team. This team is responsible for end-to-end recruitment for all SCS roles in GLD.

Attraction and Recruitment focussing on innovative solutions to deliver the attraction strategy for GLD, using latest models, professional networks and outreach to recruit the best people. This team sets the direction and pace for GLD's presence and attractiveness in the legal professional market across the UK.

Resourcing Operations managing the candidate experience through application and interview to arrival and onboarding. This team is our engine room, welcoming and supporting all those involved in the internal and external aspects of filling vacancies.

Resourcing Performance driving continuous improvement for the performance of team along with management of supplier contracts and ensuring we are compliant with GLD and Civil Service recruiting principles. This team keeps us at the forefront of our aims of delivering excellence and value for money and is also our Data and MI hub gathering, analysing and presenting powerful people data on which the business can make key resourcing decisions.

Im James Wood , the Head of Resourcing and I joined GLD in June 2023.

I joined the Civil Service in 2017 after a career in recruitment and executive

search within professional services. Since joining the Civil Service I have worked in a centralised recruitment shared service, GRS, an Executive Agency, PHE, and a Ministerial Department, where it was my privilege to lead on recruitment and resourcing during the pandemic.

I have also worked extensively with suppliers, and as a People & Capability

lead for UKHSAs Chief Medical Advisor before taking up post here.Over the past two years, we have transformed and grown the team, mixing

experienced GLDers , experienced resourcing, HR professionals and

civil servants with new entrants from outside of government and the private

sector.

Our resilient team now stands at 29 spread between London, Leeds, Manchester, Croydon and Bristol, and our reputation within the business is enhanced as we have moved to new ways of working, putting the customer at the heart of everything we do.

I love working here because our HR team and wider corporate services team work collaboratively and maintain a small business feel, whilst professionalising, what is one of the largest and fastest growing legal practices in the UK, whos role is to help the government of the day to govern well within the rule of law.

If you have a mix of senior stakeholder engagement, HR and recruitment management experience, continuous improvement and project management skills, wed love to hear from you.

The Role

We are looking for an organised, customer-focused and adaptable individual to join our busy Resourcing Operations team. You will contribute to delivering a high-quality recruitment service that sits at the heart of Government and will have a direct impact on the ability of GLD to attract and retain the talent we need.

As a Resourcing Officer, you will play a key role in delivering an effective recruitment and onboarding service. You will manage a varied workload, support candidates and stakeholders throughout the recruitment journey and ensure recruitment and onboarding activity is completed accurately, efficiently and in line with relevant policies and processes, including the Civil Service Recruitment Principles.

To succeed in this role, you will have a passion for recruitment and have a customer centric focus. The role requires excellent attention to detail, strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Support candidates through the onboarding journey, providing clear and timely information and responding to queries professionally.
• Manage competing priorities in a fast-paced operational environment, taking ownership of workload while ensuring recruitment activity progresses accurately and within agreed timescales.
• Initiate and monitor enhanced security checks (CTC, SC, DV etc.) for new starters.

Key responsibilities continued:

• Coordinate pre-employment checks, including BPSS, right-to-work and in-person identity checks (when required), identifying outstanding information and ensuring appropriate action is taken.
• Responsible for preparing, maintaining, and updating recruitment, onboarding and employee records, ensuring GDPR compliance.
• Prepare and process employment documentation, including offer and appointment documentation, and support the timely completion of employment contracts.
• Use recruitment, HR and case-management systems to manage activity, maintain accurate records and monitor outstanding actions.
• Manage recruitment and onboarding queries through shared mailboxes and case-management channels (ServiceNow), resolving issues or escalating them where ...