Regional Recruitment Officer needed at HM Government

Overview:

The Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has a Regional Corporate Services Hub (RCSH) based in Pretoria, providing Finance, Human Resources and Procurement services to 44 High Commissions, British Embassies and Consulates in 39 countries in the Africa region.  The HR Hub is an integral part of the global HR team serving staff working in the overseas network for the UK Government. The role of the HR Hub is to be a strategic partner to Senior Leaders at Post and deliver CBS HR services (i.e. recruitment, pay and reward, HR advisory) for over 2500 CBS in FCDO and PAG-funded positions. 

Main purpose of job:

The Regional Recruitment Officer is responsible for the management of the end-to-end recruitment process of vacancies advertised in the Africa Network, and deliver services successfully as per agreed targets 

Roles and responsibilities:

• Provide guidance and support to Hiring Managers and candidates throughout the recruitment process to ensure a successful recruitment campaign
• Working with other stakeholders during the recruitment process i.e. the post security manager and local HR at posts
• Provide candidates with support where needed during the selection and appointment process
• Create job adverts on an automated recruitment tracking system
• Screen applications according to the criteria agreed with the hiring manager 
• Schedule interviews with candidates selected by the hiring manager
• Draft job offers and letters of appointment
• Facilitate the security clearance process by conducting pre-employment checks and gathering the relevant documents for the security clearance
• Manage recruitment records and recruitment tools
• Perform other recruitment-related duties
• General HR administration
• Other ad-hoc HR projects and initiatives
• The FCDO operates an agile workforce. To facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require

Essential qualifications, skills and experience  

• Clear and positive communication with a wide range of customers
• Strong customer focus skills, to build and maintain professional working relationships at all levels
• 2 – 3 Years working in a customer orientated environment
• 2 Years full cycle recruitment experience  
• 1 – 2 Years experience using recruitment software
• 1 – 2 Years experience in general HR administration

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience  

• HR Qualification or equivalent
• French language proficiency (Highly beneficial)

Required behaviours  

• Delivering at Pace, Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together

Application deadline  

• 12 July 2024