We are run by civil servants for civil servants, with an in-depth understanding of how government works.
We have privileged access to the experience and data recruiting departments need.
We recruit for all roles and grades, including Senior Civil Servants.
Lead and line manage teams responsible for delivering recruitment campaigns and pre-employment checking services, ensuring adherence to Key Performance Indicators and relevant policies, including employment law and Civil Service Commission standards.
Support the successful end-to-end delivery of recruitment campaigns, including designing candidate materials, publishing adverts, application sifting, scoring, and providing expert advice on recruitment processes across a range of grades, whilst adhering to recruitment principles.
Manage and prioritise workload within your teams, utilising performance data and dashboards to meet Service Level Agreements and KPIs.
Act as a recognised escalation point for complex queries from vacancy holders and candidates, mitigating risk and ensuring seamless service delivery.
Build and maintain productive relationships with internal stakeholders, external partners, and third-party providers to support flexible and effective recruitment solutions.
Monitor performance and quality assurance, providing regular feedback and coaching to promote high standards and consistency across teams.
Proactively identify risks or challenges during campaigns or checking processes, escalating where appropriate, and resolve issues efficiently.
Support and develop team members, fostering a "one team" ethos, prioritising wellbeing, capability, and professional growth.
Lead initiatives for continuous improvement, process optimisation, and promoting best practice within recruitment and pre-employment checking services.
Ensure all recruitment and pre-employment activities are compliant with policies, employment law, and civil service recruitment principles, including managing third-party providers where relevant.

The Government Recruitment Service (GRS) was launched in September 2017 and is part of the Pensions and Operational Services within OneGov Delivery Agency in the Cabinet Office.

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