Leeds
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Permanent
£31,549 a year
Basis: Permanent, Full time 36 hours per week
A £312 tax-free working from home allowance is also payable annually.
Location: Leeds (Remote)
Benefits: Outstanding benefits including Civil Service Pension Scheme, flexible working, 28+ days holiday, and more.
About the Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission is the UK?s independent body overseeing elections and regulating political finance. Everything we do is about ensuring trust, participation, and integrity in the democratic process.
As we deliver our ambitious five-year Corporate Plan, we?re continuing to modernise how we attract, recruit and develop talented people across the UK. As our organisation continues to evolve to meet future challenges, this role will play an important part in building the workforce needed to deliver our strategic objectives and remain responsive to the needs of voters, campaigners, political parties and electoral administrators across the UK.
We believe people do their best work when they have the flexibility, support and recognition they need to thrive. That's why we offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements that help colleagues balance work and personal commitments, supported by a flexi-time scheme that gives greater autonomy over the working day. With generous leave allowances, a highly competitive Civil Service pension and performance-related pay, our benefits package is designed to support your wellbeing, reward your contribution and provide security for the future.
About the role
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining hands-on recruitment with projects that improve how organisations attract and recruit talented people. Alongside managing recruitment campaigns, you?ll help shape employer branding, build talent pipelines and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the Talent Acquisition function.
As a Talent Acquisition Adviser, you?ll partner with hiring managers to deliver end-to-end recruitment campaigns, providing advice and guidance while ensuring recruitment activity progresses smoothly and delivers an excellent experience for hiring managers and candidates.
You?ll also contribute to Talent Acquisition projects, employer branding, attraction initiatives and continuous improvement activities, helping to build the workforce needed to deliver the Commission?s strategic objectives.
Key responsibilities include:
About the team
The Talent Acquisition team plays a vital role in ensuring the Electoral Commission attracts, recruits and retains talented people who enable us to deliver our strategic objectives.
The team provides expert recruitment support across all Commission directorates, working closely with hiring managers and stakeholders to deliver end-to-end recruitment campaigns, coordinate recruitment workflows and support onboarding across the recruitment lifecycle. Alongside day-to-day recruitment, the team leads employer branding initiatives, develops future talent pipelines and drives continuous improvement across the Talent Acquisition function.
Working closely with the Talent Acquisition Manager, Talent Acquisition Support Officer, People & Culture colleagues and external recruitment partners, you?ll be part of a collaborative and supportive team committed to delivering an outstanding service to hiring managers and candidates alike.
The team values continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and innovation, creating an environment where colleagues can develop their skills, contribute ideas and make a visible impact across the organisation.
Who we?re looking for
This role would suit an experienced recruitment or talent acquisition professional who enjoys building relationships, providing expert advice and managing multiple recruitment activities in a fast-paced environment.
You'll have a strong understanding of recruitment best practice and be confident working with a range of stakeholders, providing guidance and support throughout the recruitment lifecycle. Success in this role will come from your ability to balance competing priorities, deliver excellent customer service and identify opportunities to improve processes and outcomes.
We're particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate:
Why work for us?
Working at the Electoral Commission offers a unique opportunity to contribute to work that underpins the UK?s democratic processes. As part of a supportive and collaborative organisation, you will gain valuable experience, develop your skills and play a role in delivering services that make a real difference to the public.
We offer a strong total reward package, including:
How to apply
We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. To help reduce unconscious bias and ensure all applicants are assessed solely on their skills, knowledge and experience, we use an anonymous recruitment process.
When applying, please provide an anonymised CV which omits your protected characteristics and any personally identifiable information:
Do not include:
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If your CV contains personal details (such as your name or contact information), we will be unable to consider your application. Please double-check your documents before submitting, including the file name you use to save and upload your CV.
Supporting disabled applicants
The Electoral Commission is proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. As part of this commitment, we aim to prioritise interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.
There may, however, be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. For example, during periods of exceptionally high application volumes or seasonal recruitment activity, the Commission may need to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants.
If you have a disability and would like to be considered under this commitment, please indicate this when you apply. We also welcome requests for reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process or within the workplace.
Key dates
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
Leeds
New Jobs
Permanent
£31,549 a year