Recruitment Officer EO Grade Corporate Services Team
The Law Commission is recruiting permanently for EO Recruitment Officer. This campaign is being run externally and so is open to all who consider themselves suitable for the roles and meet the eligibility criteria in the wider advert within Civil Service Jobs.
Location:
Successful candidates will be based at:
1. 102 Petty France, London
In order for Law Commission to meet its evolving business needs all Law Commission staff are expected to attend their base location (102 Petty France) at least 2 days a week. This hybrid working arrangement is not contractual and as a result staff could be asked to attend their base location more frequently.
Ways of Working
At the Law Commission we believe and promote alternative ways of working, these roles are available as:
- Full-time, part-time or the option to job share
- Flexible working patterns
- Flexible working arrangements between base locations, MoJ Hubs and home.
If we receive applications from more suitable candidates than we have vacancies for at this time, we may hold suitable applicants on a reserve list for 12 months, and future vacancies requiring the same skills and experience could be offered to candidates on the reserve list without a new competition.
We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice. To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit: Diversity and inclusion – Law Commission
Salary EO Grade
New entrants to the Civil Service will be expected to join on the minimum of the pay range.
If you are already a civil servant and are successful in an external recruitment competition for a role with us, your starting pay will be the better of:
- promotion terms or transfer terms, as appropriate; or
- pay on appointment arrangements (minimum of pay range)
About The Law Commission
The Law Commission is the statutory body set up under the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law of England and Wales under review and to recommend reform w it is needed. It operates as an independent non-departmental body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice.
The Commission’s aims are:
· To ensure that the law is as fair, modern, simple and as cost-effective as possible
- To conduct research and consultations in order to make recommendations for reform for consideration by Parliament
To codify the law, eliminate anomalies, repeal obsolete and unnecessary enactments and reduce the number of separate statutes.
Further information can be found at For more information about each role, and how to apply, please visit our website at: Current vacancies - Law Commission
The Work of Corporate Services Team
The Corporate Services Team (CST) supports the Law Commission in delivering its law reform objectives by providing high-quality corporate, people, recruitment, finance and business support services. Working ly with colleagues across the Commission and Ministry of Justice partners, the team ensures that corporate services are efficient, customer-focused and aligned with organisational priorities. CST plays a key role in supporting the Commission's people, operational resilience and day-to-day business delivery.
Recruitment Officer - The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of recruitment and HR services at the Law Commission. Reporting to the HR People Engagement Lead, the postholder will support the day-to-day delivery of recruitment activity across the organisation, ensuring campaigns are managed efficiently and candidates and hiring managers receive a professional and high-quality service throughout the recruitment process.
The role will be primarily focused on recruitment and resourcing activity, including the administration and coordination of campaigns, supporting hiring managers, managing recruitment systems and helping to deliver the Commission's annual Law Reform Research Assistant recruitment campaign.
The postholder will also contribute to wider HR activities, onboarding, employee engagement initiatives and continuous improvement projects. The role would suit someone who is highly organised, enjoys working with people and is able to build positive relationships with a range of stakeholders. We are looking for someone who can learn quickly, manage competing priorities, use sound judgement and take pride in delivering an excellent service. This is an excellent opportunity to develop expertise in recruitment and HR within a unique organisation, working ly with senior leaders, commissioners and colleagues across the Law Commission.
Duties
· Coordinate end-to-end recruitment campaigns, ensuring a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience.
- Manage recruitment systems, adverts, applications and interview arrangements.
- Provide advice and guidance to hiring managers on recruitment processes and policies.
- Support the delivery of the annual Law Reform Research Assistant recruitment campaign.
- Coordinate onboarding activities and pre-employment checks for new starters.
- Maintain accurate recruitment and HR records and produce management information as required.
- Support employee engagement activities and HR projects.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR processes, systems and ways of working.
- Build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Provide administrative support across the wider HR function as required.
- Coordinate and submit quarterly Fire, Health & Safety performance and incident reporting, alongside maintaining and reporting on the Fire, Health & Safety risk register to support effective risk management and compliance.
Skills and Experience
Essential:
· Experience of providing high-quality administrative, recruitment, HR or customer-focused support.
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Ability to work with accuracy and attention to detail, particularly when managing competing demands and sensitive information.
- Experience of using Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word and Excel.
- A proactive approach to problem solving, with the ability to work independently and use initiative.
- A commitment to delivering an excellent customer service experience.
- Experience supporting recruitment campaigns or working within a recruitment, resourcing or HR environment.
Desirable:
· Experience using recruitment systems such as Avature or other applicant tracking systems.
- Knowledge of Civil Service recruitment processes, Success Profiles and recruitment best practice. Experience maintaining data, producing reports or using management information to support business decisions.
- Awareness of wider HR policies and processes and an interest in developing a career in HR and recruitment.
Application process
You will be assessed against the Civil service success profiles framework.
Experience
You will be asked to provide a CV during the application process. This will be used to assess your career history, achievements and any demonstrable experience relevant to the role.
You will also be asked to provide a Statement of Suitability of no more than 500 words demonstrating how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements set out in the job description and why you are interested in the Recruitment Officer role.
Behaviours
During the application process you will be asked to provide an example of how you have met the following behaviour (see Annex A for more information):
· Managing A Quality Service
Please also refer to the CS Behaviours framework for more details at this grade:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717275/CS_Behaviours_2018.pdf
Should we receive a large number of applications, we will sift primarily on the lead behaviour of Managing a Quality Service. Successful applicants will then be invited to an interview, testing behaviours.
Candidates invited to Interview
Please note that interviews will be carried out remotely.
During the panel interview, you will be asked behaviour-based questions to explore in detail what you are capable of, and to also explore what you enjoy, and your motivations relevant to the job role.
In addition to the Behaviour(s) and experience listed in the application form, you will be asked by the interview panel to provide examples of how you meet the additional behaviours listed below.
· Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
Interviews are expected to take place Early September.
Contact information
Please do get in touch if you would like to know more about the role or what it is like working in our team [email protected]
Annex A - The STAR method
Using the STAR method can help you give examples of relevant experience that you have. It allows you to set the scene, show what you did, and how you did it, and explain the overall outcome.
Situation - Describe the situation you found yourself in. You must describe a specific event or situation. Be sure to give enough detail for the job holder to understand.
Task - The job holder will want to understand what you tried to achieve from the situation you found yourself in.
- What was the task that you had to complete and why?
- What did you have to achieve?
Actions - What did you do? The job holder will be looking for information on what you did, how you did it and why. Keep the focus on you. What specific steps did you take and what was your contribution? Remember to include how you did it, and the behaviours you used. Try to use “I” rather than “we” to explain your actions that lead to the result. Be careful not to take credit for something that you did not do.
Results - Don’t be shy about taking credit for your behaviour. Quote specific facts and figures. Explain how the outcome benefitted the organisation or your area. Make the outcomes easily understandable.
- What results did the actions produce?
- What did you achieve through your actions and did you meet your goals?
- Was it a successful outcome? If not, what did you learn from the experience?
Keep the situation and task parts brief. Concentrate on the action and the result. If the result was not entirely successful describe what you learned from this and what you would do differently next time. Make sure you focus on your strengths.
