Regional Recruitment Lead - Reading, United Kingdom - South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU)

South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU)
South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU)
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Reading, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Department:
Business Support


Salary:
£39,451.00 per annum


Location:
Near M4 Junction 12 (Rural)


In this role you will lead and oversee recruitment activity for Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU).

You will work with managers and leaders across the units to deliver effective and efficient recruitment and resourcing activity in line with business priorities and needs.


In this role you will work with hiring manager to develop recruitment strategies, ensuring best practice is adopted wherever possible and championing inclusion to ensure equal opportunities for all.

You will also manage the relationship with key recruitment stakeholders, and provide regular reports and insights in order to inform business planning.


Please note that this role is part of a national, regional and local network and as a result you may be required to travel for business purposes mainly across the south east region and occasionally throughout the UK.


Responsibilities

  • Be the Force expert in all matters relating to police officer and police staff Recruitment, ensuring that appropriate strategies are developed and agreed with line managers, ensuring best practice is adopted wherever possible and regular reviews are undertaken to monitor the success of the processes and service. Ensure the service is aligned to the values of CTPSE, SEROCU and the South East forces, continually striving to improve through reflective practice and lessons learned.
  • Lead on the monitoring and improvement of the recruitment processes in the organisation for new police officers and staff by evaluating different recruitment channels and sources and their performance for particular job positions. Work with stakeholders to seek feedback and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Provide regular reports, and other information as appropriate and be able to interpret it to ensure the regional units have access to all appropriate information regarding recruitment, KPIs and diversity information.
  • Work in partnership with colleagues and counterparts from TVP, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire and Kent to negotiate release of police officers, in a time where resourcing is a strategic issue for all forces. Prepare business cases and supporting data to enable the negotiation of release, in partnership with line managers and senior colleagues, and present to force resourcing boards where required.
  • Work in conjunction with Procurement and Finance colleagues to manage the day to day relationship with the recruitment agencies and partners on behalf of the regional units, to ensure cost effective and timely recruitment and be responsible for providing data when required to inform decisions regarding temps, contractors and consultants.
  • Work in conjunction with the Regional Diversity team, the HR Business Partner, and counterparts in force to create, plan, implement and deliver attraction initiatives to build a diverse workforce.
  • Lead on managing the relationship with key recruitment stakeholders (OHU across five forces, Security, Assurance and Compliance, Vetting) to ensure that the On-Boarding process is effectively managed and to safeguard against risk to the regional units. Work with line managers and training colleagues to ensure that all prerequisite courses are completed prior to joining.
  • Be flexible and adaptable to cover for other members of the team as and when required, in order to ensure resilience and a point of escalation. Ensure and maintain knowledge and awareness of legislation and policy relevant to all teams and support and coach colleagues as required in order to maximise the capability and flexibility of the wider team. Provide leadership to build a professional and capable team in support of recruitment, onboarding and induction processes.
  • Contribute to horizon scanning into development in employment law, case law, Regulation changes and Home Office / College of Policing guidance, including benchmarking with forces and the private sector to ensure policies and process remain up to date and fit for purpose. Maintain awareness of security policies and guidelines to ensure processes remain compliant. Review and develop relevant policies, procedures and guidance, in consultation with key stakeholders, to ensure a proactive service which complies with relevant employment law, good practice, and the People Strategies of CTPSE and SEROCU.
  • Other allocated duties, including project management, change initiatives and involvement in cross force, regional and national initiatives.
  • Be the Force expert in all matters relating to police officer and police staff Recruitment, ensuring that appropriate strategies are developed and agreed with line managers, ensuring best practice is adopted wherever possible and regular reviews are undertaken to monitor the success of the processes and service. Ensure the service is aligned to the values of CTPSE, SEROCU and the South East
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