Deputy Head of Resourcing - Birmingham, United Kingdom - West Midlands Police

West Midlands Police
West Midlands Police
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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Grade:
Grade 10

Salary:
£52,809

Closing Date: 6th February 2023

About the role:

We are looking for an innovative resourcing professional to manage the day to day delivery of all recruitment activity.

You will be accountable for the operational delivery of all recruitment across West Midlands Police including both uniformed and non-uniformed roles, making sure we get the right people on board to make a real difference in policing.


Increasing diversity is at the top of our agenda, you will be critical in ensuring we are reflective of the communities we police and in ensuring that our values are reflected in the colleagues we recruit and promote.


You'll be joining an enthusiastic team, who have been delivering significant front line volume recruitment, including police constables, PCSOs, special constables and colleagues in our force control room and delivering a range of innovative activities, such as our detective academy, talent bank, and recruitment into specialist teams and roles.


You will be an experienced resourcing and recruitment professional with knowledge of best practice, systems, technology and emerging trends in recruitment.

You will have demonstrable examples of developing and managing organisation wide resourcing delivery and experience of leading a high volume / high profile recruitment function while supporting a diverse team in a large or complex organisation.


About Us:


Here at West Midlands Police, we serve almost 2.8 million people - making us the second largest Police Force in England.

WMP is a large and diverse organisation where you can develop your skills, knowledge and career in an encouraging and flexible environment.

We're able to offer you a comprehensive range of rewards and benefits including:

  • 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase additional days
- access to a Corporate Health Cash Plan and wellbeing website
- modern working environment in central Birmingham
- opportunity to save on travel costs through a Corporate Travel Scheme
- the option to join a generous pension scheme


Role Purpose:


  • Engage with leaders and individuals to encourage a proactive and inclusive approach to resourcing
  • Oversee effective delivery of recruitment activity into the Force
  • Deliver on the force wide resourcing and recruitment strategy
  • Champion the force recruitment campaigns to deliver the diverse workforce objectives within the D & I strategy
  • Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of resourcing and recruitment activity to provide workforce metrics and qualitative data to improve performance and minimize adverse impact
  • Be involved with partnership working internally and with other external organisations, agencies and suppliers

Essential:


  • Experience in implementing and evaluating resourcing and recruitment interventions that have a visible impact on organisational success in a large, complex organisations
  • Experience of delivering diversity through recruitment strategies and initiatives including positive action strategy
  • Experience of managing a resourcing/recruitment team within a large complex organisation
  • Knowledge of resourcing/recruitment practices and their contribution to business success
  • Experience of managing/delivering high profile and fast paced volume recruitment activity
  • Demonstrable experience of resourcing transformation and process improvement

Desirable:


  • Experience in the design of resourcing initiatives at an operational level
  • Contract management and procurement experience
  • Relevant professional qualification (MCIPD or equivalent)

Qualities and Skills:


  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships (including working with partners, suppliers and expert advisers)
  • Influential (both up and down)
  • Creative
  • Collaborative
  • Passionate
  • Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
  • Successfully managing through others
  • Role model for Diversity and Inclusion

Vetting and Medical:


Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.


Appointment to this role will also be dependent upon successfully medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test.

**"Diversity and

Inclusion Vision:
Maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities"
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