Job ref: 203502
TPR grade: R&O Grade 9 - Lead Associate
About us
More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.
Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe. We’re committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.
It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud), Minority Ethnic (ME) Network and Women’s Network, which offer spaces to connect.
Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play.
We operate a hybrid working model, subject to government guidelines, where regular attendance in our Brighton office is required. Attendance in the office is team and role dependent.
Role
We’re looking for a proactive, solutions orientated and service focused Recruitment Partner who has an absolute passion and genuine interest in all thing’s talent acquisition.
The successful candidate will be joining a high performing internal recruitment team at an exciting time, as we support the organisation’s evolution and transformation journey.
As a Recruitment Partner, you will lead a specific area of the organisation, enabling you to establish strong relationships, build your understanding of the current and future requirements, and most importantly design effective talent attraction strategies.
The successful candidate will be a knowledgeable recruitment professional who has the proven ability to work collaboratively with a diverse management community, providing expert advice and guidance, including routes to market, interview and selection techniques, and embedding equality diversity and inclusion in all we do.
You can also expect to work closely with the other colleagues across the People Team, including People Business Partners, Organisational Design, Reward, Talent Development, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Learning and Development.
Every day is different at TPR, but one thing remains constant and that is the exceptional work delivered by the recruitment team, who all work in support of one another and in the delivery of positive recruitment outcomes.
Responsibilities
You will:
- design and deliver in house end to end recruitment campaigns using appropriate channels to reach a range of audiences
- work with specific directorates and partnering with the Business Partners to understand current and future requirements
- undertake market research for specific roles, to build your knowledge of the local recruitment economy and national talent trends. Proactively sharing this knowledge with colleagues and hiring managers
- take a practical and hands-on role in ensuring we provide an excellent candidate experience
- build talent pools and directly approach prospective candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter
- delivery of the recruitment needs within agreed service level agreements and provide an excellent end to end customer experience for both hiring managers and candidates
- as a subject matter expert, provide creative advice and guidance on job adverts, social media content, interview approaches, and inclusive hiring
- work closely with the Administrators, always providing clear information and instruction
- manage the offer process, working within the salary pay bands and policies
- build effective relationships with stakeholders, using data, market intelligence and excellent communication skills to influence managers when designing their recruitment campaign
- promote TPR externally as an employer of choice to build talent pools
- support our commitment to continuous improvements and take a leading role in implementing new ways of working
Essential and desirable criteria
- Experience of directly managing end to end recruitment process, including but not limited to writing job adverts, sourcing candidates through a variety of methods (agencies, social media, talent pooling and LinkedIn), screening applications, designing the selection process, writing interview questions, and managing offers of employment.
- Proven ability to create an outstanding candidate experience across every step of the acquisition and selection process.
- Demonstrable commitment to diversity attraction, inclusive hiring and providing equal opportunities.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to build strong professional relationships.
- Positive adoption to change and transformation, always striving for continuous improvement.
- Proven ability to be a supportive, effective, and strong partner to other functions in a People Team as well as the wider organisation.
- Understanding of recruitment reporting, data and insights.
- Supportive team player who enjoys working in a collaborative environment whilst also have your own clear responsibilities.
Person specification
- Proactive and flexible.
- Can do approach.
- Ability to prioritise and use initiative.
- Calm under pressure.
- Communication skills at all levels.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Personable and a team player.
- Excellent customer service.
Salary and benefits
As well as a salary between £35,598 and £40,451, we offer:
- Civil Service Pension arrangements, which are recognised as some of the best in the pensions world
- discretionary bonus arrangements
- access to performance related pay progression
- 25 days annual leave provision
- flexible working arrangements
- development opportunities
- enhanced parental leave arrangements
- a free employee assistance programme
- an excellent office location in Brighton
How to apply
To apply please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk quoting role reference number 203502 along with:
- a covering letter with details of how your skills and experience meet the role requirements
- a copy of your CV
- details of your notice period
Current TPR employees in their first 12 months of employment who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention and development of people with disabilities and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
Applications will be considered on a part time and job share basis. If you want your application to be considered as part of a job share, please apply with the hours you are available to work.
In accordance with Home Office guidance, the successful candidate will be required to provide their right to work in the UK before they start employment. Unfortunately, TPR is not able to offer sponsorship at the time. TPR is a UK-based organisation with a working location in Brighton, candidates must live in the UK to be employed by us.
TPR is an arm’s length government body and part of the public service.
Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory background screening checks and criminal record checks (BPSS).
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk.