Bank of England Hiring for Talent Acquisition Partner – Future Talent Team (12 month FTC) Job at London, England Full Time

Talent Acquisition Partner – Future Talent Team (12 month FTC)

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The People & Culture Directorate of the Bank of England plays a pivotal role in helping to recruit, develop and retain the diverse talent that is needed to deliver against the Bank’s mission to promote the good of the people of the United Kingdom.

About the Role

Talent Acquisition and Development exists to support the Bank in the identification, selection, development of talent for current and future roles. The Department consists of 4 centres of expertise (Future Talent, Talent Acquisition -Experienced Hires, Talent & Engagement and Learning & Development). This role sits within the Future Talent Team, made up of 5 Future Talent Leads, each specialising in a different programme, a Future Talent Partner, and led by the Head of Future Talent. The team are supported by 2 Future Talent Administrators.

As the Talent Acquisition Partner for Talent Programmes you will be the recruiter and subject matter expert for recruiting into our Career Returners Programme and managing the programme itself. The Career Returners’ Programme is unique to the Bank and we are moving into our fourth year. Due to its continued success we are expanding the programme. The role forms part of our Future Talent Team and will work closely with the Talent Acquisition Team (Experienced Hires) to ensure we provide as many opportunities as possible, both during the programme and onwards.

The Career Returners Programme itself is a 6 months placement for colleagues joining the Bank, typically two cohorts a year of approximately 50 new joiners per cohort and we are looking to continually innovate and improve the offering going forward. The Programme commenced with one business area initially in 2018 and due to its success has now extended to a Bank-wide programme. In 2022 the programme involved 15 business areas and we are looking to increase our intake and provide further support as part of the programme to our colleagues.

This is a great chance to work with our multiple business areas and our partner company to ensure the Programme is promoted through our social channels and career pages whilst working closely with them to ensure we are able to attract the best possible candidates, and managing the full end to end resourcing/recruitment strategy. The role holder will be able to utilise their expertise to consolidate and centralise the development programme, ensuring staff are supported throughout. As the central point of expertise, you will be the business areas’ key contact point for both recruitment and development for staff on the programme.

Although the primary focus for this role will be on managing the Career Returners programme, we are looking to consolidate the range of Talent Programmes we offer across the organisation. It is envisaged this role will also take on ownership of the African-Caribbean Sponsorship Programme, internal staff Sponsorship Programme, and will be able to leverage their expertise to ensure we have the right programmes in place to support progression for new and existing staff.

We are currently looking to bring someone into the team on a 12 month fixed term contract.

The role is a busy and varied one, responsible for recruiting a wide range of roles and managing the ongoing programme itself. Specific areas of responsibility include:

• Partnering with hiring managers to agree the recruitment plan for the programme/s and the development interventions
• Identifying and applying the most appropriate sourcing channels to attract the best talent for the roles
• Educating business areas/hiring managers on inclusive recruitment around candidate attraction, selection and development interventions, to make sure that our processes support our inclusion aims and are not biased
• Guiding and coordinating selection processes, including supporting the screening of applications, agreeing the selection process, managing the assessments/online testing (with external providers, hiring areas and candidates), handling feedback, and managing offers with all our external candidates
• Working with our internal teams (in People & Culture) to ensure each candidate is on boarded efficiently
• Managing the development programme, once colleagues have joined
• Keeping up to date with development opportunities which are relevant to those on the programme
• Hosting or attending external events, for both recruitment and learning & development to raise our profile as an employer including diversity initiatives and various forums
• Production of Management Information (MI)
• Ensuring reasonable adjustments are made for candidates as required
• Facilitating training sessions where required and being the expert on the Careers Returners Programme
• Providing tools and reference documents to enable hiring managers to recruit and manage their cohorts efficiently & effectively
  
• As the role embeds, taking on ownership for further talent programmes that are currently in place, including reviewing and revising the central offering to ensure the suite of programmes offered supports the Bank in meeting its diversity & inclusion targets.

Minimum (Essential) Requirements

We are open to considering candidates who are not experienced recruiters or development experts, but have had exposure to volume recruitment or talent programme management. We are also committed to providing training on systems and processes, so there is not an expectation that you would already have this knowledge.

• Previous recruitment or development experience and a commitment to providing excellent service
• A commitment to championing diversity and inclusion within your organisation
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate, challenge and influence at all levels both verbally and in writing
• Sound organisational skills with the ability to juggle a busy and changing workload effectively

Desirable Requirements

• Experience of working with programmes such as Graduate or Apprentice programmes both internally and externally
• Strong IT skills, especially Microsoft office
• Experience of managing high volume campaigns for multiple positions and building candidate pipelines
• Experience of designing innovative selection processes
• Experience of designing talent or further development programmes from scratch
• Up to date knowledge of UK employment law and factors effecting Recruitment in the UK
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to provide post project analysis
• An understanding of recruitment and talent or further development programmes and keen interest in building knowledge in this area

The Bank values diversity and inclusion – we want to reflect the society we serve better, we want the best people to work for us and we want our workplace to be inclusive. We value all forms of diversity, including but not limited to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion and sexual orientation. One way we support diversity and inclusion is through our staff-run networks, which are summarised here.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive working environment, and are open to considering how the role might be carried out with flexible working. This role is therefore open to flexible working patterns.

Where a role can be carried out from home, we are working towards colleagues spending at least half of their time in the office, so that we can all benefit from working together in person, while maintaining the flexibility offered by home working. From 6 June 2022, we expect colleagues to spend a minimum of 40% of their working time in the office per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them and their team.

We are also committed to making adjustments for candidates and employees where possible, and have partnered with external expert organisations to support us in this. We are a member of the Disability Confident scheme, summarised here, and people who wish to apply under this scheme should check the box in the ‘Candidate Personal Information’ under the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’ section of the application.

We anonymise applications so hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information when reviewing your submission, including your CV. Please fully complete the application form questions as requested, as any incomplete submissions may not be reviewed.

The Bank of England is a distinctive institution and our rewards are one of the things that set us apart. As well as enjoying a competitive salary you will work in a collaborative, inclusive environment, with a subsidised restaurant, flexible working opportunities and plenty of wellbeing initiatives.

This specific role offers a base salary of circa £45,900 – £49,000 per annum, along with our comprehensive benefits package as follows:

• A non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/95th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/50th) or decrease (to 1/120th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• A 7% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
• 25 days annual leave with option to buy up to 13 additional days through flexible benefits.
• Private medical insurance and income protection.

The closing date for applications is 8 July 2022.

Please apply online, ensuring that you answer the application questions, complete the work history and submit your CV.