Information Commissioner’s Office Hiring for Head of Talent and Workforce Planning Job at Wilmslow, England Full Time

Based in Wilmslow with substantive home-working available, applications are welcomed from across the UK.
Our People Services directorate is responsible for an ambitious agenda of people programmes to support the organisational development and capability of the ICO as a service provider, regulator and employer. We are leading the ICO’s drive to ensure we develop the right culture based on our values for the success and direction of the ICO.
We are an exciting and fast-paced directorate at the heart of the ICO’s strategic plans, and we’re growing! We are actively seeking a Head of Talent and Workforce Planning to join our fantastic team of people.

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About the role*
Reporting to the Director of People and Workforce Planning and with overall responsibility for the development and delivery of the Resourcing Strategy for ICO, you will lead a team of talent professionals to shape, build and implement our strategic approach to talent management.
As a member of the People Services leadership team, you will work closely with colleagues to anticipate, determine and understand the current and future capacity and capability requirements needed to enable the ICO to deliver its strategic objectives.
Fostering an insights-driven approach to talent discovery and sourcing, you will drive operational excellence across the talent function to deliver a candidate experience which results in quality resourcing and selection choices, and diverse, quality hires that both deliver in the roles to which they have been recruited as well as having potential for future growth.

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About you*
With a background of talent acquisition within a global / matrixed environment, you’ll have significant experience of developing and executing innovative and compelling approaches to talent attraction aligned to wider organisational values, ambition and strategy.
Whilst your experience in successfully implementing branding and marketing initiatives will position the ICO as a great place to work and a top quartile employer, you will use your experience in sourcing niche and / or scarce and targeted skills to build candidate pools and succession pipelines that anticipate and mitigate risk, and respond to the ever changing technological environment in which the ICO operates.
With experience creating and executing a creative, metrics-driven, service-oriented talent and workforce planning service, you will motivate, nurture and harness the skills and potential within your own team to support individual career aspirations, drive service quality and realise measurable business impact.

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To Apply*

As part of our commitment to diversity, the ICO operates blind recruitment practices, and we ask all applicants to remove any identifying information from your CV before submitting your application.
Identifying factors include personal details such as name, age, address or location, gender, ethnicity etc.
Please ensure your CV does include information such as career history, qualifications, skills, experience and suitability for the role.
Please note that when uploading your CV to our recruitment portal, you will be required to complete a short equality and diversity form which will capture your personal details. This information is not shared with the recruiting manager.

Please upload your CV prior to the closing date of 23:59, 9 March 2022
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Why work for the Information Commissioner’s Office?*

Our new obligations and the increase in our regulatory remit means that you are joining the ICO at an exciting time when our work as the UK’s privacy and information rights regulator has never been more significant, far-reaching and visible, and where our ability to attract and retain talent has never been more critical – providing the postholder with a unique opportunity to create and shape our talent strategy.
The salary range for the role begins at £61,832 with flexibility depending on experience and we are proud to provide our people with a premium benefits package which includes flexible working hours, flexi leave, civil service pension arrangements and a generous annual leave allowance (including the opportunity to buy and sell leave).

Please note if you are appointed to work with the ICO you will be required to complete security clearance processes (identity and qualification checks plus Basic Disclosure level check of unspent criminal convictions).
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Equality, diversity and inclusion*
The ICO is committed to promoting and enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion. We are focused on developing a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and together we are building an inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

We welcome and encourage applicants from all members of the community regardless of gender, age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, marital status, pregnancy or any other personal circumstances.
We are championing this through our Equality Diversity and Inclusion Board together with a number of staff networks. To find out more visit our website.

Our HR team are happy to discuss any additional support you may need at any stage and will make reasonable adjustments according to your needs. Disabled applicants are guaranteed an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Please email the HR team at [email protected] who can arrange for you to submit an application via an alternative method if required.

Job Type: Permanent