Recruitment Advisor - £34,841 p.a. + benefits

We are currently looking for a Recruitment Advisor to join our Human Resources function within the Corporate group.
This is a full-time opportunity on a permanent basis. The role will be based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.
Government departments and agencies are working towards implementing a minimum 60% attendance in office sites.
We are currently implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 8 days per month working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, this can flex up to 12 days a month, with the remainder of time worked either remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly.
Who are we?
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.
The HR/People function is led by the Chief People Officer, who is a member of the Unitary Board. HR is part of the Corporate Group, along with Finance, Commercial and Infrastructure and Laboratory Services functions which are led by the Chief Finance Officer.
In 2023 we refreshed our People Strategy which focusses on: attracting and retaining the best people, developing exceptional people and leaders, valuing diversity and promoting wellbeing and health, investing in a healthy culture, and enabling great performance and delivery. The People Strategy is about enabling effective partnership between the Agency and its people in helping to deliver public health outcomes., Reporting to the Head of Recruitment and HR Operations, you will manage and deliver a first-class end-to-end recruitment service for the Agency in a high-volume environment at pace. You’ll be working with hiring managers from across the Agency providing best practice advice and guidance on the whole recruitment cycle, including managing the full range of administrative duties associated with resourcing and recruitment. You will work closely with your Recruitment Advisor counterpart and our 2 Recruitment Coordinators to deliver a customer focused service that reflects the world class organisation we are.
To lead and manage a Recruitment Coordinator, ensuring they successfully deliver high quality outcomes in a timely and efficient manner and undertake the relevant development opportunities to enable them to contribute to the functions ongoing improvement.
· To manage the agency-wide operational recruitment offering, ensuring all aspects of the team’s service are delivered to the highest quality with customers at the core.
· Working with designated business areas to run and deliver end to end recruitment campaigns - including scoping, advertising, selection and onboarding.
· Administration of the full recruitment process, using relevant databases to maintain accurate records, generating timely correspondence, ensuring a high level of attention to detail at all times.
· Be responsible for ensuring the team delivers accurate and timely resourcing metrics - time to hire, stages of process, cost, effectiveness of campaigns etc. to HR colleagues and Group/Function Senior Management Teams (SMTs) as required.
· Ensure the recruitment team provide instruction, advice and guidance around all aspects of the process including creation of recruitment criteria, direct sourcing, use of advertising media, creating advert text and interview content as well as complex pay issues and redeployment.
· Challenge, influence and advise managers around the use of appropriate assessment methodology. Act as subject matter expert (SME) to HR colleagues and managers, including senior managers., + Online application form, including questions based on the Behaviour, Experience and Technical Success Profiles. Please ensure all application questions are completed in full; your application may not be considered if any responses are left blank. Our applications are CV blind, and our Hiring Managers will not be able to access your CV when reviewing your application., + UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

+ Have well-developed skills in excel and other databases, with the ability to report on and analyse data essential, with a good knowledge of IT skills using various HR systems.
+ Have experience in leading on process and service delivery improvements, proactively and innovatively achieving recruitment outcomes in a way that most effectively supports the overall success of an organisation.
+ Have demonstrable experience of supporting staff who deliver the recruitment cycle, from the posting of advertisements, through to selection and offer.
+ Have strong influencing skills with the ability to liaise with staff at all levels, and challenge perceptions, ways of working and decision making where appropriate.
+ Have demonstrable ability to use knowledge to guide, advise and influence managers at the highest level around best practice ensuring they adopt suitable solutions., Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Alongside your salary of £34,841, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contributes £9,407 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave on entry, rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff. PLUS 8 bank holidays
+ Privilege Leave: 1 day
+ Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff
+ Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): One month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of five months full pay/five months half pay
+ Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allowing staff to be mobile across the Civil Service
+ Civil Service Pension Scheme. Please see the link for further information http://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/ For enquiries relating to the Civil Service Pension Schemes please contact MyCSP's Pension Service Centre directly on
+ Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance
+ Interest free season ticket loan or bike loan
+ Employee Assistance Services and access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund
+ Eligibility to join the Civil Service Motoring Association (CSMA)
+ Variety of staff and Civil Service clubs
+ On-going learning and development