Seconded out from Welsh Government on a 6 month project as part of a small HR & OD Team to establish and implement a new Welsh Government funded Arms Length Body by April 2024 which will be the strategic authority for overseeing all aspects of post-16 education and research in Wales.My responsibilities are:- Implementation of a new Applicant Tracking System for Recruitment.- Implementation of an e-learning platform.- The development of a recruitment strategy and… Show more Seconded out from Welsh Government on a 6 month project as part of a small HR & OD Team to establish and implement a new Welsh Government funded Arms Length Body by April 2024 which will be the strategic authority for overseeing all aspects of post-16 education and research in Wales.My responsibilities are:- Implementation of a new Applicant Tracking System for Recruitment.- Implementation of an e-learning platform.- The development of a recruitment strategy and assessment framework for the organisation to ensure high quality hires. - Development of recruitment policy, equal opportunities accreditations and associated documentation to ensure compliance, a high quality recruitment service and excellent end-to-end candidate experience. - Appointment of an Occupational Health Provider for the organisation to encourage workplace wellbeing and ensure provision for pre-employment screening and the implementation of reasonable adjustments.- - Working on the development of Employee Value Proposition & Ways of Working policy.- Developed a behavioural and attributes framework for recruitment linked to organisational values for use for recruitment assessments at all grades. Show less

I advise on recruitment for Care Inspectorate Wales, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and corporate functions for Welsh Government including HR, Finance, Estates, Communications and the Ministerial Support Unit. I provide advice and guidance on best practice to vacancy holder and develop innovative advertising strategies for difficult to fill roles to ensure that both roles and candidates are a good fit for each other. I lead a small team working on building Welsh Government's employer… Show more I advise on recruitment for Care Inspectorate Wales, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and corporate functions for Welsh Government including HR, Finance, Estates, Communications and the Ministerial Support Unit. I provide advice and guidance on best practice to vacancy holder and develop innovative advertising strategies for difficult to fill roles to ensure that both roles and candidates are a good fit for each other. I lead a small team working on building Welsh Government's employer brand, developing a refreshed Employee Value Proposition and raising awareness of Civil Service Careers. Alongside this I also look after the newly established talent acquisition service, working to take more innovative approaches to recruitment including more proactive engagement with candidates and monitoring market insights. I also look after internal recruitment compliance, monitoring data quality on internal HR systems. Show less

I am currently working as part of a project team managing a period of transition to pilot a new recruitment service for the organisation ahead of a HR restructure. I work closely with another project team who are rolling out a new recruitment system and provide advice and guidance on HR’s requirements for the system. I also manage a team who work on on-boarding new starters to the organisation following bulk external recruitment schemes. I continuously build and manage relationships… Show more I am currently working as part of a project team managing a period of transition to pilot a new recruitment service for the organisation ahead of a HR restructure. I work closely with another project team who are rolling out a new recruitment system and provide advice and guidance on HR’s requirements for the system. I also manage a team who work on on-boarding new starters to the organisation following bulk external recruitment schemes. I continuously build and manage relationships with a network of HR Business Partners, Senior Civil Service colleagues and vacancy holders by providing expert advice. I am involved with everything that falls under the auspices of external recruitment, including the roll out of the Civil Service Success Profiles framework in the organisation and making improvements to streamline processes and procedures to improve candidate experience and ensure compliance. Show less

Working within the Central Recruitment team I was responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment life cycle for a range of disciplines across the agency. I previously managed recruitment activity for Intelligence & Investigations. I was responsible for leading my business area on all aspects of recruitment best practice and worked closely to build relationships with internal managers and workforce planning colleagues to grow pipelines of talent to deploy across the agency by running both… Show more Working within the Central Recruitment team I was responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment life cycle for a range of disciplines across the agency. I previously managed recruitment activity for Intelligence & Investigations. I was responsible for leading my business area on all aspects of recruitment best practice and worked closely to build relationships with internal managers and workforce planning colleagues to grow pipelines of talent to deploy across the agency by running both volume and specialist vacancies. I worked closely with the Government Recruitment Service who assisted with our recruitment campaigns and managed this partnership to ensure that we delivered an excellent recruitment service together whilst managing both candidates’ and stakeholders’ requirements. I worked closely with the Government Recruitment Service who assisted with our recruitment campaigns and managed this partnership to ensure that we delivered an excellent recruitment service together whilst managing both candidates’ and stakeholders’ requirements. Show less

A key member of the HR Case Advice Team, working closely with Occupational Health & Workplace Adjustments to analyse statistics, track trends across the business and work with Case Advisors to mitigate issues arising from those trends. Provision of secretariat support to the team to aid in supporting the organisation to take appropriate action to drive improved conduct, performance and attendance. Line Management responsibility for an Advice Support Officer.

Assisting with a large-scale resourcing project to recruit into priority Brexit roles across the organisation using a multitude of recruitment methods including assessment centres and specialist recruitment. I led on assessment centre logistics and timetabling, budget management, compliance with the Civil Service Code and Recruitment Principles. I liaised with key stakeholders and ensured the smooth running of assessment days. Line management responsibility for a Resourcing Support… Show more Assisting with a large-scale resourcing project to recruit into priority Brexit roles across the organisation using a multitude of recruitment methods including assessment centres and specialist recruitment. I led on assessment centre logistics and timetabling, budget management, compliance with the Civil Service Code and Recruitment Principles. I liaised with key stakeholders and ensured the smooth running of assessment days. Line management responsibility for a Resourcing Support Officer. Show less

Responsibility for commissioning vacant posts from HR Business Partners, advertising vacancies on an Applicant Tracking System and Civil Service Jobs, on-boarding and pre-employment checking a portfolio of successful candidates across multiple vacancies at pace as part of a streamlined priority recruitment service.Liaising with Line Managers and HRBPs to ensure the end-to-end conversion of candidates to employees was compliant with all relevant legislation and policy.

Solely responsible for managing the administration of Welsh Government’s Occupational Health Service. Frequent liaison with the Occupational Health Contract Manager and external stakeholders such as the Occupational Health Clinical Provider, Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Provider. Provision of advice to line managers on how to maximise benefits of Occupational Health Referrals and basic HR Policy questions.

Working as part of the HR Service Desk in Welsh Government’s Shared Service Centre, providing advice and guidance on HR queries relating to recruitment, HR policies and payroll.