HR Officer

Location Please note that this post can be based in any location within England and Wales, where a CPS office is located. Whilst it’s an expectation of the role to travel to CPS locations as per business needs, CPS is disability confident employer and all reasonable adjustments will be considered in line with Equality Act of 2010.

Job Summary As a HR officer in the Strategic Resourcing team, you deliver a customer-focused, professional recruitment service to all Crown Prosecution Service colleagues - whilst continuously improving internal recruitment processes based on evaluation and data. You provide quality recruitment advice and support to job sponsors, applicants, potential candidates, Strategic Resourcing team members, and the wider organisation. You contribute to the implementation of various resourcing initiatives and specific recruitment campaigns within agreed timescales, budgets, and standards to support the delivery of the organisation’s business objectives. In everything you do, you adhere to the Civil Service Commission recruitment principles and champion best practice customer service and Crown Prosecution Service values. Some of the tasks you work on include hosting job sponsor conversations with hiring managers, supporting with creating job adverts, and managing recruitment campaigns across the organisation for a range of roles across all our professions. Some of the posts on offer involve managing the onboarding of people into the organisation. You develop inclusive and attractive recruitment campaigns that incorporate the Crown Prosecution Service brand and employer value proposition, whilst meeting resourcing needs. Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders - including People Function colleagues, area business managers, and external agencies, is crucial. Line management is part of your role, and you support customers and colleagues in fostering an organisation where people feel valued and supported. The Crown Prosecution Service is based in England and Wales. If you’re applying for this role and live in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you must let us know when accepting this offer as you need permission to work from your home address if hybrid working is part of your role . There’s no guarantee that we will grant this approval. You must be aged 16 before starting in this role. The start date is expected to be 8-12 weeks after the application deadline. If you’re a current Crown Prosecution Service employee, you remain based at your permanent office location throughout the post. You’re expected to travel to the temporary office at least 40% of your contracted hours over a four-week period – travel and subsistence may be applicable. If you have any questions, please contact Connie.Hill@cps.gov.uk.

Job Description You deliver a customer-focused, professional recruitment service to all Crown Prosecution Service colleagues. You continuously improve internal recruitment processes based on evaluation and data. You provide quality recruitment advice and support to job sponsors, applicants, potential candidates, Strategic Resourcing team members, and the wider organisation. You contribute to the implementation of various resourcing initiatives and specific recruitment campaigns within agreed timescales, budgets, and standards to support the delivery of the organisation’s business objectives. You adhere to the Civil Service Commission recruitment principles and champion best practice customer service and Crown Prosecution Service values. You host conversations with hiring managers, support with creating job adverts, and manage recruitment campaigns across all our professions. You manage the onboarding of individuals into the organisation. You develop inclusive and attractive recruitment campaigns that incorporate the Crown Prosecution Service brand and employer value proposition, whilst meeting the Crown Prosecution Service’s resourcing needs. You build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders - including People Function colleagues, area business managers, and external agencies. You will line manage as part of your role Person specification You need to meet these essential criteria to be eligible to apply for this role: Working knowledge and experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Managing a Quality Service Delivering at Pace Communicating and Influencing A copy of the full job description is available if requested from Connie.Hill@cps.gov.uk.