DE&S Deca HR Advisor
UK Ministry of Defence
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Deeside
Contract type: Full time
MOD Sealand, Welsh Road, Sealand, Deeside, CH5 2LS
Job Summary
DE&S Deca is a specialist part of Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) tasked with supporting a vast range of Defence avionics, electronics and components to provide high-quality, cost-effective support to the UK Armed Forces. We have a rich heritage as the MOD’s in house repair, maintenance, overhaul and upgrade service provider by offering innovative solutions to guarantee best value for Defence. To find out more about DE&S Deca follow here.
We offer 25+ days’ holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of 28.97%, to help make work work for you.
This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you’ve been recruited for. If it isn’t obtained, or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn’t obtained within 12 months.
Job Description
Are you an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual with innovative ideas, looking to progress your career in Human Resources? This is a great opportunity to develop your recruitment and HR administration skills to provide support to the wider team!
You will be responsible for providing support for different aspects of HR such as recruitment, apprenticeship support and understanding/utilising our Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) as well as other systems. You will be trusted to provide timely and effective HR support, services and advice for one or more business areas or within an individual HR team.
We are a small team in HR and this will mean you could also have the opportunity to get involved in wider HR projects to develop your skills and understanding of HR teams.
The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive, and well-organised, with the ability to manage numerous tasks/projects individually and as part of the team. You will also be required to engage with various internal and external stakeholders/customers.
Interviews will take place face-to-face at MOD Sealand and will commence in the week commencing 24th February (please note this is subject to change).
Please note: At DE&S Deca, we champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance (this is expected to be a minimum of 60%) to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance.
What You’ll Be Doing
You will be responsible for providing support for different aspects of HR such as recruitment, apprenticeship support and understanding/utilising our Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) as well as other systems. You will be trusted to provide timely and effective HR support, services and advice for one or more business areas or within an individual HR team.
We are a small team in HR and this will mean you could also have the opportunity to get involved in wider HR projects to develop your skills and understanding of HR teams.
The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive, and well-organised, with the ability to manage numerous tasks/projects individually and as part of the team. You will also be required to engage with various internal and external stakeholders/customers.
Interviews will take place face-to-face at MOD Sealand and will commence in the week commencing 24th February (please note this is subject to change).
Please note: At DE&S Deca, we champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance (this is expected to be a minimum of 60%) to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance.
What You’ll Be Doing
To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:
Further Information
Selection process details
Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:
Offering at a lower level
If you’re not successful at interview, we may offer you a role at a lower level if this is a match for your skills and experience. If this applies to your application, you’ll be scored against criteria for the lower-level role and offers will be made in merit order. If you accept this position, you’ll be able to take advantage of opportunities to develop your career as part of our team.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
Job Summary
DE&S Deca is a specialist part of Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) tasked with supporting a vast range of Defence avionics, electronics and components to provide high-quality, cost-effective support to the UK Armed Forces. We have a rich heritage as the MOD’s in house repair, maintenance, overhaul and upgrade service provider by offering innovative solutions to guarantee best value for Defence. To find out more about DE&S Deca follow here.
We offer 25+ days’ holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of 28.97%, to help make work work for you.
This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you’ve been recruited for. If it isn’t obtained, or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn’t obtained within 12 months.
Job Description
Are you an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual with innovative ideas, looking to progress your career in Human Resources? This is a great opportunity to develop your recruitment and HR administration skills to provide support to the wider team!
You will be responsible for providing support for different aspects of HR such as recruitment, apprenticeship support and understanding/utilising our Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) as well as other systems. You will be trusted to provide timely and effective HR support, services and advice for one or more business areas or within an individual HR team.
We are a small team in HR and this will mean you could also have the opportunity to get involved in wider HR projects to develop your skills and understanding of HR teams.
The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive, and well-organised, with the ability to manage numerous tasks/projects individually and as part of the team. You will also be required to engage with various internal and external stakeholders/customers.
Interviews will take place face-to-face at MOD Sealand and will commence in the week commencing 24th February (please note this is subject to change).
Please note: At DE&S Deca, we champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance (this is expected to be a minimum of 60%) to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Provide support to colleagues across areas of specialism, including communications and recruitment.
- Manage and/or support sub elements of broader projects across HR.
- Manage team members where required, advising, coaching and developing HR Assistants.
- Respond to enquiries within relevant work area providing trusted guidance and advice in accordance with policy and process and providing a high level of customer service.
- Support the development of and compliance with HR/People policies as required
- Build a network of both internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Trade Unions for ER roles). Work in collaboration with the business ensuring alignment on objectives and delivery of plans/ projects.
- Support the production of management information, undertaking analysis to drive delivery improvement within teams through identification of suitable interventions.
You will be responsible for providing support for different aspects of HR such as recruitment, apprenticeship support and understanding/utilising our Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) as well as other systems. You will be trusted to provide timely and effective HR support, services and advice for one or more business areas or within an individual HR team.
We are a small team in HR and this will mean you could also have the opportunity to get involved in wider HR projects to develop your skills and understanding of HR teams.
The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive, and well-organised, with the ability to manage numerous tasks/projects individually and as part of the team. You will also be required to engage with various internal and external stakeholders/customers.
Interviews will take place face-to-face at MOD Sealand and will commence in the week commencing 24th February (please note this is subject to change).
Please note: At DE&S Deca, we champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance (this is expected to be a minimum of 60%) to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Provide support to colleagues across areas of specialism, including communications and recruitment.
- Manage and/or support sub elements of broader projects across HR.
- Manage team members where required, advising, coaching and developing HR Assistants.
- Respond to enquiries within relevant work area providing trusted guidance and advice in accordance with policy and process and providing a high level of customer service.
- Support the development of and compliance with HR/People policies as required
- Build a network of both internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Trade Unions for ER roles). Work in collaboration with the business ensuring alignment on objectives and delivery of plans/ projects.
- Support the production of management information, undertaking analysis to drive delivery improvement within teams through identification of suitable interventions.
To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:
- Previous background in administration with an understanding of recruitment processes and confidence in relaying clear and concise information
- Willingness to learn processes and procedures to be able to provide detailed information to stakeholders and clients
- Basic Microsoft office experience
- CIPD qualification or relevant experience in an HR environment
- Business Facing - HR Supervised Practitioner
- Resourcing Supervised Practitioner
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
- Flexible and hybrid working options
- Market-leading average employer pension contribution of 28.97%
- Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
- Access to specialist training and funded qualifications
- Support for progression
- Huge range of discounts
- Volunteering days
- Enhanced parental leave schemes
Further Information
- Candidate Information Pack: https://bit.ly/DES-Candidate-Information-Pack
- Terms and Conditions: https://bit.ly/DES-SDA-Terms-and-Conditions
Selection process details
Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:
- Pre-sift - We will check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.
- Sift - Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills. Please follow our guidance on CV writing for best chance of success.
- Interview - If you're invited to interview, you'll be assessed against the Sift categories listed above, as well as the Technical Competences and Behaviours listed in the Person Specification section of this advert.
Offering at a lower level
If you’re not successful at interview, we may offer you a role at a lower level if this is a match for your skills and experience. If this applies to your application, you’ll be scored against criteria for the lower-level role and offers will be made in merit order. If you accept this position, you’ll be able to take advantage of opportunities to develop your career as part of our team.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
- 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
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
- Name : Eva Manley - DE&S Talent Acquisition Specialist
- Email : [email protected]
- Email : [email protected]
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