Recruitment & Marketing Consultant (Childrens)

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced recruitment professional to join children’s services, supporting in the recruitment and retention of our workforce. This role has previously been a secondment opportunity, but is now established as a permanent, full-time role.

We are looking for a confident, pro-active individual to take the lead and be responsible for implementing and driving forward the recruitment element of our `Workforce, recruitment and development strategy`. You would have experience in a similar role and be proficient in the use of social media and job sites. You will report directly to the Strategic Lead for Recruitment, who is our Principal Social Worker. 

The role will involve data analysis reporting, including vacancy tracking for permanent staff and agency spend. You will use this analysis to support your role in headhunting for hard to recruit posts, e.g., SEND, qualified social workers using LinkedIn and other social media platforms, working with our corporate recruitment for marketing, to proactively carry out headhunting for hard to recruit positions.

You will be working closely with service managers to understand the needs of each locality in order that you can appreciate the needs of the service and providing direct support for managers in the recruitment process including drafting adverts, interviewing questions and techniques.

You will be supporting with future planning for recruitment opportunities (ASYE, apprenticeships, agency requirements) and creation of a candidate talent pipeline and supporting and implementing plans to address skills shortages and the development of career progression to support our ambition to recruit a dedicated, passionate, and skilled workforce. 

You will be involved in managing delivery of recruitment campaigns, leading the planning and co-ordination of “recruitment days”, and other events such as webinars and supporting with interviews, and generally supporting hiring managers with the recruitment process. If you are interested in this post you will need to demonstrate that you can identify, develop, and support the delivery of workforce development activity which contributes to a successful recruitment strategy. This is a hybrid role and there would be an expectation to be in the office at least twice per week.

You will also be working closely with “Connect2Dorset” agency provider in supporting in the management of our agency workforce.

About you:

Qualifications / Experience:

• We are looking for someone who is an excellent communicator with a strong sense of autonomy and analytical skills.
• Professional qualification is not essential but there needs to be relevant experience in workforce development and recruitment.
• Experience in service delivery or support in specialising recruitment
• Provision of appropriate legal and compliant advance guidance to managers for recruitment
• Knowledge of current best practice in relation to Workforce Development activities 
• Knowledge and understanding of policy, legislation, and developments relevant to Workforce Development 
• Managing projects to deliver agreed outcomes to deadlines 
• Ability to develop innovative and creative ideas and solutions 
• Ability to build and sustain good working relationships with stakeholders both internal and external 
• Ability to work well under pressure to deliver priorities across a range of workforce development workstreams 
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills 

For further information or for an informal conversation please contact Sarah-Lou Clark, at [email protected]

This is a full time role at 37 hours per week.

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

• provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
• have ambitious aspirations
• are excited about our future
• care about Dorset and all the people who live here
• know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

  You will:

• have access to a range of employee benefits
• be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
• have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role. We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our values. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. 

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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