Recruitment & Marketing Consultant (Childrens)

Dorset Council UK; Dorchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

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 provide 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.