Executive Officer

Brook Street; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Brook Street is seeking a Temporary Campaign Delivery Officer in Newcastle Upon Tyne to lead and support teams delivering recruitment campaigns for customer departments. You will manage performance, coordinate pre-employment checks, and ensure services meet KPIs in a dynamic, one-team environment.

You will drive improvements, communicate with stakeholders, and collaborate with third-party providers while maintaining strong relationships across Government departments.

Qualifications

• Experience managing performance and productivity in an operational environment.
• Experience leading and empowering people to deliver consistently.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to challenge constructively while maintaining relationships.
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise activities under pressure.
• Continuous improvement mindset and resilience.
• Excellent IT skills and handling of complex information.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support teams to deliver multiple recruitment campaigns to agreed timelines and KPIs.
• Provide recruitment and pre-employment checking services across the Civil Service.
• Manage performance and productivity in an operational environment, ensuring quality services.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, building strong relationships.
• Take ownership of issues and pro-actively manage risks and escalate when needed.
• Work flexibly across the organisation to foster a united team approach.
• Ensure team meets customer requirements across government departments.
• Liaise with third-party providers to engage and manage recruitment services.

Skills

Performance management

People leadership

Communication

Constructive challenge

Planning & prioritisation

Continuous improvement

IT skills

Organisation under pressure

Job description

Temporary Campaign Delivery Officer (EO Grade)
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

If you're energised by delivering results, supporting people, and keeping multiple moving parts on track, this is a fantastic opportunity to step into a meaningful recruitment delivery role. Our Client is hiring for a reputed client who will lead and support teams delivering recruitment campaigns on behalf of customer departments.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead and support teams to deliver multiple recruitment campaigns to agreed timelines and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Provide professional recruitment and pre-employment checking services across the Civil Service
• Manage performance and productivity in an operational environment, helping teams deliver quality services
• Communicate confidently in writing and verbally with internal and external stakeholders, building strong working relationships
• Take ownership of issues as they arise-proactively manage risks and challenges, escalating where appropriate
• Work flexibly across the organisation to build a true "one team" ethos and support colleagues
• Ensure your team meets customer requirements across a range of Government departments
• Liaise with third-party providers to engage and manage additional recruitment services

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience managing performance and productivity in an operational environment
• Experience leading and empowering people to deliver consistently
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to build rapport quickly
• Confidence to challenge constructively while maintaining positive, effective relationships
• Ability to manage, plan and evaluate activities, staying organised under pressure
• A continuous improvement mindset-solutions-focused, resilient, and able to take setbacks in your stride
• Excellent IT skills, with the ability to work with complex information
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, with flexibility to meet deadlines

Additional information:

• This temporary role involves working closely with a Campaign Manager and supporting the delivery of recruitment campaigns from start to finish.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.