Resourcing Advisor

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO); Tathall End; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental department in the UK is seeking a Recruitment Officer to oversee the full recruitment lifecycle, ensuring effective hiring processes. The role requires excellent relationship management, data analysis skills, and a keen understanding of recruitment methods. Candidates should be passionate about recruitment and able to juggle multiple campaigns. The position offers a competitive salary of £31,898 with additional benefits and opportunities for career growth in a mission-focused environment.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Civil Service Pension

On-site gym and nursery

Free shuttle bus

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment with knowledge of advertising methods and interviewing techniques.
• Ability to manage and co‑ordinate multiple priorities effectively.
• Knowledge of recruitment legislation and Civil Service principles.

Responsibilities

• Guide managers through the recruitment lifecycle and improve practices.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders and provide recruitment data insights.
• Ensure varied campaigns run smoothly while communicating effectively.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Effective communication

Data analysis

Recruitment advertising methods

Prioritization and workload management

Tools

Applicant-tracking systems

Job description

It's on you to make sure we have the people we need, when we need them, by providing a highly effective recruitment service to hiring managers across FCDO Services. You'll take ownership of the full recruitment lifecycle, guiding hiring managers through processes, agreeing on candidate selection methods, and ensuring campaigns run smoothly. Having a deep understanding of your recruitment portfolio, you'll use that expertise to attract, assess, and secure top talent, making a real difference to the organisation's capability and performance.

Building relationships with both external and internal stakeholders will also come naturally to you. Using data and management information, you'll spot opportunities to improve recruitment practices. And along the way? You'll work closely with managers, helping them tackle complex hiring challenges and ensuring the business secures the talent it needs to succeed.

Bring your recruitment know‑how to work that matters

You're passionate about recruitment and driven to make an impact. You'll know your way around advertising methods, assessment tools, and interviewing techniques, and you'll be confident juggling multiple campaigns at once. Planning, prioritising workload, and hitting deadlines will be second nature to you.

You're a natural at communicating effectively and influencing managers, stakeholders, and suppliers with ease while keeping recruitment processes smooth and efficient. Knowledge of recruitment legislation, Civil Service principles, and applicant‑tracking systems will help, but it's your energy, curiosity, and collaborative approach that will truly stand out.

Your CV and personal statement will not form part of the assessment; they will provide insight into your work history and experience.

Your CV should include:

• no personal identifying details
• career history with key responsibilities
• skills and experience
• achievements
• qualifications

Your personal statement should outline your interest in the role.

Candidates will only be sifted on answers provided to the technical/job‑specific questions outlined in the application form.

Those that are successful will be invited to a MS Teams or face‑to‑face interview. At the interview you will be asked a blend of questions on job‑specific/technical skills, behaviours, and a business scenario question.

Candidates who are judged to be close to meeting the criteria may be considered for other positions in FCDO Services at a lower grade but with a potential skill match. 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 a security check. See our vetting charter. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience of or keen interest in working in recruitment with an awareness of recruitment advertising methods, routes to market, assessment tools/methods and interviewing techniques
• Experience of managing stakeholders, including establishing and building effective relationships
• Supplier relationship management
• Able to manage own workload, prioritise work and achieve deadlines
• Knowledge of recruitment‑related legislation and the Civil Service Recruitment Principles
• Experience in utilising an applicant‑tracking system or an online database
• Effective communication skills and the ability to communicate ideas clearly and persuasively, with the ability to influence
• Ability to manage and co‑ordinate multiple priorities/campaigns, work on own initiative and plan and organise effectively
• Experience of analysing, interrogating and evaluating data
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

• Experience of or keen interest in working in recruitment with an awareness of recruitment advertising methods, routes to market, assessment tools/methods, and interviewing techniques
• Experience of managing suppliers and stakeholders, including establishing and building effective relationships
• Ability to manage and co‑ordinate multiple priorities/campaigns, work on own initiative, managing and prioritising your own workload with effective planning and organising to achieve deadlines
• Knowledge of recruitment‑related legislation and the Civil Service Recruitment Principles
• Experience in utilising an applicant‑tracking system or an online database, including analysing, interrogating, and evaluating data

£31,898 plus a location allowance of £1,750 and excellent benefits.

Based in Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes with the flexibility of hybrid working depending on business need. Free shuttle bus available between central Milton Keynes and Hanslope Park.

At FCDO Services, we protect the UK's interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings and courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, and we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth matter as much as the global mission we are on. In our world, it all matters.

To protect a nation, we need people with all kinds of skills. That means everyone from architects to accountants, and electricians to engineers. Our HR team knows this well: they offer support every step of the way, helping us attract, train, develop and retain a range of brilliantly talented colleagues. Now you have the opportunity to join them.

Discover the support you need to grow your career further

Along with a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and a Civil Service Pension, you will also have access to training and other development opportunities to help grow your career. Our offices have an on‑site gym, nursery, café, and restaurant, and we offer interest‑free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there.

• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• Annual leave starting at 25 days.
• 9 days per annum public and privilege days
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• A Civil Service pension.
• Free shuttle bus available between central Milton Keynes and Hanslope Park

Alongside your salary of £31,898, FCDO Services contributes £9,240 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.