Resourcing Advisor (9-month FTC/Internal Opportunity)

A Resourcing Advisor is required for a 9 month fixed term contract/internal opportunity paying £30,614.33 per annum with British Transport Police (BTP) based in Baskerville House, Birmingham. This role offers a blended approach of home and office-based working. Some national travel will be required.

BTP is the national police force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, including London Underground. We are a specialist police force, keeping six million people moving safely on Britain’s rail networks every day. Our communities are always moving and the world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing.

As Resourcing Advisor with BTP, you will provide resourcing expertise in order to attract, assess and hire candidates across a number of specialist business areas. You will provide expert advice to hiring managers, ensuring recruitment best practice is adhered to.

As Resourcing Advisor, you will be required to:

• Lead on a varied portfolio of resourcing activity, working with hiring managers and other departments to develop tailored resourcing solutions.
• Utilise all available resourcing tools as appropriate, particularly in regards to advertising, direct sourcing, and agency usage where necessary.
• Play a key part in the modernisation of our recruitment function by taking accountability for potential areas of improvement.
• Act as first point of contact regarding all resourcing matters, providing expert advice and guidance to all parties both internal and external to the organisation.

The successful candidate will be required to evidence the following:

• A successful track record in delivering resourcing activity in a fast paced environment.
• Experience of creating engaging job adverts, building assessment and selection strategies and managing the candidate journey.
• Experience in providing clear advice and guidance on a wide range of resourcing issues.
• Ability to use a range of resourcing tools in the attraction of candidates and in direct sourcing.
• Knowledge of resourcing practice including up-to-date awareness of recruitment best practice principles and regulatory requirements.
• A high level of attention to detail.

If you are interested in applying to this Resourcing Advisor role, then please submit a copy of your cover letter and CV in one PDF document.

In return for your experience, we can offer you:

• £30,614.33 per annum
• Yearly base salary increments (subject to satisfactory performance in last PDR year)
• Working from home allowance available to purchase suitable equipment for blended & home working
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible agile working approach
• Family friendly policies including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave
• Bespoke benefits platform and access to Blue Light Card
• Development opportunities including fully funded apprenticeships
• Employee assistance programme and dedicated wellbeing hub
• Pension scheme

BTP is an employer who cares about the impact we have on the environment and the wider challenges of climate change, and as such we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and achieving Net Zero Carbon (NZC) through offsetting by 2035.

At BTP we are proud guardians of the railway and it is crucial that we represent the diverse communities we serve and protect. As ‘One BTP’ across the UK, we know that diversity, inclusion and belonging help us improve our decision making, foster creativity and drive innovation so all our people can thrive.

Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. So that we can become more diverse we encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, women, people who have a disability, those who are neurodiverse and persons who identify as LGBTQI+. We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted workshops or advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values that here in BTP we pride ourselves on then we would welcome you to apply.

For more information on Positive Action please click here or email the team on PART-Recruitment@btp.police.uk

If you want to ask us any awkward or ‘obvious’ questions, if you are you unsure whether your personal circumstances are suitable for a career as a Police Constable but don’t know how to talk to us about it OR you have any questions about the application process, please email our friendly and helpful team where we will be happy to help you: RecruitmentTeam@btp.police.uk. If your question related to equality or diversity then you can also contact our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team directly at: PART-Recruitment@btp.police.uk To reassure you, anything you ask us will be in the strictest confidence and will not form part of your application.

In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 3 years. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.

BTP has undertaken a review of Police Staff pensions and as a result of this the Police Staff pension will be changing. The current police staff pension is a Defined Benefit scheme which is administered by the Railways Pension scheme. The new pension scheme which is launching is a Defined Contribution scheme which is administered by Royal London. The new pension scheme is awaiting formal approval and an introductory date is not finalised. The earliest this will be is October 2023. If you have any queries, please contact the recruitment team – recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk

Internal candidates must have completed their probation for their current substantive posting and can only apply in tenure if Head of Department approval is emailed to Recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk prior to the vacancy closing. Internal candidates must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance and that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date. A minimum rating of 3 (performing) or a rating of U (no rating) must have been achieved on the last reporting year PDR.