Our Human Resources Service supports the implementation of the Council’s One Coventry Plan and leads on the implementation of our People Plan. Our vision is to be a diverse, innovative and inspiring place to work that enables our people to be themselves whilst performing at the highest levels to support the citizens of Coventry. We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create an inclusive workplace culture, that is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.Our ValuesIn line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.
Our Values are:
Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.
What is the job role?Coventry City Council has an opportunity to appoint 3 senior Recruitment and Onboarding Leads to join our People Services team as our recruitment service transitions. We are seeking recruitment professionals to lead a team of recruitment and onboarding advisors and administrators as well as overseeing a number of designated service areas. Reporting to the Recruitment & Onboarding Business Partner your role involves leading a team, engaging with hiring managers, attending recruitment panels, attending service area team meetings, defining and driving recruitment improvements whilst ensuring that the team adhere to pre-employment compliance checks. As part of your role, you will engage with internal and external stakeholders, senior managers, employees/redeployees, community organisations and partners to optimise our recruitment strategies and boost engagement. In addition, you will also ensure the One Coventry Values are reflected at every stage of our recruitment process, by promoting strong diversity and Inclusion practices. Within our team men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented across our middle-management team, as a result, we would like to encourage both men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds to apply for this post. This does not prevent any other applicants with a protected characteristic or a non-protected characteristic from applying. Who are we looking for?You will require excellent leadership skills and recruitment knowledge. In addition, you will need good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with a variety of different stakeholders at different levels across the organisation. As well as having good written skills, you will need to be skilled at negotiating and influencing at an operational level. You will also be confident and experienced in articulating recruitment and market insight trends and producing reports whilst being able to deliver training to team members and the wider workforce.You will need to possess a drive for innovation, combined with effective project and people management skills. If you have experience in managing complex recruitment operations, process CIPD Level 5 or are willing to gain this qualification within 18 months then we would like to hear from you. If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:Members of the Armed Forces and veteransAre currently in care or have previously been in careIf you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health conditionFor full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable. About CoventryCoventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies
