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HR Assistant (HR Services)

Employer
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Location
Southampton, Hampshire
Salary
£21,591
Closing date
20 Jan 2021

Job Details

Location

Southampton

About the job

We welcome applications from all communities and we don’t discriminate against any identity. We’re interested to hear from you, regardless of your background.

Are excited by the opportunity to gain exposure across different areas of HR?

Would you enjoy being part of a collaborative and supportive team?

Would you relish the opportunity to continuously develop and discover more about the Maritime and Coastguard Agency?

If so we would love to hear from you!

We are looking for someone to join our team in HR, Estates and Health and Safety as a HR Assistant. Job description

This role provides the HR support function to Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) managers and employees. It works collaboratively across HR to support HR and the wider MCA's Strategic goals.

You will be required to work with a range of stakeholders including: Shared Services, MCA staff, Group HR and Occupational Health. This will ensure that processes and policy requirements are upheld, support provision of HR services as well as monitor relationships and services.

You’ll be asked to ensure a service level agreement is maintained and provide an administrative service for the wider HR function.

This role offers the opportunity to develop your HR knowledge across a number of areas and provides support to obtain a Level 3 qualification with Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Further to this, you will have the opportunity to assist with a range of HR projects that will make a real impact including upskilling colleagues.
 

Responsibilities

Work in partnership with Talent & Development to upskill managers on people processes including delivery of training interventions such as Managers Toolkit sessions, MCA Induction, delivery of bespoke and targeted management training.

Support the HR Advisor (HR Services) with the liaison and management of the running of the HR Occupational Health service. Manage the HR Issues Log, collating MI, assisting with the publication of communications and updates to the business, dealing with queries and customer complaints.

Support the HR advisor (HR Services) with the implementation and embedding of any changes or updates to DfT HR Group Policy, to including issuing communications to the business, updating of relevant information in the MCA Staff Handbook and Microsite and liaising with key stakeholders to ensure that changes to policy are embedded into the business.

Provide administrative support for the wider HR function including secretariat for DfT HR Business Partner meetings, minute taking and various administrative tasks as required.

About you

You are an excellent multitasker who can easily switch between tasks whilst ensuring an excellent quality and ensuring service level agreements are met.

You are someone that has keen interest in personal development and can easily adapt to change.

You are a team player and that enjoys interacting with colleagues and providing support.

You are someone that can understanding complex processes with ease and communicate this clearly to others.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Working Together
  • Leadership

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out what it's like to work at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Things you need to know Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

We are closely monitoring the situation regarding the coronavirus, and will be following central Government advice as it is issued. There is therefore a risk that recruitment to this post may be subject to change at short notice. In addition, where appropriate, you may be invited to attend a video interview.

Please continue to follow the application process as normal and ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a Statement of Suitability. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the lead behaviour, Communicating and Influencing. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

For this role we will assess: Communicating and Influencing, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Working Together, Leadership and Experience.

The sift is due to take place 20th-25th January 2021.

Interviews/assessments are likely to be held 4th February 2021.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment could include:

• an interview and a written exercise

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

Please see attached candidate notes for further information about our recruitment process

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section

Further Information

To learn more about applying for a role within the Department for Transport, visit the Application Process page of our Careers website.

Before submitting your application, we encourage you to visit our Things You Need to Know page for further information about applying for a role within the Department for Transport and the Civil Service.

Throughout this job advert there are links to the DfT Careers website, which provides you further information to support your application. Should you be unable to access the information on our website, please email [email protected] for assistance.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with (or eligible for) status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name :   Julia Fountain Email :   [email protected]   Recruitment team : Email :   [email protected] Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website at https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk

Company

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom working to prevent the loss of lives at sea and is responsible for implementing British and international maritime law and safety policy. It is also responsible for land based search and rescue helicopter operations from 2015.

Its responsibilities include coordinating search and rescue (SAR) on the coastline and at sea through His Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG), ensuring that ships meet international and UK safety standards, monitoring and preventing coastal water pollution and testing and issuing Merchant Navy Certificates of Competency (licences) for ships' officers and crew to STCW requirements The organisation is led by Virginia McVea, its Chief Executive, who took up post in February 2023.The MCA are chiefly responsible for the syllabus and national training standards issued by the Merchant Navy Training Board (based at the UK Chamber of Shipping).

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