Head of DfT Group Strategy and Policy

Head of DfT Group Recruitment Strategy and Policy

Can you demonstrate experience leading large-scale recruitment services and delivering strategic improvements across complex systems?

Do you have the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders, suppliers, and delivery partners to drive successful change and high-performing recruitment outcomes?

Have you developed and implemented recruitment strategies that align policy, operational delivery, commercial considerations, and workforce objectives while leading teams through change and ambiguity?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Join the Department for Transport at a pivotal time as we reshape recruitment and onboarding across the DfT Group! This influential leadership role will help ensure the Department attracts, recruits and retains the talent needed to deliver a modern, efficient and inclusive transport system. Working across DfT and its agencies, you will lead the development of recruitment strategy, policy and governance, driving continuous improvement and supporting major transformation programmes.

You will collaborate with senior leaders, government partners and service providers to create future-focused recruitment services that deliver value for money, support diversity and inclusion, and meet the workforce and capability challenges facing the Department both now and in the years ahead.

Can you demonstrate experience leading large-scale recruitment services and delivering strategic improvements across complex systems?

Do you have the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders, suppliers, and delivery partners to drive successful change and high-performing recruitment outcomes?

Have you developed and implemented recruitment strategies that align policy, operational delivery, commercial considerations, and workforce objectives while leading teams through change and ambiguity?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Join the Department for Transport at a pivotal time as we reshape recruitment and onboarding across the DfT Group! This influential leadership role will help ensure the Department attracts, recruits and retains the talent needed to deliver a modern, efficient and inclusive transport system. Working across DfT and its agencies, you will lead the development of recruitment strategy, policy and governance, driving continuous improvement and supporting major transformation programmes.

You will collaborate with senior leaders, government partners and service providers to create future-focused recruitment services that deliver value for money, support diversity and inclusion, and meet the workforce and capability challenges facing the Department both now and in the years ahead.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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Lead the future of recruitment across the Department for Transport Group!

As the Grade 6 functional lead for Recruitment, Strategy and Policy, you will shape and oversee recruitment and onboarding services, ensuring they are effective, compliant, and aligned with workforce priorities. You will lead strategic planning, recruitment policy, governance, and supplier relationships, while driving continuous improvement and transformation. Working with senior stakeholders across DfT and government, you will provide leadership for recruitment strategy, diversity and inclusion outcomes, financial management, and the development of services that meet the workforce challenges of today and the future.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Lead the development and delivery of DfT Group's recruitment strategy, ensuring it supports organisational priorities and future workforce needs.
• Drive the vision for recruitment services, maximising the value of technology,…