Corporate Recruitment Officer and FRS

Corporate Recruitment Officer – Dorset and Wiltshire FRS

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn’t do it.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & well-being services.

As a Corporate Recruitment Officerin our People Department, you will:

• Lead the planning and delivery of recruitment to corporate roles across the Service, playing a vital role in helping to keep our communities safe
• Build strong partnerships with managers and People Partners to deliver a high-quality, responsive, and inclusive recruitment service
• Act as the trusted expert on corporate recruitment and selection, providing clear, specialist advice
• Ensure all recruitment activity meets the highest standards of fairness, transparency, and compliance with employment legislation, safer recruitment, and vetting requirements
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying new ways to attract and retain talent, using best practice and innovative approaches to build a diverse, future-ready workforce

What makes you our ideal Corporate Recruitment Officer?

• You will hold or be studying for an appropriate CIPD qualification at Intermediate level (Level
  5), or able to demonstrate significant experience in a similar role
• You will have experience of providing concise, timely and accurate data, with high attention to detail
• You will have excellent communication skills and a positive attitude to internal/external customer care
• You will have knowledge of best practice and employment legislation relevant to the area of work
• You will be able to work effectively as part of a team and fulfil a line management role providing guidance, support and development to staff

For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.

Other Information:

• You must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role. You will be required to attend recruitment activities and meetings at offices and fire stations across Dorset and Wiltshire approximately 1 day a month.
• AStandard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
• Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical, receipt of satisfactory references, verification of employment history and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last 3 years.

To find out more and apply:

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Please note we do not accept CV’s in place of application forms.

We welcome the use of AI responsibly and ethically to demonstrate your skills in your application, but please don’t allow it to shadow your own unique voice.

While we appreciate innovative approaches, we also value authenticity. Our assessment considers both the content of the application and how it was created, ensuring fairness and inclusivity for all applicants. At the end of the day – we want YOU to work for us!

You should ensure you include satisfactory evidence in your application to demonstrate all of the areas stated as being measured at the Application Stage on the Person Specification. This will ensure you have the best opportunity of progressing to the next stage of the selection process.

We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. All applications will be treated on merit and staff involved in recruitment…