View Vacancy - Regional Recruitment Officer (South Asia And Afghanistan Directorate HR Hub) - A2, New Delhi
Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the complete online application form including the employment and educational details, motivational segment and the competency based questions. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Please note that due to Covid-19 outbreak, the start date of employment mentioned in the advert is tentative, subject to normal business of British High Commission. All recruitment campaigns will remain open for applications, we will progress the recruitment process as swiftly as possible and continue to review all applications, monitor progress and developments. We will be in touch with you for the interviews/ should there be further updates on the application, however given the circumstances, kindly expect some delay in response and please reach out to SAAD.Recruit@fco.gov.uk if you have any further questions.
Main purpose of the job:
The South Asia and Afghanistan region is served by a Regional Human Resources Hub based out of New Delhi, covering 20 Posts in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. We work with Posts' Corporate Services Teams and Senior Leaders to ensure HR best practices, to support operationally and to advise strategically.
The Regional HR Hub provides key HR Services (recruitments, pay and reward, talent and performance management and HR enquiries) to customers across the region and provides a strategic and professional HR capability to support Regional Senior Leaders in delivery of business of objectives. The HR Hub forms an integral part of the global HR offer to staff working in the overseas network for the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and leads on all region specific HR issues in collaboration with the London based HR Directorate.
This is an exciting regional role in the HR Hub located in New Delhi servicing offices in the South Asia and Afghanistan region. The incumbent will be responsible for managing end to end recruitment campaigns of Local Staff for the assigned offices in the region and deliver successfully as per the agreed service level agreement. The role reports to the Regional Recruitment Manager for the region.
Roles and responsibilities:
Recruitment Service Delivery – 60%
- Guide and coordinate with the Hiring Managers/ Post HR/Corporate Service Managers to manage an error/hassle free recruitment process.
- Ensure hiring managers share all relevant documents to start the campaign, obtain a thorough understanding of the job profile and the vacancy requirement to help bring right people at the right time in the right position.
- Ensure approvals are in place for recruitment, review job grading, guide and advice hiring managers on the advertising channels and costs, and introduce new channels of sourcing candidates.
- Ensure timely and effective delivery on the defined service level agreements with regards to advertising, scheduling interviews, offer letters, negates and other contract letters.
- Understand the job requirements and ensure a good quality pool of candidates is shortlisted and shared with the hiring manager within the SLA.
- Offer selected candidates and initiate the verification process as per the requirements
- Agree joining date basis clearances and send necessary details to the candidate.
- Prepare and share Letter of Appointment.
Stakeholder Management – 20%
- Establish, strengthen and maintain relationships with all relevant stakeholders to effectively deliver services.
- Liaise with recruitment vendors (verification agency, advertising agency, medical check-up clinics/doctors) to manage an effective delivery of desired services.
HR Administration & MIS – 10%
- Effective management of the recruitment mailboxes, shared folders and related recruitment tools in accordance with guidance on record management.
- Share joining information with the relevant teams for further processing.
- Maintain and keep the recruitment trackers up to date.
- Report on the monthly KPIs effectively.
- Provide analysis of data as and when required.
Process Improvements & Other Responsibilities – 10%
- Constantly strive to review processes and introduce recruitment best practices. Participate in HR team discussions and take initiative for process improvements.
- Provide support on other ad-hoc HR projects and initiative
- Be a back-up for the other recruiters
Language requirements:
Language: English, spoken and written
Level of language required: Fluent
Language requirements:
Language: English, spoken and written
Level of language required: Fluent
Other skills / experience / qualifications:
Essential on arrival:
Education:
- Graduate/Post Graduate
Experience:
- Minimum 3 years relevant work experience in HR/ Recruitments.
- Knowledge about Background verification services.
Other skills:
- Experience in a shared HR service environment is an advantage.
- Experience of working in a customer service environment
- Proficient IT skills including Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel & Word.
- Competent in organisational skills.
- Articulate, level headed with very good customer service orientation.
- Outstanding interpersonal & communication skills with the ability to work with stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to work effectively independently as well as a part of a team.
For British High Commission (BHC) candidates, the Local Staff BHC Terms & Conditions will apply.
For other than BHC candidates, salary will be INR 47,354 per month plus 12% provident fund and 6% Superannuation Fund.
Additionally the BHC offers a great benefits package that includes annual domiciliary medical cover, plus a Group Hospitalisation Scheme with Rs 500,000 floater cover for your immediate family.
Please note - BHC does not deduct tax at source and employees are required to ensure that any requirements of local income-tax law are complied with in full. Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg. some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
The BHC is recognised as a good employer, with a robust, fair and transparent performance management & appraisal system linked to increments and staff bonuses. We have a 5-days working week, plus annual leave, public holidays, maternity leave provision, special leave, paid sick leave provision; ample development opportunities, travel opportunities, a good organisational culture, and excellent work/life balance.
Around half of our work force is women. We treat people with respect and equality and have a policy of zero tolerance for any form of discrimination, bullying, or harassment.
This is a good opportunity to be part of a strong, diverse team, working in the biggest network that FCDO has anywhere across the globe. We are aiming to make it the best.
To Apply:
Please note applications without (a) and (b) will not be considered.
a) Complete the Online Application Form
b) Complete the motivation segment in the Online Application Form and the competency questions.
Internal candidates applying for this position need to upload the appraisal forms for the previous 2 years (if applicable). They should also inform their current line managers, else the application will not be considered.
We will accept only online applications by ''26th December 2020” midnight (IST).
Please note that all the applicants will be required to strictly adhere to the security guidelines for British High Commission.
Please Note :
- Applicants who do not have the required qualification & experience should kindly abstain from applying, as their applications will not be considered.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and no telephone enquires will be dealt with.
- The appointment will be subject to Police Verification and other checks including references, educational and professional.
- We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
