Recruitment Hub Service Leads - Marketing and Continuous Improvement
| Posting date: | 27 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £44,241 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 February 2026 |
| Location: | Hastings |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 446227/2 |
Summary
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!
Find out more about what it's like working at DfTc: Department for Transport Central - Department for Transport Careers
We have two teams in Recruitment Hub that support our recruitment operational services:
Recruitment Continuous ImprovementRecruitment MarketingWe are looking for two people to lead these teams:
Recruitment Continuous Improvement Service Lead – this individual looks at new and innovative ways to improve recruitment across DfT Group. You will work with Recruitment Hub and our customers to identify and implement recruitment service, process, and policy improvements, ensuring that activity is aligned to business requirements and priorities. You will utilise your networks to keep up to date with the latest recruitment trends, techniques, and technology, ensuring that DfT is at the forefront of recruitment innovation.
Recruitment Marketing Service Lead – this individual provides expert marketing and branding advice and support across DfT Group. You will work with Recruitment Hub and our customers to identify and implement marketing opportunities, promoting DfT Group as a great place to work and ensuring that we attract the best talent. You will work with stakeholders to understand their business requirements and strategic priorities, including diversity and inclusion targets, so that all marketing and branding activity is aligned with this.
The responsibilities for both these roles will include, but aren’t limited to:
Leading your team and direct line management responsibility for 1 HEOBuilding and maintaining excellent relationships with key stakeholders across DfT Group to understand their recruitment and strategic requirementsBuilding and maintaining excellent relationships with Recruitment Hub operational colleagues to understand their challenges and requirementsEnsuring that your team’s activities are aligned to stakeholder needs and business priorities, often managing conflicting demandsEnsuring that your stakeholders are kept up to date on team activityUsing data and expert knowledge to inform team activities and decisionsPlan and prioritise workloads and ensure delivery on time. Manage stakeholder expectations when necessaryContract management responsibility for third party suppliersGreat line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.
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