About the Role
Are you looking to build a career in the humanitarian and international development sector while gaining hands-on experience in global deployments? This is an exciting opportunity to join Palladium's Advisory and Surge Rosters team, supporting the mobilisation of consultants who deliver critical expertise to governments and humanitarian responses worldwide.
Responsibilities
•Advise and support task development with client, including supporting the client with drafting the TORs and carrying out CEST assessments.
•Carry out off payroll legislation check where required.
•Advertise the role on HERMIS, managing the sifting of profiles of applicants.
•Create a shortlist based on technical and compliance requirements to present to the technical teams and client where applicable.
•Schedule interviews with shortlisted candidates and technical teams for HRG tasks.
•Share the pen portrait of the selected candidate with the client to arrange an alignment call.
•Responsible for checking consultant details are accurate on Deploy and HERMIS.
•Ensure the consultant profile contains skills and CMF feedback if applicable.
•Be the point of contact for the consultants to respond to any queries related to the role, recruitment timelines and selection process.
•Accurately handover completed recruitments to the DRM deployment function.
•Advertise roles on various job sites.
•Manage the advert responses and present longlist of candidates to Roster DTL for review.
•Continue to actively manage open requisitions as needed.
•Schedule interviews with shortlisted candidates, organising assessments and liaising with technical teams to finalise interview panel.
•Coordinate the onboarding process for new roster members, working closely with the Vetting Officer to ensure full compliance with all requirements.
•Send out Welcome packs to new roster members and update details on HERMIS.
•Provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates, ensuring a suitable recruitment experience.
•Pro-actively escalate issues/opportunities, seek feedback, and evaluate developing need; leading on improvements to HSOT roster systems and processes and/or direct action with respect to recruitment priorities as required.
•Report on Security Clearance and HEST completion rates. This report will be shared with HR to process clearances and book consultants on HEST course.
•In conjunction with technical teams, coordinate trainings and orientations for new consultants.
•Support monthly, quarterly, annual contractual reporting on key result areas and, as required, any other important areas of concern.
•Assist in the promotion and encouragement of consistency, integrity, and transparency across the team.
•Work constructively with colleagues to achieve shared goals.
•Share knowledge, support others, and contribute to a positive team culture.
•Be open to feedback and willing to adapt to meet team needs.
•Required to deploy as and when required during emergency response and with other colleagues for welfare/monitoring visits up to 4 weeks for up to 25% of the time.
•Undertake any other duties as appropriate to the position, as requested.
•Undertake HEST Training.
•Fulfil role of Duty Officer on rotation, providing week-long out of hours surveillance of emergencies.
Requirements
•Experience of managing end to end recruitment preferably within the humanitarian sector.
•Skilled in using applicant tracking systems and HR information systems to manage candidate pipelines and reporting.
•Strong communication and collaboration skills to work with hiring managers, operations teams, and external partners.
•Ability to develop and analyse recruitment metrics to optimise processes and improve efficiency.
•Strong candidate management to deliver a seamless and engaging candidate journey from application to onboarding.
•Act with integrity, reliability, and respect in all interactions.
•Represent Palladium positively in all professional settings.
•Take ownership of tasks and responsibilities.
•Deliver work to agreed standards and deadlines.
•Follow through on commitments and raise concerns early when issues arise.
•Candidates must have the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applications from candidates who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.
•The post holder will be required to obtain a higher level of security clearance. Eligibility for this clearance requires a minimum of two years' residency in the UK within the last five years.
Conditions
This position follows Palladium's hybrid working policy, requiring a minimum attendance of three days in the office.
