Based in Victoria, London
Full time – Fixed term contract of service
Until March 2021
Salary range: £34,193 – £41,258 gross per year
Plus Civil Service Pension Benefit
Flexible working available
Main Purpose of the Role
The Resourcing Manager will have overall responsibility for talent acquisition across the business. Working with relevant managers and teams, they will lead on managing recruitment and selection campaigns for all programme management/leadership and technical roles for WFD globally and have responsibility for identifying and attracting expert consultants for WFD’s existing programmes and new business opportunities.
Specifically, the Resourcing Manager will lead on identifying and submitting expert profiles to DAI as part of the EU Beneficiaries Framework Contract and resourcing the provision of UK election observers for election observation missions (organised by the EU and the OSCE).
They will ensure WFD maintain a strong profile in the talent market through active networking and promotion of WFD career opportunities.
The post holder will also be responsible for developing/strengthening and managing all of the processes and systems underpinning WFD’s resourcing needs.
The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience
· Experience of managing end to end recruitment and selection processes
· Experience of applying a broad range of resourcing techniques to identify and source talent (including external expertise resourcing providers i.e. Devex, Development Aid, Assortis, etc).
· Experience of resourcing a range of skills and expertise in the international aid/development field
· Strong existing professional networks/relationships with relevant contacts in resourcing (in the international aid/development field highly desirable)
· Strong communication skills, with ability to adapt style to different audience
Please note this statement is for information only and does not form part of a contract.
This is a UK based role and therefore the successful candidate must have eligibility to work in the UK.
How to apply
If interested in this role send your CV and cover letter to recruitment@wfd.org by 23:59 (GMT) 13th September 2018. Please clearly reference in your cover letter your relevant skills and experience for this post.
For full details of the role criteria and instructions for how to apply for this position, please visit WFD website at:
https://www.wfd.org/2018/08/30/resourcing-manager/
Please note: Due to the volume of application we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is a public body sponsored by the UK Government responsible for supporting the establishment of effective multi-party democracy in developing countries.
Since 1992, we provide training, technical support and enable the exchange of knowledge between the institutions of the UK and those of partner countries.
WFD works in partnership with UK political parties and parliamentary, electoral and civil society institutions. We are implementing programmes in over 30 countries, through a global network of over 20 local offices.
WFD is the main organisation to train and deploy UK election monitors to European Union and OSCE/ODIHR election observation missions.
More information can be found on www.wfd.org
