Resourcing Manager

On behalf of the MOD, we are looking for a Resourcing Manager - Inside IR35 for a contract until 31st March 2027 working on a Hybrid basis (2/3 days per week in Bristol or London office and remaining WFH).

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad. The MOD is one of the biggest public procurement organisations in Europe and the single largest customer for UK industry. It currently manages approximately £20 billion of spend on capital investments in equipment and infrastructure every year. Over the next decade the MOD is committed to spending over £190 billion on equipment and support.

The MOD’s customers include both the armed forces and national security agencies, and it has a diverse range of requirements, including military fighting vehicles, education services, nuclear submarines and facilities management. The MOD’s aim is to provide its armed forces with the best capabilities to enable them to protect the UK’s security and advance national interests, both now and in the long term. To do this the MOD has an annual budget of almost £53 billion and a workforce comprising 197,000 people, of which 54,000 are civilians working for the UK MOD.

The work really matters; the MOD offers a range of engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services they provide, in many locations across the UK. We support teams working in HR, Primary Health Care, Corporate Services, and many others.

About the job:

The Resourcing Manager will lead and coordinate CSM resourcing, workforce and people process activity, ensuring workforce requirements are understood, planned and managed in line with departmental standards and Civil Service recruitment principles. The post holder will work closely with the G7 Finance, Costs & Benefits lead, finance colleagues, NAD HR, strategic workforce planning colleagues and the CSM business management team. The role provides advice on HR and people policies, supports recruitment and onboarding issues, and helps balance workforce requirements across contingent labour, military and civilian staff.

This role requires strong stakeholder management, sound judgement, attention to detail and the ability to translate workforce information into clear advice for senior leaders. There is substantial potential for development in this role - CSM is a high priority for the Ministry of Defence and is mentioned as a specific deliverable within the recently published Defence Investment Plan. This role offers substantial exposure to senior-level decision-making within the department and is a good springboard for those considering future career development and promotion.

PLEASE NOTE: SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Resourcing Manager would be to:

• Develop and maintain the CSM resourcing strategy, balancing workforce requirements across contingent labour, military and civilian workforces.
• Work with finance colleagues to ensure workforce, contingent labour and affordability information is accurate, current and aligned to NAD timescales and standards.
• Provide advice to G7 and G6 stakeholders on workforce pressures, contingent labour usage, resourcing risk and potential overspend.
• Advise on key CSM people and HR policies, procedures and MyHR processes.
• Provide advice, but not direct operational ownership, on CSM recruitment and onboarding processes, issues and risks.
• Work effectively with the CSM business management team to ensure recruitment and onboarding dependencies are understood and managed.
• Manage day-to-day working relationships with NAD HR and strategic workforce planning colleagues, alongside the team G7.
• Coordinate responses to NAD queries, taskings and corporate commissions, ensuring returns are accurate, timely and evidence-based.
• Prepare clear advice and briefing material for senior stakeholders on workforce and resourcing matters.
• Maintain accurate workforce and resourcing information to support decisions, governance reporting and delivery oversight.
• Identify opportunities to improve resourcing processes, guidance, hand-offs and data quality across CSM.
• Promote consistent and compliant resourcing practice across the team.

Essential:

• Experience of resourcing, recruitment, HR operations, workforce planning or people-related business management.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and providing clear advice on people, workforce or resourcing issues.
• Experience using workforce, finance or recruitment information to support decisions, reporting or governance returns.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and respond to commissions at pace.
• A working understanding of HR policy, recruitment processes or Civil Service people processes.

Desirable criteria:

• A people-related qualification, including CIPD, or willingness to work towards one.
• Experience of contingent labour, workforce controls or strategic workforce planning.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident: As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the MOD guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant: The MOD guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.