Civil Service Resourcing

Mervyn Thomas Director, Civil Service Resourcing

12 th February 2013

Civil Service Resourcing Structure

Director Mervyn Thomas Operations Mandy Jones Product Development & Service Enablement Ron Blyth Talent & Assessment Services James Norton Fast Stream Gillian Smith Strategic Business Partner Linda McKendrick

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Volumetrics

No of Oragnisations using e-Recruitment No of roles advertised (internally & externally) 2011/12 8 11,230 Applications processed Customer contacts (email & telephone) 144,053 Fast Stream Applications Assessment contacts 19,325 2,668 2012/13 (to date) 15+ 23,203 163,863 73,004 18,603 1,152 3

CS Commissioners Audits

1. Audit reports on 20 departments prepared by DLA Piper in 2011/12    3 High Risk 9 Medium Risk 8 Low Risk 2. CS Resourcing (Mervyn Thomas and Chris Last in some instances) meeting with High Risk and some medium Risk Departments 3. Self Assessment of CS Resourcing 4. Role of CS Resourcing, Departments and Line Managers 4

SCS Recruitment

 CS Resourcing has been commissioned by the HR Board to work up a proposition to support SCS Recruitment across Departments.  Options are being developed by April and it is envisaged the new service could be up and running by the end of the year.

 Centrally led and managed, will integrate and leverage the resources currently servicing the Big 5 departments.

 Strategic drivers:   deliver high quality candidates expert process for stakeholders including Civil Service Commissioners   embed talent and leadership strategy coherent approach to the market for Departments and Professions 5

New Entrants to the SCS

New SCS Entrants, by Employment Sector Government Department Private Sector Voluntary & Wider Public Sector 2003/04 Number

337 120 71

%

64 23 13

2004/05 Number

309 98 71

2005/06

%

65

Number

406

21 15

99 79

2006/07

%

70

Number

326

17 14

108 88

2007/08

%

62

Number

376

21 17

97 60

2008/09

%

71

Number

364

18 11

100 41

2009/10

%

72

Number

350

20 8

80 60

%

71 16 12

Headcount First 6 months of 2011/12 2010/11 Number

161 25 77

%

61

Number

131

10 29

22 18

%

77 13 11

Total 528

100

478 100 584 100 522 100 533 100 505 100 490

100

263 100 171

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New SCS Entrants Recruited through Open Competitions Internal External % External Total 2003/04 40 160

80%

200 2004/05 49 141

74%

190 2005/06 60 145

71%

205 2006/07 44 140

76%

184 2007/08 60 127

68%

187 2008/09 58 111

66%

169 2009/10 69 114

62%

183 2010/11 53 35

40%

88 First 6 months of 2011/12 46 26

36%

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Background of Successful Candidates for Open Competitions Chaired by Civil Service Commissioners Year 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 Civil Service 43 (41% 62 (63%) 32 (43%) 21 (66%) 32 (52%) Wider Public Sector 24 (23%) 13 (13%) 12 (16%) 4 (12%) 23 (23%) Private Sector Voluntary Third Sector No data 38 (36% 23 (23% 30 (41%) 6 (19%) 14 (22%) No data No data 1 (3%) No data Total

105 98 74 32 62

Source: Civil Service Commission Annual report and Accounts 2011-12 7

Overview of Fast Stream

New Programme Launching 2013 • C. 800 Fast Streams being recruitment • 4 year Graduate Programme – 4 six month placements – 2 twelve month placements • Fast Streamers centrally held and managed by CS Resourcing • • Development proposition Diversity 8

The Vision for Civil Service Talent Management

Civil Service High Potential Stream (CSHPS) P L A N C A P A B I L I T Y

(Fast Track) Apprentice Scheme Fast Stream Future Leaders Scheme Senior Leaders Scheme High Potential Development Scheme Top 200

Individual Department’s Talent Profession’s Talent

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Loans & Secondments

 Secondment strategy (joint work) - targeting scarce skills, including inward secondments - sourcing early outward secondments Private Sector SME Position Public Sector Public sector (Delivery Arms) Charity Local Government 10

Other Areas

    Resourcing Transformation Programme  ‘Big 5’ initially with Home Office and HMRC  Small and medium Departments SCS resourcing  Possible review of Public Appointments process New Executive Search Framework Embed new Competency Framework 11

Civil Service Resourcing

Mervyn Thomas Director, Civil Service Resourcing

12 th February 2013