MI5’s Corporate Psychology team: Recruitment and Selection – based in London

Key responsibilities:

• Work closely with a broad range of partners and customers, using the consultancy cycle to understand their recruitment needs and challenges, and to identify appropriate, evidence-based solutions based on occupational psychology research, equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) advice and best practice assessment methods

• Design and develop assessment systems and exercises in collaboration with Recruitment teams, using best practice methodologies (e.g. Situational Judgement Tests, online exercises, roleplay and written exercises, various styles of interview questions)

• Undertake job analysis and other evidence-based methodologies to identify important selection criteria, using a range of methods (e.g. interviews, focus groups, questionnaires, qualitative and quantitative analysis)

• Provide the recruitment teams with expert knowledge in EDI considerations in the recruitment context, optimising fairness and upholding standards

• Design/deliver learning and training in best practice assessment methods (e.g. assessment skills, interview design, job analysis workshops)

• Conduct and evaluate individual candidate assessment, including a range of personality-based measures

• Evaluate recruitment processes and assessment stage benchmarking using evidence-based practice, qualitative and statistical analysis techniques

• Provide quality assurance to assessment and selection processes (e.g. monitor and support assessors)

• Keep up to date with innovations and trends in recruitment, selection and EDI, in theory and practice (e.g. academic research, CIPD/BPS conferences) and seek to share and apply learning internally

Essential job related skills/knowledge/qualifications required:

• MSc in Organisational or Occupational Psychology or equivalent

• Data analysis skills. Ideally you should be proficient in MS Excel and be able to conduct statistical analysis using Excel, SPSS or similar statistical packages

• Experience and expertise in the following areas:

• Customer/stakeholder consultation at all stages of the consultancy cycle

• Delivery of complex requirements in an assessment context

• Design, delivery and quality assurance of selection processes for a variety of occupational groups and levels

• Pro-EDI innovation/intervention in an assessment/recruitment context

• Job analysis research and capability framework development

• Individual personality assessment delivery

• Best practice evaluation and validation in the assessment context

• Assessor/recruiter training

• Chartered Occupational Psychologist (HCPC Registered)

• BPS accredited test user in Occupational Ability and Personality testing (Level A and Level B)