E4 Internal Recruitment

Background

The internal recruitment procedure for HCS UK based staff provides DFID management with a means of filling jobs from within the organisation, and staff with a means of applying for jobs they want and pursuing their own career objectives.

When departments have a vacancy, they will advertise jobs on Peoplesight via the e-resourcing system. This can be done at anytime throughout the year.

Staff Appointed In Country (SAIC) are eligible to apply for third country posts overseas within their current grade. Where a post is open to SAIC this will be made clear in the job advert. SAIC are not eligible to apply for UK posts.
Each DFID overseas office operates its own internal recruitment system for SAIC in country, and these systems will vary across locations, dependent on the size of the offices, and the availability of internal recruitment opportunities.
Fast stream posts are subject to a separate post bidding arrangement and have separate guidance and posting timetable.

Compliance Tasks

1. Advertised vacancies should be within Director level divisional workforce plans.

Task assigned to: Head of Department, Head of Overseas Office

2. Adverts should be placed only once a vacancy actually exists.

Task assigned to: Head of Department, Head of Overseas Office

3. Adverts created for known vacancies in the internal recruitment system, following correct procedures.

Task assigned to: Line Manager, Recruiter

4. Rank the suitability of each applicant on the internal recruitment system, basing any decision solely on the evidence presented.

Task assigned to: Line Manager, Recruiter

5. Submit on-line applications through the internal recruitment system by the specified closing date on individual adverts.

Task assigned to: All Staff

Risks of non-compliance

• DFID is taken to an employment tribunal due to an alleged breach of discrimination on race, gender sexual orientation, disability or religion (Age from October 2006)
• Negative impact on staff morale
• Legal challenge to DFID for acting incompatibly with the 1998 Human Rights Act (HRA).