Resource Readiness Advisor

• Job Reference: MAPS01363
• Date Posted: 21 October 2026
• Expiry Date: November 4, 2026
• Recruiter: Money and Pensions Service
• Location: 138 Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK40 1SU, United Kingdom
• Hybrid Working: Some hybrid working possible
• Salary: £47,500
• Sector: Other
• Job Type: Fixed Term Contract FTC
• Duration: 12 months
• Contact: Sophie Rigney

Job Description

Resource Readiness Advisor

£47,500 per annum

Bedford

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Hybrid Working

Ready to make a real difference? Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as our Resource Readiness Advisor. This is your chance to play a meaningful role in helping people across the UK build stronger financial futures and to do it as part of a supportive, energetic team.

Why This Role Matters

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to work within the Guidance team, leading and supporting the talent acquisition process and supporting the development of capabilities within the team.

The role will work closely with our external recruitment partner and internal HR team to ensure that we maintain a healthy pipeline of candidates into our service and a smooth, efficient and welcoming onboarding experience. The individual will support our growing operations functions, identifying, attracting, and retaining top talent to meet business objectives, as well as supporting cohorts of new starters to navigate their induction training and onboarding programme.

For our existing staff, the postholder will also play a key role in supporting our teams of operational managers, in the creation and review of improvement and development plans, liaising closely with our quality and training teams in the commissioning of team wide training and support packages.

This role will join the team at a key time as we prepare for further growth. It will play an important role in the review and development of capabilities, champion MaPS values and help support our activities to ensure our homeworking and hybrid teams feel connected across our home working teams.

The Resource Readiness Advisor will report to the Workforce Planning Manager but will work closely with the Head of Service to ensure that we have both the right resources and capabilities in place to serve our customers but also strong, happy and well-connected homebased teams. To support this post holder must be willing to undertake periodic travel.

You’ll join a team that’s passionate, collaborative, and driven by the belief that financial confidence should be something everyone can access.

What You’ll Be Doing

Resource Strategy & Planning:

• Working with the Head of Service and senior management team, develop and implement recruiting strategies that align with the business growth objectives .

• Collaborate with senior management team and department head to understand staffing needs and create job descriptions as appropriate, ensuring job descriptions remain current and aligned with business needs.

• Build and maintain a talent pipeline for current and future staffing needs .

• Coordinate production of team specific recruitment collateral to promote organisational goals and team experience

• Develop internal and external relationships with our internal HR teams and external recruitment partner

• Optimise the sourcing and screening process to attract high-quality candidates

Departmental Onboarding

• Working with our internal HR teams, ensure that departmental onboarding and induction plans meet the needs of our operational teams.
• Take a lead role in the development and maintenance of operational induction material for new starters, feeding into and ensuring alignment with training plans and performance requirements
• Ensure a smooth transition from the induction phase and accreditation through to assigning and allocating line managers.
• Support line managers with goal setting and any ongoing performance development work within the first six months of people joining the team.

Workforce planning

• Work with the workforce planning team to ensure a healthy pipeline of pensions talent coming into the business throughout the year to meet service and business requirements
• Be the key point of contact with Quality and Training teams to ensure internal stakeholders have accurate timelines around recruitment activity and the impacts of this on quality and training support, agreeing forward plans and approaches to meet business need.
• Work with department line managers on the development ofselection criteria including potential future facilitation of assessment centres.
• Work across teams to ensure successful probation outcomes.

Employee Integration and support:

• Act as a key point of contact for new employees during the first months to ensure a smooth transition into their roles.
• Track and measure new hire progress during probation periods and support in identifying training or adjustment needs.
• Work with line managers to support development activity on a team and individual basis
• Take a leadership role in the development of our wellbeing and homeworking strategies

What You’ll Bring

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

Essential

• Experience: Minimum 5 years in a recruitment and workforce development function, with a focus on large-scale operations, ideally within a Pensions or financial services environment.
• Experience of managing/supporting staff performance and development – supporting colleagues to be the best that they can be
• Knowledge of Compliance: Understanding of labour laws, pension regulations, and data privacy.
• Communication and Stakeholder Management Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to form effective and collaborative relationships.
• Organisational at Skills: Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to Detail: Ensures accuracy and consistency in recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Cultural Fit: Strong alignment with our values of integrity, transparency, and customer-centricity.

Desirable

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience within the financial services industry, ideally working with technical teams/subject matter experts
• Familiarity with ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems), HR software, and CRM systems.

Our Recruitment Process

We keep things simple, fair, and transparent:

Step 1: Submit Your Application

Open: 21/10/2026 | Deadline: 04/11/2026

To apply, please submit the following documents:

• Your most up-to-date CV

• A cover letter (maximum 1,000 words). Please structure your cover letter in two parts:

• Part 1 – Motivation and fit

  Explain why you are interested in this role and how your experience and values align with it.

• Part 2 – Essential Criteria

  Using the five Essential Criteria as headings, provide concise examples that demonstrate your judgement, level of responsibility and impact.

Step 2: Telephone Interview

Between 21/10/2026 – 06/11/2026

If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to a telephone interview with one of our recruiters. This is an opportunity to:

• Discuss your experience in more detail
• Learn more about the role and our organisation
• Ask any questions you may have

Step 3: Final Stage Interview

Hosted 18/11/2026, 19/11/2026 and 20/11/2026

Successful candidates from the telephone interview will be invited to attend a remote interview over Microsoft Teams. This stage will include:

• A series of competency-based interview questions

Everything we do aligns with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.

About Us

MaPS is based in bright, modern offices in Bedford, and we’re here to help people across the UK feel more confident and informed about their money.

Our values guide how we work together:

• Caring – for colleagues and the communities we support
• Connecting – building supportive, positive relationships
• Transforming – creating impact that truly matters

We’re proud to foster an inclusive, welcoming culture. Our colleague networks include LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health and ethnicity groups — and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

What We Offer

• 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension (2:1 matched contribution up to 10%)
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme (up to £3,000)
• Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
• Life assurance
• EAP Assist & Life
• Enhanced family and sick pay
• 2 paid volunteering days
• Recognition scheme
• Retail discounts portal

Flexible Working

We believe work should fit around life. This Bedford‑based role offers genuine flexibility so you can balance work, family, and personal commitments. We come together for purposeful team collaboration to stay connected and drive great results.

Career Development

We love supporting internal growth and progression, while continuing to follow fair and open Civil Service recruitment practices.

Important Information About Applying

• Please apply only via official MaPS links - we can’t accept applications via email or unauthorised sites.
• MaPS is unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Reserve List: If you're successful at interview, we may place you on a reserve list for up to 6 months. If a similar role becomes available, you may be offered it without the need for another assessment.

If you believe your application hasn’t followed the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles, you can contact [email protected]. If unresolved, you may then contact the Civil Service Commission.

Job Reference: MaPS01363

Close Date: 04/11/2026