Case Study | Interim Recruitment | South Cambridgeshire District Council

Creative recruiting to track down a scarce skill set

South Cambridgeshire District Council required immediate support to fill a six-month secondment in Housing Policy. This hard-to-find officer role required a purposeful response by our specialist team.

Priorities supported:

• A specialist interim who could embed quickly into this Housing Policy secondment vacancy

• A supplier who understood the intricacies of this niche role

• In-depth knowledge of the marketplace to create a distinct and effective recruitment campaign

Experience applied:

• Our knowledge of this sector and location meant we immediately knew to look further afield for the required talent

• By defining the budget and specification parameters we were able to engage with a wider talent pool

• We utilised the skills of the entire housing team to search the market thoroughly and strategically

Outcomes delivered:

• Defining our search criteria and radius ensured the team could track this hard-to-find skill set

• Our comprehensive team-based search delivered two CVs, one of which was shortlisted for interview and offered the same day

• We balanced the skills required with the budget to ensure a high-calibre candidate was retained

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“Very knowledgeable and able to use own initiative with little support (on this) very niche type of work, that is always difficult to find.”

Julie Fletcher, Service Manager – Housing Strategy