Recruitment software for local government and the public sector
A full e-recruitment platform including applicant tracking system, CRM, onboarding and reporting, for recruitment that does your community justice.
Why 1 in 10 local authorities use Tribepad
Helping to solve the biggest challenges in the public sector and local government
Improve your candidate experience
Empower recruiters and drive efficiencies
Engage your hiring managers
Enhance your proactive talent strategy
Increase your diversity and representation
Improve your decision making through data
Building stronger public sector teams with better hiring
Constant evolution within public sector organisations is inevitable. With governments and funding coming and going, adaptable recruitment that responds to the needs of today is essential.
But many recruiters are held back by inefficient, inflexible cumbersome systems and processes that can’t keep up.
It’s time to cut the ballast and remove the speed restrictions. To compete, public sector recruiters need proven resourcing software that powers fairer, faster and better recruitment.
We are really starting to see the rewards from the system. Our candidate feedback has been very positive, with comments on the ease of our application process.
The ability to customise the application process for different roles has led to an increase in the number of quality applications we are receiving, and the majority of vacancies are being filled after being advertised for the first time.
Powering great candidate experiences for the public sector
Finally compete with the private sector with fewer dropouts and more engaged, excited candidates who can’t wait to join you.
Public sector recruitment often has a bad reputation. Exceed candidates’ expectations with a fast, intuitive and personalised candidate experience that’s the opposite of slow and bureaucratic. Think red carpet over red tape.
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Truly represent the people you serve
Commit to fair, inclusive recruitment – and build a workforce that truly represents those you serve.
Tribepad makes doing the right thing easy, with powerful diversity features like optional anonymised applications, gold-standard AA careers sites, inclusive job ads with ad assistant and a suite of ED&I reports.
Coventry saw an increase in BAME hires from 18% to 40% since using Tribepad’s anonymous applications feature.
Improve collaboration
As the public sector transforms – the way the workforce engages with communities and collaborates with stakeholders will be critical to face the ongoing challenges of the future.
Empower your hiring managers to support, not stall, progress.
Tribepad’s mobile interface, at-a-glance summaries, comprehensive automation and activity reminders empower hiring managers to handle their side of recruitment quickly and easily.
And it’s super easy to use, even for the most non-techie users. Tribepad removes information silos – users self-serve what they need, when they need it.
Tech that’s redefining Local Government Recruitment
With four powerful add-as-you-need modules, Tribepad’s secure talent acquisition software is a smarter way for Local Authorities to handle end-to-end recruitment.
Hire 50% faster
With comprehensive automation, a mammoth template library and workflows configured for everything your team needs to get done, Tribepad delivers efficiencies that save you time and money.
You’ll reduce your admin burden by 25% and accelerate time-to-hire by 50%. Sticking with the old way simply doesn’t make sense.
Stop chasing. Start attracting
When hiring is this competitive, recruitment becomes a bidding war. When you can’t compete on salary, that’s a battle you’ll never win.
Instead, use Tribepad’s talent pooling, relationship management and employer branding features to create a long-term talent nurturing strategy that earns attention from better-fit people. Decreases your agency and ad spend too.
Do more with less
Rigorous pre-screening and compliance checks needn’t cause delays.
Tribepad comes with comprehensive, customisable and automated pre-screening, so you bring the right people into the Council faster.
Plus manage ongoing compliance for contractors with powerful end-to end contractor management functionality.
Take control
Build a recruitment function that stands up to scrutiny.
Tribepad comes with best-in-class reporting functionality, to increase visibility across your recruitment, prove compliance, maintain accountability and identify new opportunities to improve. So you’re always following the best path – or can course-correct fast when there’s a better way.
Improve retention
Losing people increases the burden on recruiters, increases recruitment costs and decreases organisation continuity.
Tribepad empowers public sector organisations to minimise turnover, with onboarding. Proven to reduce early attrition and improve day-one productivity.
Champion a culture of career progression with internal mobility features.
Safety without compromise
Tribepad is an approved G-Cloud 14 supplier, so you can trust our platform complies with the most stringent standards.
We store data in diverse ISO27001-compliant data centres in the UK, develop our software according to OWASP standards and protect our APIs and servers with hardware and software firewalls. Plus we offer a 99.9% uptime SLA.
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Public Sector Recruitment Software FAQs
What is public sector recruitment software?
Public sector recruitment software helps government bodies, local authorities and other public organisations manage hiring more efficiently. It can bring applicant tracking, candidate attraction, talent pooling, recruitment automation, onboarding and reporting into one system, helping recruitment teams reduce administration while delivering a fair, accessible and consistent experience for candidates.
What are the biggest recruitment challenges facing the public sector?
Public sector recruiters often face skills shortages, tight budgets, competition from private-sector employers, hard-to-fill roles and pressure to build workforces that represent the communities they serve. Slow or outdated recruitment processes can make those challenges harder by increasing administrative work, delaying hiring decisions and creating a poor candidate experience.
How can an applicant tracking system help local government recruitment?
An applicant tracking system (ATS) can help local authorities manage recruitment from application through to hire in one place. Automation, configurable workflows, candidate communications, talent pooling and recruitment reporting can reduce manual administration and speed up hiring, while still allowing different councils, departments and hiring teams to follow the processes they need. For example, Staffordshire County Council used Tribepad to reduce time-to-hire by 30%, increase application volume by 113% and double its fill rate.
How can public sector organisations attract candidates when they can't compete on salary?
Public sector employers can compete for talent by communicating the things that make public service distinctive, including purpose, community impact, career development and the opportunity to make a difference. A strong employer brand, accessible careers site, targeted recruitment campaigns and proactive talent pools can help organisations reach candidates beyond those already considering public-sector careers.
How can recruitment software improve diversity and inclusion in the public sector?
Recruitment software can support fairer public-sector hiring through features such as anonymised applications, accessible careers sites, inclusive job adverts and diversity reporting. Recruitment teams can use this data to identify where different groups leave the hiring process, understand potential barriers and make evidence-based improvements to help build a workforce that better represents the communities they serve.
What recruitment reporting should public sector organisations look for?
Public sector recruitment software should make it easy to measure metrics such as time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, candidate sources, recruitment activity and diversity throughout the hiring journey. Flexible reporting is particularly important in the public sector, where recruitment teams need to demonstrate value, maintain accountability and understand how effectively recruitment supports wider workforce and community objectives.
Can multiple councils or public sector organisations share the same recruitment platform?
Yes. Recruitment technology can support multiple councils or public-sector organisations on a shared platform while allowing individual organisations to retain their own recruitment processes, workflows, branding and reporting. This can help groups of authorities benefit from shared technology and data while maintaining local control over how they recruit.
Why choose Tribepad for public sector recruitment?
Tribepad is a recruitment platform built to support the complex needs of public-sector hiring, from candidate attraction and applicant tracking to onboarding and reporting. One in ten UK local authorities uses Tribepad, including organisations such as Milton Keynes City Council, Staffordshire County Council and councils across the West Midlands. Public-sector customers have used Tribepad to reduce time-to-hire, increase applications, improve candidate experience and gain better recruitment insights.