Public Sector Recruitment Software
Public sector hiring isn't just about finding the right person — it's about running a process that is fair, documented, and defensible. Flowxtra helps councils, NHS trusts, and government agencies across the UK, Germany, France, and the Netherlands hire compliantly without slowing down.
Run a fair, structured and fully documented public sector hiring process
Public sector hiring decisions need to survive scrutiny — from internal audit, from union representatives, from FOI requests, and sometimes from employment tribunals. Flowxtra gives your HR team a structured, criteria-based hiring process with a complete, timestamped audit trail for every role.
- Structured scoring panels — every candidate evaluated against the same criteria
- Complete audit trail per candidate: application, scores, feedback, decision — all timestamped
- Anonymised shortlisting available to reduce unconscious bias and support equality duty
Reach more candidates with compliant multi-channel job advertising
Public sector organisations often have a duty to advertise widely — and reaching the right candidates across multiple channels, correctly formatted for each, is a significant administrative burden. Flowxtra posts to Interamt, Emploi Territorial, Reed, and 50+ job boards in one click, with each posting formatted for its destination.
- Post to Interamt, Reed, S1 Jobs, Emploi Territorial, and 47+ boards simultaneously
- Per-department career pages with your organisation's brand and values
- Advertising reach analytics — know which boards deliver the most qualified applicants
Reduce time-to-hire without compromising compliance or equality
Public sector hiring takes 16+ weeks on average — and vacancy costs mount while posts sit empty. Flowxtra streamlines the administrative burden of shortlisting, scheduling, and communicating with candidates, so your panel can focus on evaluation rather than logistics — cutting time-to-hire without cutting corners on process.
- Automated scheduling for competency-based interviews and assessment centres
- Candidate status updates keep applicants informed — fewer withdrawals and complaints
- Equality monitoring reports generated automatically — no manual spreadsheet compilation
Job filters built for government roles — not generic HR software
Generic HR software doesn't know the difference between SC and DV vetting, or why Social Work roles need different application questions than IT & Digital. Flowxtra lets your team define exact filters for security clearance, role category, and department type — so only appropriately vetted candidates enter your pipeline.
- Candidates declare security clearance level and role category at application
- Filter by department type (council, NHS, police) before shortlisting
- Career page shows public sector filters — candidates apply to the right department directly
Everything you need to hire in the Public Sector
One ATS built for public sector organisations that need speed, compliance, and transparency in equal measure.
Structured evaluation
Documented, criteria-based scoring for every stage — fully defensible.
Equality monitoring
Generate equality reports broken down by protected characteristic.
Security clearance tracking
Track DV, SC, CTC, and Sicherheitsüberprüfung status per candidate.
Wide multi-board advertising
Post to Interamt, Emploi Territorial, Reed, and 47+ boards in one click.
GDPR & DSGVO compliant
Full audit trail, configurable retention, and automated deletion.
Time-to-hire analytics
Track pipeline velocity to reduce public sector time-to-hire without compromising process.
Ready to hire smarter in the Public Sector?
Join councils, NHS trusts, and government agencies across the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands running compliant, transparent hiring with Flowxtra.
Questions from public sector recruiters
Flowxtra is built for local councils, NHS trusts, central government agencies, police forces, and public sector bodies across the UK, Germany, France, Austria and the Netherlands. It is fully UK GDPR compliant, supports equality monitoring and anonymised shortlisting, and produces the structured audit trails required for public sector hiring. Most public sector HR teams are live in under an hour — no lengthy procurement approval needed for the free plan.
NHS trusts and local authorities using Flowxtra run structured, documented hiring processes with automated candidate consent recording, configurable data retention periods aligned to NHS data retention policies, and full subject access request handling. Every hiring decision is timestamped and stored — so your records are ready for internal audit, Freedom of Information requests, or CQC/Ofsted review at any time.
Yes. Flowxtra supports UK public sector equality monitoring with structured data collection at application (voluntarily self-declared), anonymised shortlisting to reduce unconscious bias, and equality monitoring reports that break down applications, shortlists, and appointments by protected characteristic. These reports are formatted to meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and public sector equality duty.
German Behörden and Kommunen using Flowxtra post to Interamt, StepStone, and Indeed simultaneously, run structured evaluation processes with documented Eignungsfeststellung (suitability assessment), and store all hiring records in DSGVO-compliant EU data centres. German public sector bodies on Flowxtra typically reduce their time-to-hire for administrative roles from 16+ weeks to under 10 weeks, while maintaining full Stellenausschreibungspflicht compliance.
Yes. Flowxtra generates equality monitoring reports that show the breakdown of applications, shortlisted candidates, and appointments by protected characteristic — including gender, ethnicity, age, and disability. Reports are exportable in Excel and PDF format, with voluntary self-declaration clearly distinguished from inferred data. These reports are ready for submission to your council's equality officer or NHS trust board.
French collectivités territoriales using Flowxtra post to Emploi Territorial and APEC simultaneously, run structured panel-based evaluation processes required by French public sector law, and maintain full documentation for Tribunal Administratif review. Dutch gemeenten on Flowxtra run AVG-compliant processes with anonymised shortlisting, structured interview scoring, and mandatory documentation for bezwaar (objection) procedures. Both run complete, transparent processes from one dashboard.