Apprentice Recruitment Resourcer

SAFFRON VANTAGE LTD

Babraham, CB22 3GN

Closes in 26 days (Friday 17 January at 11:59pm)

Posted on 27 November 2024


Summary

We are looking for a driven, dynamic self-starter with bundles of enthusiasm to join our friendly recruitment team. Working in a fast-paced environment. This is a great opportunity to get involved primarily in the Resourcing function, including compliance, creating job descriptions, resourcing candidates.

Annual wage
£12,480 a year

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Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
Hours
Monday- Thursday 8.30am- 5.00pm Friday 8.30am- 4.00pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 20 January

Duration

1 year 1 month

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Develop and manage a robust pipeline of varied candidates in line with the business needs
  • Contact relevant candidates daily to ensure smooth registration
  • Effectively communicate with candidates via email and phone
  • Develop professional working relationships with candidates and provide necessary information where required
  • Maintain and build excellent relationships with prospective candidates to enhance the reputation of our company
  • Verify and upload candidate documentation to the company database whilst recording activity
  • Work as a team to allocated targets and achieve weekly / daily KPIs
  • Work with the compliance team to ensure all candidates meet the compliance standards of the relevant framework agreement
  • Assisting managers in resourcing applicants
  • Actively managing candidate diaries and availability
  • Developing a good understanding of clients, their teams, what they do and their work culture and environment
  • Advertising vacancies appropriately by assisting in drafting and placing adverts in a wide range of media
  • Using candidate databases to find the help find the right person for the client
  • Receiving and reviewing applications
  • Targeted searching using job board / LinkedIn
  • CV screening
  • Preparing CVs and correspondence to forward to clients in respect of suitable applicants
  • Organising interviews for candidates as requested by the client
  • Handling enquiries
  • Maintaining administrative systems
  • Keeping well-organised files and records of business activity
  • Keeping computer databases up to date
  • Following up on business communications
  • Handle all customer concerns within the agreed timeline

The list of responsibilities outlined above is not intended to be exhaustive and the Apprentice should show flexibility to carry out other reasonable tasks or responsibilities under the direction of a manager.

Where you’ll work

Copley Hill Business Park

Cambridge Road

Babraham

CB22 3GN

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

DAVIDSON TRAINING UK LIMITED

Your training course

Recruiter (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Identify, progress, and convert leads into new candidates, placements, or clients.
  • Source vacancies in line with stakeholder requirements and organisational policies and procedures.
  • Manage and maintain stakeholder relationships and their role within the recruitment process.
  • Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practice, and advise stakeholders on their application.
  • Plan and manage recruitment campaigns to attract candidates, including agreeing objectives with stakeholders and monitoring performance.
  • Research, identify and attract candidates using methods to satisfy job requirements, including those with transferrable skills to move from the legacy carbon economy to green economy jobs.
  • Process, review, and progress candidate applications.
  • Create and present diverse short lists of candidates to stakeholders.
  • Inform and advise candidates on the outcome of their application at the individual stages of the recruitment process, including those that have been unsuccessful.
  • Manage the recruitment and selection process for candidates, including those who require reasonable adjustments.
  • Communicate information through different media, for example face-to-face or online meetings, emails, reports, and presentations.
  • Engage with stakeholders to review recruitment processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and improving own performance.
  • Review services provided and implemented improvements based on stakeholder feedback.
  • Place candidates into roles that match their skills and stakeholder requirements.
  • Use technology and software tools to manage information, ensuring compliance with organisation and legislation requirements.
  • Challenge poor practice and non-compliance with the recruitment process and escalate where appropriate.
  • Identify future changes in the sector that may impact the organisation, for example technology advances.
  • Interpret policies to support and promote the delivery of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and monitor their impact on recruitment activities.
  • Identify and apply sustainable and greener methods of working, for example reducing energy and paper consumption, managing diaries to reduce carbon emissions (hold virtual meetings or attend multiple external meetings on the same day), considering greener options when booking venues for assessment centres or planning recruitment campaigns.
  • Identify and maximise opportunities to support the organisation’s business strategy, for example growing client or candidate pipelines.
  • Manage resources within budget requirements.
  • Respond to stakeholder complaints and escalate where appropriate.
  • Identify, progress, and convert leads into new candidates, placements, or clients.
  • Source vacancies in line with stakeholder requirements and organisational policies and procedures.
  • Manage and maintain stakeholder relationships and their role within the recruitment process.
  • Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practice, and advise stakeholders on their application.
  • Plan and manage recruitment campaigns to attract candidates, including agreeing objectives with stakeholders and monitoring performance.
  • Research, identify and attract candidates using methods to satisfy job requirements, including those with transferrable skills to move from the legacy carbon economy to green economy jobs.
  • Process, review, and progress candidate applications.
  • Create and present diverse short lists of candidates to stakeholders.
  • Inform and advise candidates on the outcome of their application at the individual stages of the recruitment process, including those that have been unsuccessful.
  • Manage the recruitment and selection process for candidates, including those who require reasonable adjustments.
  • Communicate information through different media, for example face-to-face or online meetings, emails, reports, and presentations.
  • Engage with stakeholders to review recruitment processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and improving own performance.
  • Review services provided and implemented improvements based on stakeholder feedback.
  • Place candidates into roles that match their skills and stakeholder requirements.
  • Use technology and software tools to manage information, ensuring compliance with organisation and legislation requirements.
  • Challenge poor practice and non-compliance with the recruitment process and escalate where appropriate.
  • Identify future changes in the sector that may impact the organisation, for example technology advances.
  • Interpret policies to support and promote the delivery of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and monitor their impact on recruitment activities.
  • Identify and apply sustainable and greener methods of working, for example reducing energy and paper consumption, managing diaries to reduce carbon emissions (hold virtual meetings or attend multiple external meetings on the same day), considering greener options when booking venues for assessment centres or planning recruitment campaigns.
  • Identify and maximise opportunities to support the organisation’s business strategy, for example growing client or candidate pipelines.
  • Manage resources within budget requirements.
  • Respond to stakeholder complaints and escalate where appropriate.

Your training plan

  • Full training will be given leading to a recognised Recruiter Apprenticeship Level 3 Standard qualification
  • Full on-the-job training will be delivered by the employer
  • Off-the-job training will be supported by our Training Provider – Davidson Training UK Ltd
  • You will also complete the Functional Skills in maths and English up to and including Level 2 (if you already do not hold the equivalent)
  • All training will be delivered within the workplace during working hours

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 1-9 (A*-G))
  • Maths (grade 1-9 (A*-G))

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Performance driven
  • Strong influence
  • Self motivated
  • Flexible approach
  • Results driven
  • Professionally represent team
  • Meet personal objectives
  • Develop personal objectives
  • Support company targets
  • Uphold company values

Other requirements

Commit to develop and meet personal objectives to support the business to meet its businesstargets. Welcome professional development and training. To actively participate in team activities and contribute towards continuous improvement initiatives. We are located directly next to Audley End train station. We enable our employees to reach their aspirations, hone their talents and skills, and tap into their potential, but you must be driven to achieve this!

About this company

Saffron Vantage is a recruitment agency that currently specialises in the Construction & Transport sectors to provide permanent & temporary staffing solutions. Saffron Vantage, founded by Charlie Clare & Jay Whelan, joined by Franco Almeida in 2020, is a strategic recruitment company based in East Anglia with a multiple sector focus. Our services are market leading and easy to understand, with simple pricing and friendly consultants, we're here to help. We are here when you need us, day or night with our 24/7 on call system, we are here to support your business. We endeavour to keep up to date with the current market trends and to work with our clients to help them build a workforce.

https://saffronvantage.com/home (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Full-time position
  • Opportunity to progress within the company

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DAVIDSON TRAINING UK LIMITED

Gemma Barr

gemmabarr@davidsontraining.com

07399586723

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000289486.

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Closes in 26 days (Friday 17 January at 11:59pm)

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