Level 3 Recruitment Consultant Apprenticeship - Neos Talent Ltd – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

With over two decades of experience, Neos Talent has partnered with professional and financial services companies, understanding their unique hiring challenges and aspirations. The firm is committed to working with passion and transparency to bring new opportunities to its communities, helping both clients and candidates.

Wage: £11,648 a year
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Training course: Recruiter (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday 10:30am – 7pm including 2 breaks
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 28 February
Duration: 1 year 6 months
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

Research and Market Mapping:

• Conduct in-depth research on industries, market trends, competitive landscapes, and talent pools.
• Use various tools and databases (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter) to identify high-potential candidates.
• Map target companies and industries to support executive search mandates.

Candidate Sourcing and Outreach:
• Utilise databases, networking, and direct outreach to identify and connect with executive-level candidates.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future search projects.
• Develop detailed candidate profiles and market intelligence reports for review by senior consultants.

Candidate Screening and Evaluation:
• Conduct preliminary evaluations of candidate resumes and professional backgrounds.
• Prepare detailed candidate profiles for client presentations.
Database Management and Reporting:
• Maintain and update the firm’s CRM/database with accurate, organised candidate and client information.
• Clean up and optimise data in the CRM for better workflow and search outcomes.
• Create regular reports summarising research findings, candidate progress, and market insights.

Operational and Administrative Support:
• Assist with CV formatting, job description creation, and submission of candidate front sheets.
• Coordinate interview scheduling, client meetings, and candidate follow-ups.
• Collaborate with senior team members to ensure smooth execution of search engagements.

Collaboration and Client Support:
• Work closely with consultants and partners to understand client needs and position specifications.
• Provide research insights during client meetings and contribute to discussions on candidate selection.

Where you’ll work

Harpenden Hall

Southdown Road

Harpenden

AL5 1TE

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

SCCU LTD

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

Apprenticeship Standard: Level 3 Recruiter Apprenticeship
Duration: 18 months
Training Provider: SCCU
All training will be done remotely
Training schedule to be confirmed

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 - 9 or equivalent)
Maths (grade 4 - 9 or equivalent)

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

Pre-employment checks. Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - 'Matrix Screening'. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

About this company

Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.

http://www.inspire-ata.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Potential full-time employment for the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

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