Level 3 Business Development/Recruiter Apprentice

Summary

Ever thought of stepping into the fast-paced world of construction recruitment? Well, we've got the perfect role for you! We are on the lookout for Recruitment Consultant to become part of our small but mighty team. This is a sales-based role, therefore would suit someone with a background in sales or willing to work towards this.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Recruiter (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 5.00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 June 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Sourcing new business leads and making contact through cold/warm calls
Identify staffing needs, create job descriptions, and source potential applicants through various channels, including job boards and social media.
Maintain relationships with both clients and candidates
Provide valuable insights into market trends, salary expectations, and candidate availability, streamlining the hiring process for everyone involved

Where you'll work

Unit 4 5 Land to the Rear of Blue Cedars
London Road
Billericay
CM12 9HS

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

THELIGHTBULB LTD

Your training course

Recruiter (level 3)

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What you'll learn

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

Programme to include 20% off the job training
On the job training will be given to support specifics
Level 3 Recruiter apprenticeship standard

Requirements

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
Administrative skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience
Phone Manner

Other requirements

This role will consist of high levels of business development, therefore you must be confident on the phone and making contact with new business to sell the services.

About this company

Phoenix Gray Rec Ltd has many years of recruitment experience in the construction industry. Our experience enables us to provide the best possible service to candidates and clients alike, tailoring our solutions to everyone that we deal with. We actively work with all types of construction, events, logistics and industrial companies, ranging in size from smaller local companies through to large multinational PLCs.

https://www.phoenixgrayrec.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

There will be ongoing opportunities for development and progression upon completion of the apprenticeship for the right candidate.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THELIGHTBULB LTD

Elle Abela

Elle.Abela@getsetuk.co.uk

07483 396544

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000318286.

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