Recruitment Administrator Apprentice

Summary

An exciting opportunity for a proactive and talented individual to join as a Recruitment Administrator Apprentice. You’ll support the Recruitment team by responding to enquiries, maintaining the CRM, advertising job descriptions, and reviewing and shortlisting apprenticeship applications to help place candidates onto apprenticeship programmes.

Wage

£14,000 a year

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Training course

Business administrator (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. One hour provided for lunch.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 14 July 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

Communication and Relationship Building

Collaborate with the Marketing and Communications team to share candidates from the talent pool with existing employers already committed to the apprenticeship scheme (e.g., Candidate Spotlight)
Making and receiving calls to existing and new candidates
Offering advice to candidates on training and career progression
Inform candidates of interview feedback
Supporting with the collection of sign-ups from interested candidates at careers events
Keeping the candidate pool engaged and regularly cleansed

Recruitment Processes and Candidate Management

Advertising job descriptions on relevant job boards
Receiving and reviewing applications
Preparing CVs – completing formatting and grammar checks
Filtering apprenticeship applications and shortlisting candidates for the Recruitment team
Supporting with organising interviews
Complete Open Evening suitability checks for weekly appointments

Administration, Compliance, and Reporting

Complete sample audits on the department for employment legal requirements such as paperwork, the rights to work and other eligibility
Data entry - maintaining company CRM Database with adding and updating new content
Creating effective reports to support with talent pool management and bring focus areas to light
Supporting Recruitment team with adhoc duties

Where you'll work

2 Siddals Road
Derby
DE1 2PW

Training

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

College or training organisation

EMA TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Business administrator (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.

Your training plan

Training will be provided by EMA Training in house, who will deliver content aligned with the Business Adminsitration Level 3 apprenticeship standard.

You will be allocated a trainer who will support you throughout your duration on programme.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSE's including Maths and English (grade 5/B or above)

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
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

About this company

As an organisation, we believe that the most effective training for apprentices is through face-to-face, trainer-led delivery, supplemented by mentoring in their place of work. This blended approach helps to develop not just the apprentice’s technical skills, but also softer skills around communication, confidence and relationship building. Our Trainers and Mentors join EMA with either years of experience within the Finance, Marketing and Data sectors, or as a progression path following the completion of their apprenticeships. This allows them to effectively guide and mentor apprentices in becoming the best they can be. In addition to apprenticeship provision, EMA also offer commercial training programmes in Accountancy, in addition to being an official AAT exam centre for external assessments.

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After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of Business Administration programme there is the opportunity to progress within the company as a full time employee.

For example:

Junior Recruiter
Recruitment Project Coordinator

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EMA TRAINING LIMITED

Jess Mitchell

jess.mitchell@ematraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325832.

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Closes in 15 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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