Apprentice Recruiter/Business Development

HAMILTON WOODS ASSOCIATES LIMITED

Derby (DE74 2UH)

Closes on Friday 29 August 2025

Posted on 16 July 2025

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Summary

We are seeking a team player with energy, passion and pride as well as excellent customer first approach. It is essential to have experience in delivering and meeting targets with a self-motivated attitude. Duties will include registering and sourcing candidates along with business development.

• Wage:

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

  National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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  Uncapped Commission

• Training course: Recruiter (level 3)
• Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 1 September 2025

• Duration:

  1 year 2 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

Responsible for sourcing, contacting and registering quality candidates to qualify their suitability for the roles.

Screening and qualifying candidates.

Sourcing new client leads and identifying these to the Sales Consultant.

Reviewing CVs and applications to shortlist candidates based on job requirements.

Making new connections, emailing & calling to generate new business leads.

Understanding the roles we recruit for.

Arranging interviews and coordinating communication between candidates and recruiters.

Building relationships with candidates to keep them interested and informed throughout the process.

Amending CVs where appropriate to highlight suitability.

Ensuring successful candidates are onboarded in line with safer recruitment practices.

Maintaining our CRM and ATS, keeping all application notes and files up to date.

Maintaining existing connections by supporting our clients with existing and new recruitment placements.

Assisting with interview scheduling, offer letters and onboarding paperwork.

Creating and placing job adverts for roles across our target areas.

Where you'll work

Unit 5, Redwing Court
Long Acre, Willow Farm Business Park, Castle Donington
Derby
DE74 2UH

Training

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

Training provider

DAVIDSON TRAINING UK LIMITED

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.

Training schedule

Full training will be given, leading to a recognised Level 3 Recruiter Apprenticeship Standard Qualification and any Functional skills training required for the End-Point Assessment

Full on-the-job training will be delivered

Off-the-job training will be supported by our Training Provider, Davidson Training UK Ltd

All training is carried out within the workplace during working hours

More training information

Dedication to developing you and your career through internal training and mentoring

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4-9 (A* - C))
• Maths (grade 4-9 (A* - C))

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Administrative skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Ability to build relationships
• Confident talking to people
• Confident to pick up the phone
• Interpersonal skills
• Strong decision-making skills
• Excellent Communication skills

Other requirements

A driving licence as a desirable, but if you are a non-driver there is public transport with a small walk to the office. If you are career minded and have bundles of energy, passion and pride in what you do, then please apply now and someone will be in contact.

About this employer

At Hamilton Woods, we believe the right role can transform a life — and the right person can transform a business. Our mission is simple: to connect people with opportunities that empower them to thrive. We know recruitment is more than just matching skills to job specs, it’s about understanding ambitions, cultures, and what truly drives people. That’s why we put relationships and integrity at the centre of everything we do. Our consultants are specialists in their markets, combining deep sector knowledge with a genuine commitment to doing the right thing, every time. We’ve built a culture that values authenticity, accountability, and continuous growth, because we know that when our people feel supported, they deliver their best. And when we deliver our best, so do our clients and candidates. At Hamilton Woods, we’re not just recruiters, we’re partners in progress

https://www.hamilton-woods.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Career progression Bi-yearly incentives if the team hits targets (team holidays) 25 days annual leave + bank holidays Additional days annual leave for your birthday Quarterly team lunches Cash prizes Laptop and mobile phone

After this apprenticeship

Career progression within the organisation

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DAVIDSON TRAINING UK LIMITED

Gemma Louise Barr

gemmabarr@davidsontraining.com

07399586723

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332085.

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Closes on Friday 29 August 2025

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