Recruitment Consultant Apprentice

UPWARD RECRUITMENT LTD

LEEDS (LS7 2AH)

Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026

Posted on 23 January 2026

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Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our vibrant team as an apprentice recruitment consultant. You’ll be finding, chatting to, & interviewing candidates for driver and logistics jobs. 
If you’re a people person, full of energy, & ready for a clear path to promotion, we need to talk!

Wage

£14,560 a year

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Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
Hours
Monday – Friday 9.00am – 4:30pm

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 March 2026

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

Ditch the Classroom, Start the career!

Are you ready to earn, learn, and grow?

Driver Hire Leeds West, a huge name in transport and logistics, is looking for a motivated and ambitious Apprentice Recruitment Consultant to join our vibrant team. Forget boring entry-level roles—this is a fully funded Level 3 Apprenticeship that actually leads to a proper career. If you’re a people person, full of energy, and ready for a clear path to promotion, we need to talk!

The Role: Get Paid to Learn the Business

You'll get hands-on training from day one, learning exactly how a successful business runs:

As a BDM you will be concentrating on growing the business and duties will include:

  • Cold calling potential new clients and building a pipeline of prospects.
  • Booking in meetings with new and lapsed customers to win new business.
  • Using social media (LinkedIn) as another avenue to get meetings and promote the business.
  • Face to face and telephone interviewing of Candidates.
  • Fulfilling Clients booking requirements.

The success of each Driver Hire office is its reputation, therefore we seek:

  • A highly motivated individual.
  • Able to give the best customer service and satisfaction.
  • Have the drive and ambition to succeed combined with the ability to multitask and remain in control.
  • Bright and positive personality who is at ease engaging with clients and candidates face to face and by telephone.
  • Attention to detail and adherence to quality systems.


Who We Need:

This role is perfect for someone who is:

  • Switched On: You’re proactive, energetic, and bring a good attitude every day.
  • Great Communicator: You’re confident chatting both in person and in writing.
  • Organised: You can manage your time well and balance work with your apprenticeship studies.
  • Ready to Commit: You genuinely want to smash this apprenticeship and build a career with us.

Where you'll work

17 ENTERPRISE HOUSE
MCCARTHYS BUSINESS CENTRE
EDUCATION ROAD
LEEDS
LS7 2AH

Training

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

Training provider

DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE 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

  • In addition to gaining practical experience in the role, you will also attain an NVQ Level 3 Recruiter qualification which will help start your career and give you an insight into the businesses processes and procedures.
  • Our training is all completed remotely via teams with a development coach who will be available for support 24/7 and will arrange weekly/fortnightly meetings with you.
  • You receive 20% off-the-job training during this apprenticeship which is included in your weekly working hours.

More training information

  • DBC Training are a multi award-winning employment and skills training provider.
  • We offer high-quality employer solutions to improve productivity and learner solutions to support individuals to fulfil their potential
    https://dbc-training.co.uk/

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and maths (grade 4)

Other in:

Any Subject (grade Pass)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Professional
  • Outgoing and chatty
  • Good attitude
  • Friendly

Other requirements

  • Cash Rewards: Get your hands on an achievable Monthly Bonus Scheme on top of your Apprentice salary.
  • Awesome Perks: An additional day off for your birthday, team events, and free onsite parking, plus access to a free on-site Gym within our modern, air-conditioned, fully serviced offices, just a stone's throw from Elland Road and Leeds City Centre.
  • Your Future: We offer a totally clear path to get promoted from Apprentice to Consultant and beyond. We’re here to help you move up.

About this employer

Driver Hire is a leading recruitment agency specialising in the transport and logistics sector. We are seeking an organised and customer-focused individual to support daily branch operations, working closely with drivers and client companies.

https://www.driverhire.co.uk/office/leeds-east/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Full time role within the business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000010323.

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Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026