Apprentice Recruitment Resourcer
SAFFRON VANTAGE LTD
Babraham (CB22 3GN)
Closes in 17 days (Friday 12 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 May 2026
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Summary
We are looking for a driven, dynamic self-starter with bundles of enthusiasm to join our friendly recruitment team. Working in a fast-paced environment. This is a great opportunity to get involved primarily in the Resourcing function, including compliance, creating job descriptions, resourcing candidates.
- Wage
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£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Recruiter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday- Thursday, 8.30am - 5.00pm.
Friday, 8.30am - 4.00pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 June 2026
- Duration
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1 year 1 month
- Positions available
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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
- Develop and manage a robust pipeline of varied candidates in line with the business needs
- Contact relevant candidates daily to ensure smooth registration
- Effectively communicate with candidates via email and phone
- Develop professional working relationships with candidates and provide necessary information where required
- Maintain and build excellent relationships with prospective candidates to enhance the reputation of our company
- Verify and upload candidate documentation to the company database whilst recording activity
- Work as a team to allocated targets and achieve weekly / daily KPIs
- Work with the compliance team to ensure all candidates meet the compliance standards of the relevant framework agreement
- Assisting managers in resourcing applicants
- Actively managing candidate diaries and availability
- Developing a good understanding of clients, their teams, what they do and their work culture and environment
- Advertising vacancies appropriately by assisting in drafting and placing adverts in a wide range of media
- Using candidate databases to find the help find the right person for the client
- Receiving and reviewing applications
- Targeted searching using job board / LinkedIn
- CV screening
- Preparing CVs and correspondence to forward to clients in respect of suitable applicants
- Organising interviews for candidates as requested by the client
- Handling enquiries
- Maintaining administrative systems
- Keeping well-organised files and records of business activity
- Keeping computer databases up to date
- Following up on business communications
- Handle all customer concerns within the agreed timeline
The list of responsibilities outlined above is not intended to be exhaustive and the Apprentice should show flexibility to carry out other reasonable tasks or responsibilities under the direction of a manager.
Where you'll work
Copley Hill Business Park
Cambridge Road
Babraham
CB22 3GN
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 Recruiter Apprenticeship Level 3 Standard qualification
- Full on-the-job training will be delivered by the employer
- Off-the-job training will be supported by our Training Provider – Davidson Training UK Ltd
- You will also complete the Functional Skills in maths and English up to and including Level 2 (if you already do not hold the equivalent)
- All training will be delivered within the workplace during working hours
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4-9 or A*-C)
- Maths (grade 4-9 or 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Performance driven
- Strong influence
- Self motivated
- Flexible approach
- Results driven
- Professionally represent team
- Meet personal objectives
- Develop personal objectives
- Support company targets
- Uphold company values
Other requirements
Commit to develop and meet personal objectives to support the business to meet its business targets. Welcome professional development and training.
To actively participate in team activities and contribute towards continuous improvement initiatives. We are located directly next to Audley End train station. We enable our employees to reach their aspirations, hone their talents and skills, and tap into their potential, but you must be driven to achieve this!
About this employer
Saffron Vantage is a recruitment agency that currently specialises in the Construction & Transport sectors to provide permanent & temporary staffing solutions. Saffron Vantage, founded by Charlie Clare & Jay Whelan, joined by Franco Almeida in 2020, is a strategic recruitment company based in East Anglia with a multiple sector focus. Our services are market leading and easy to understand, with simple pricing and friendly consultants, we're here to help. We are here when you need us, day or night with our 24/7 on call system, we are here to support your business. We endeavour to keep up to date with the current market trends and to work with our clients to help them build a workforce.
After this apprenticeship
- Full-time position
- Opportunity to progress within the company
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DAVIDSON TRAINING UK LIMITED
Gemma Barr
gemmabarr@davidsontraining.com
07399586723
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032751.
Apply now
Closes in 17 days (Friday 12 June 2026 at 11:59pm)