Recruitment Operations Support Apprentice
ENGAGE PARTNERS LIMITED
London (EC3N 1LJ)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 10 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 June 2026
Contents
Summary
An exciting opportunity to join a leading recruitment business as a Recruitment Operations Support Apprentice. This is a hybrid role that combines recruitment administration, compliance, data management, and candidate resourcing.
- Wage
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£17,000 a year
- Training course
- Recruiter (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 July 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
Working closely with the Operations Team, you will gain valuable insight into the operational side of recruitment while also supporting consultants throughout the recruitment process. This role is heavily administration-focused and would suit someone who is highly organised, detail-oriented, and interested in learning how a successful recruitment business operates behind the scenes.
You will develop skills in compliance, safeguarding, candidate management, recruitment systems, and business administration, whilst gaining exposure to candidate sourcing and talent acquisition activities.
What will the apprentice do at work?
- Supporting the Operations Team with day-to-day tasks.
- Completing candidate compliance and safeguarding checks.
- Maintaining accurate records and ensuring candidate files are up to date.
- Managing recruitment databases and supporting data management processes.
- Supporting apprenticeship recruitment pipelines and talent programmes.
- Processing documentation and ensuring compliance standards are met.
- Supporting candidate communications via telephone, email, and recruitment systems.
- Assisting consultants with candidate sourcing and talent attraction activities.
- Mapping candidate markets and building talent pipelines.
- Supporting the recruitment process from application through to placement.
- Formatting CVs and preparing candidate profiles.
- Learning how recruitment technology and systems are used to support business operations.
- Providing general business administration support across the wider team.
Where you'll work
Portsoken House 155-157
Minories
London
EC3N 1LJ
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 Apprenticeship Standard- Recruiter Level 3
- On-the-job training will be delivered by the employer with the training provider support
- Off-the-job training will be delivered by the training provider in partnership with the employer
- The apprenticeship is delivered entirely on the job, meaning there is no college release time required. All training and development will take place within the workplace during your working hours
Requirements
Essential 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Confidence using technology
- Basic technology literacy
- Multitask
- A proactive attitude
- Willingness to learn
- GCSE Maths
- GCSE English
- An interest in recruitment
Other requirements
About the Team:
At Engage Partners, we work hard, support one another, and celebrate success. We create a positive working environment, are focused and committed to delivering excellent results for our candidates, clients, and colleagues.
You'll be joining a supportive team that will provide hands-on training, guidance, and development throughout your apprenticeship.
Location & Commute:
Please ensure that your commute is reasonable and that you have considered travel costs in relation to the salary.
About this employer
Engage Partners was formed in 2008 by founders Matt Ellis and Rob Harvey. Originally based in Watford, we have since expanded with UK offices in London, Watford, Brighton, and Leeds. Our global presence has been enhanced through our offices in Australia, South Africa, Canada, and Ireland.
We are proud of the environment created within all of our offices. We look to ensure that whilst being productive, our employees look forward to coming to work each day and enjoy the vibrant, contemporary atmosphere.
Work somewhere that celebrates small and big wins. Where effort is valued and support is always there when you need it. With a clear path of progression, here at Engage, you will always feel like you're in the right place.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity to progress into a permanent role within the business.
This position offers excellent long-term development opportunities, including progression into Recruitment Consultant, Talent Acquisition, Compliance, Operations, or Recruitment Support roles. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of both the recruitment process and the operational functions that underpin a successful recruitment business.
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 VAC2000035644.
Apply now
Closes in 30 days (Friday 10 July 2026 at 11:59pm)