Talent and Growth Associate Apprentice
EQ GROUP LIMITED
Manchester (M4 6LZ)
Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 18 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 31 July 2026
Contents
Summary
Earn While You Learn. Become a Consultant in 6 Months.
EQ ACADEMY
Talent & Growth Associate Programme.
Build Your Career. Become a Consultant in 6 Months.
Location: Manchester.
Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Progression.
- Wage
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£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
This role will commence on the Minimum Wage for Apprentices. However, there is opportunity for progression.
Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Progression
- Training course
- Recruiter (level 3)
- Hours
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Successful candidates will work from our office 9.00am - 5.00pm.
Thursday will be a remote working day.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 2 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
EQ Group builds and backs specialist recruitment and talent businesses across modern healthcare, healthtech and high-growth sectors. Founded by entrepreneurs who have built, scaled and exited successful recruitment companies, we’re creating the next generation of recruitment businesses powered by AI, technology and exceptional people. Our brands operate across the UK and US, supporting some of the fastest-growing healthcare organisations in the world. Now we’re looking for the next generation of talent to join us.
What You’ll Be Doing - Market Intelligence & Research
- Mapping healthcare and technology markets
- Researching organisations, talent pools and trends
- Building market reports and intelligence projects
- Supporting strategic growth initiatives
AI & Technology
- Working with our Hey Holi platform
- Using AI tools to improve productivity and outcomes
- Supporting automation projects
- Learning how technology is transforming recruitment
CRM & Operations
- Managing candidate and client data
- Building talent pipelines
- Maintaining CRM systems
- Supporting consultant workflows
Candidate Engagement
- Connecting with professionals through LinkedIn
- Supporting outreach campaigns
- Building relationships with candidates
- Booking introductory conversations
Business Development Support
- Researching prospective clients
- Creating market maps and target lists
- Supporting outreach activity
- Helping consultants generate new opportunities
- Personal brand development
- Learning modern LinkedIn strategies
- Creating professional content
- Building confidence and communication skills
- Developing commercial awareness
What We’re Looking For
We care far more about attitude than experience.
- You might be right for EQ Academy if you are:
- Ambitious and driven
- Naturally curious
- Confident communicating with people
- Interested in business, technology or healthcare
- Comfortable learning new systems and tools
- Competitive in a healthy way
- Looking for a long-term career rather than just a job
- No recruitment experience required
- No degree required
- Just potential, energy and a willingness to learn
What You’ll Learn
During the programme you’ll develop skills in:
Recruitment & talent acquisition
Sales & business development
AI & automation
Market intelligence
Linkedin & personal branding
CRM management
Communication & relationship building
Commercial awareness
Project management
Your Career Path
- Months 1-2 - Talent & Growth Associate
- Months 3-4 - Managing projects and outreach independently
- Months 5-6 -Operating with increasing ownership and responsibility
- Month 6+ Promotion to Recruitment Consultant
Future Opportunities
- Senior Consultant
- Team Leader
Business Manager
Brand Director
Future Founder opportunities within the EQ Group ecosystem
Why EQ Group?
- Work directly with experienced founders and business leaders
- Learn cutting-edge AI and technology tools
- Join a fast-growing business with UK and US operations
- Clear progression pathway
- Ongoing coaching and development
- Modern working environment
- Opportunity to build a genuine career
The Bottom Line
Most people spend years figuring out what they want to do.
EQ Academy is designed to give ambitious young people a head start.
If you’re hungry to learn, willing to work hard and excited about building something meaningful, we’d love to hear from you.
Where you'll work
1 Silk Street
Manchester
M4 6LZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
JUNIPER TRAINING 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
Training is completed remotely, via online Masterclasses with your dedicated tutor at Juniper Training. You will also have an online portfolio. The EQ Academy will also provide in-depth, on-the-job training.
More training information
Training is provided by Juniper Training Ltd.
Requirements
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
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
About this employer
EQ Group builds and backs specialist recruitment and talent businesses across modern healthcare, healthtech and high-growth sectors.
Founded by entrepreneurs who have built, scaled and exited successful recruitment companies, we’re creating the next generation of recruitment businesses powered by AI, technology and exceptional people.
Our brands operate across the UK and US, supporting some of the fastest-growing healthcare organisations in the world.
Now we’re looking for the next generation of talent to join us.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
EQ Academy is a six-month accelerated development programme designed for ambitious individuals aged 18-21 who want to build a career in business, sales, recruitment and technology.
This isn’t about making coffee or sitting in training rooms.
From day one you’ll be working on live projects, supporting consultants, engaging with healthcare professionals, using AI tools and learning how modern businesses create opportunities and grow.
By the end of the programme, you’ll have the skills, knowledge and confidence to progress into a Recruitment Consultant position.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED
Samantha Holland
samantha.holland@junipertraining.co.uk
07939533093
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045848.
Apply now
Closes in 17 days (Tuesday 18 August 2026 at 11:59pm)