Apprentice Recruitment Administrator

ENGAGE PARTNERS LIMITED

London (WD17 1SZ)

Closes in 21 days (Friday 13 March 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 19 February 2026

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Summary

Engage Education are seeking a recruiter apprentice to support a candidate-led recruitment desk. Responsible for candidate sourcing, screening, and CV formatting, while assisting consultants with day-to-day administration and gaining hands-on experience in how a recruitment business operates from the ground up.

Wage

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

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Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. 40 hours a week

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 16 March 2026

Duration

1 year 3 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

What you'll do at work:

  • Mapping the market and building candidate pipelines
  • Resourcing, engaging, and screening candidates
  • Formatting CVs and supporting compliance checks
  • Supporting email campaigns (e-shotting) and managing bounce-back responses
  • Assisting with day-to-day business administration
  • Gaining exposure to marketing strategies and candidate attraction methods
  • Supporting consultants throughout the recruitment process
  • Developing a strong understanding of how a successful recruitment business operates from the ground up

Where you'll work

45 Clarendon Road
Watford
London
WD17 1SZ

Training

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

Training provider

RM 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
  • 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)

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Confident telephone manner
  • Willingness to learn
  • Strong communication skills
  • Target driven

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.

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After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there is the opportunity for a full-time permanent role for the right candidate, based on performance and commitment.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

RM TRAINING (UK) LIMITED

Katie

katie@rmtraining.co.uk

01702 782001

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000016299.

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Closes in 21 days (Friday 13 March 2026 at 11:59pm)