Apprentice Recruitment Consultant

WILLIS GLOBAL LIMITED

Braintree (CM7 1UG)

Closes in 25 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 6 July 2026

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Summary

Willis Global Ltd is expanding and now seeking a motivated Apprentice Recruitment Consultant to join our growing team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone eager to build a career in recruitment, develop commercial skills, and work with clients and candidates across international markets. Full training and support will be ongoing.

Wage

£12,896 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Uncapped commission and bonus structure

Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 8.30am - 4.30pm. Friday, 8.30am - 3.30pm.

31 hours a week

Start date

Monday 3 August 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

As a Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you will learn how to manage the full recruitment cycle — from sourcing candidates and speaking with clients to supporting placements and developing new business opportunities. This role is ideal for someone ambitious, sales driven, confident, and eager to learn.

Key Responsibilities

  • Proactively prospect and identify new hiring companies through targeted research, outbound calls, email outreach and networking, generating fresh business opportunities for the agency
  • Assist in building relationships with clients and understanding their hiring needs
  • Learn and understand the recruitment process from start to finish
  • Source candidates using job boards, social media, networking and internal tools
  • Screen CVs and conduct initial candidate telephone interviews
  • Support consultants with arranging interviews and managing candidate communication
  • Write and post job adverts across multiple platforms
  • Maintain accurate records and update internal systems
  • Provide professional communication to candidates and clients via phone and email
  • Shadow senior consultants to learn business development techniques

Where you'll work

9 Bank Street
River Chambers
Braintree
CM7 1UG

Training

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

Training provider

THELIGHTBULB LTD

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

  • You will achieve the Level 3 Recruiter Apprenticeship Standard
  • There will be workshops to attend via Teams
  • You will have a mentor for one to one teaching and learning
  • In-house training will be given to support the specifics of the role

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 9-4)
  • Maths (grade 9-4)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Self motivated and ambitious
  • Professional telephone manner

Other requirements

Check location of vacancy, ensure you can travel to the workplace.

About this employer

Willis Global is a specialist Recruitment Consultancy predominantly operating across Supply Chain & Logistics and Aviation & Aerospace sectors. With more than 20 years of industry experience, our REC‑qualified team supports organisations and jobseekers across the EMEA, America’s and APAC regions. We pride ourselves on delivering a high‑quality, consultative recruitment service and building long‑term partnerships.

https://www.willis-global.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Opportunity to work with clients and candidates globally in Supply Chain & Logistics and Aviation & Aerospace industries
  • Work life balance
  • 23 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
  • Christmas & New Year shutdown
     

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Permanent position for the right candidate upon completion of their apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THELIGHTBULB LTD

Andrea Gregory

andrea.gregory@getsetuk.co.uk

07764969337

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000040590.

Apply now

Closes in 25 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm)