Apprentice Recruiter

EQ GROUP LIMITED

Manchester (M4 6LZ)

Closes in 10 days (Thursday 20 August 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 5 August 2026

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Summary

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.

 

Wage

£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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You will receive commission on top of your rate of pay. Pay increases after six months in the role.

Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm with built in Study time. 4 days on site and 1 day working from home.

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 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

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

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

THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS PARTNERSHIP 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

Your Apprenticeship training will all take place at your workplace, and you will have regular sessions with your Tutor who will guide you through your programme.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C or above)
  • Maths (grade C or Above)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

About this employer

EQ Group is an investor in high-end niche recruitment start-ups built by operators for ambitious founders across the US and UK. We back the people running the desks, invest in the intelligence behind them, and hold every brand to the same standard. What follows is what we agree to before we agree to anything else.

https://eq-group.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

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

Successful applicants will have an opportunity for promotion after 6 months in role and future opportunities

·         Senior Consultant

·         Team Leader

·         Business Manager

·         Brand Director

·         Future Founder opportunities within the EQ Group ecosystem

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LTD

Tereza Kirwan

Tereza@eq-group.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046502.

Apply now

Closes in 10 days (Thursday 20 August 2026 at 11:59pm)