Trainee Recruitment Consultant Apprenticeship Level 3
THE NICHE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Threefield Ln, (SO14 3LP)
Closes in 25 days (Monday 27 April 2026)
Posted on 1 April 2026
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Summary
We are looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join a high-volume, fast-paced desk recruiting for finance roles. This is a great opportunity to grow and develop within a reputable business, gaining hands-on experience in sourcing, screening, and placing candidates while building strong relationships and progressing your career.
- Wage
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£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Uncapped commission is available on top of your salary – your earning potential is exactly that… unlimited.
- Training course
- Recruiter (level 3)
- Hours
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Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:30pm (1 hour lunch).
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 May 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- 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
- Source and identify suitable candidates for a entry to mid-level finance roles
- Conduct screening calls and interviews to assess suitability, handling high call volumes (up to 70–80 calls per day)
- Carry out cold calling to engage new candidates and clients to generate new opportunities
- Build and maintain strong relationships with candidates and clients
- Manage multiple vacancies with quick turnaround times
- Advertise roles across job boards and social platforms
- Support the full recruitment process from initial contact to placement
- Maintain accurate records and update the CRM system
- Work towards targets and KPIs in a fast-paced environment
- Develop market knowledge within the finance and accountancy sector
- Provide a professional and positive candidate experience throughout the process
Where you'll work
Threefield House,
Threefield Ln,
SO14 3LP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE NVQ TRAINING CENTRE 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
Teaching and developing the skills, knowledge, and behaviours required to become a competent Recruiter will take place entirely in the workplace, with no need for day release.
One-to-one tutoring sessions will be provided by a dedicated tutor, who will design a bespoke curriculum plan tailored to your strengths and areas for development.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent 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
- Communication skills
- Creative
- Customer care skills
- Initiative
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Sales Skills
- Team working
Other requirements
Have you considered hours / wage / location?
Uncapped commission means your earning potential is unlimited.
You’ll benefit from 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days, an extra day off for your birthday, and a full Christmas shut down.
The office is dog-friendly and there are regular team socials and incentives, including activities like axe-throwing and goat yoga.
Additional benefits include a healthcare cash plan, employee assistance programme, free parking in central Southampton, and genuine opportunities for career progression within a growing business.
About this employer
The Niche Partnership is all about getting to know great accountancy & finance professionals and bringing them together to make exceptional finance teams. Our methodology is consistent, yet welcoming a fresh perspective. We understand that one size does not fit all and to find your niche we provide bespoke solutions. We believe in humanising the process, listening very carefully to your specific needs and long term goals. Living our values each and every day means we maintain the excellent standard of delivery we pride ourselves on. We believe in honesty, collaboration and long-lasting relationships based on mutual trust and understanding. For us, it’s about on-going support throughout the entire journey of a person’s career.
After this apprenticeship
This role offers clear progression into a Recruitment Consultant position, with ongoing training, development, and opportunities to advance into senior or management roles within a reputable and growing business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE NVQ TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000024788.
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Closes in 25 days (Monday 27 April 2026)
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