Senior Apprenticeships Recruiter

Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: December 31 2026
Work Set Up: Hybrid

Our client in the global professional services industry is looking for a Senior Apprenticeships Recruiter to lead the attraction selection and hiring of high potential talent for Consulting and Technology Degree Apprenticeship programmes across London Birmingham and Glasgow. Operating within a fast paced and competitive early talent market this role is responsible for designing and delivering innovative sourcing strategies building strong internal and external partnerships and engaging diverse early career talent to ensure a high-quality candidate experience and successful hiring outcomes. The position sits within the Early Talent Recruitment Team and reports directly to the Apprenticeships and Internships and Placements Manager.

What you will do:

• Build and maintain strong partnerships with schools colleges and third party organisations to attract a diverse and high quality early talent pipeline aligned to recruitment targets.
• Design and deliver engaging attraction activities including insight events networking sessions and presentations to promote apprenticeship opportunities and strengthen employer brand presence.
• Guide candidates through the end to end recruitment journey ensuring a positive and inclusive experience that supports conversion and minimises offer reneges.
• Conduct high volume interviews during peak assessment periods ensuring a fair consistent and high quality selection process.
• Manage allocated budgets with accountability ensuring accurate tracking forecasting and reporting.
• Produce timely reporting and insights to support data driven decision making.
• Monitor early talent market trends and competitor activity to identify innovative sourcing approaches and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to cross team projects within the Early Talent Recruitment Team to support process improvement innovation and best practice delivery.
• Own and manage end to end recruitment pipelines for apprenticeship programmes ensuring continuous candidate engagement and a consistently high quality experience throughout the hiring journey.
• Track analyse and report on key pipeline metrics including attraction channel performance diversity representation assessment outcomes and offer acceptance rates proactively identifying risks and implementing solutions to optimise hiring results.
• Support onboarding activities and maintain regular communication with apprentice joiners prior to start dates to drive engagement readiness and a smooth transition into the organisation.
• Cultivate and sustain trusted relationships with key stakeholders hiring managers and external partners to ensure strong alignment with recruitment goals and successful hiring outcomes.
• Collaborate with faculty and education partners to design and deliver tailored outreach initiatives both in person and virtually that drive engagement and awareness.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with schools to boost employer brand visibility and attract a diverse pool of early talent.

Qualifications :

• Strong understanding of the Early Talent landscape including student job seeking behaviours attraction trends and engagement drivers across competitive markets.
• Solid working knowledge of UK Apprenticeship funding frameworks and compliance requirements with the ability to apply this confidently within recruitment processes.
• Proven experience in end to end candidate selection interviewing and assessment with a clear commitment to data privacy fairness and equal opportunity standards.
• Data driven and analytically minded with the ability to interpret recruitment metrics identify risks and trends and translate insights into clear and actionable recommendations.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Excel with the ability to manage analyse and present recruitment data accurately and efficiently.
• Strong presentation and communication skills with confidence delivering attraction activities events and insights to candidates educators and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to build and influence stakeholder and partner relationships acting as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and external partners.
• Highly organised and detail oriented with experience managing multiple programmes locations and high volume assessment activity simultaneously.
• Adaptable and resilient with an agile mindset and the confidence to thrive in a fast paced and evolving recruitment environment.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based without requiring employer sponsorship.

HelloKindred is committed to fair transparent and inclusive hiring practices. We assess candidates based on skills experience and role-related requirements.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. While we review every application carefully only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

HelloKindred is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race colour religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation age national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract