Apprenticeships Recruiter

Who is HelloKindred?

HelloKindred are specialists in staffing marketing, creative and technology roles, offering a range of talent solutions that can be delivered on-site, remotely or hybrid.

Our vision is to make work accessible and people’s lives better. We do this by disrupting traditional employment barriers – connecting ambitious talent to flexible opportunities with trusted brands.

Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: September 30, 2026

Work Set Up: Hybrid

Our client in the global professional services industry is looking for an 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.

• Strong understanding of the Early Talent landscape, including student job seeking behaviours, attraction trends, and engagement drivers across competitive markets.
• A minimum of 3 years’ recruitment experience, preferably within apprenticeship or early careers hiring.
• 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.

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.