Apprenticeship Recruitment Executive – Employer Partnerships
Reporting to Head of Apprenticeships and Employer Partnerships
Base: Various
Hours 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Contract Type Support
Holidays 20 per year subject to service increases
Salary £20,376 pro rata per annum
Job Purpose
To ensure effective recruitment of apprenticeships, working with external clients to maximise apprenticeship placements with employers to meet and grow Derby College’s 16-18 and 19-24 apprenticeship targets.
To assist with the colleges vision and mission that contributes towards meeting the colleges strategic ambitions
Key Responsibilities
  • Work closely with the Project Manager and Derby CollegeApprenticeships and Employer Partnerships team to efficiently promote the apprenticeship vacancy in approved time scalefor identified employers.
  • To organise and support apprenticeship recruitment job fairs.
  • To work closely with employers to ensure the recruitment process enables employers to recruit an apprentice to meet their specific requirements.
  • To work closely with the Employer’s Marketing Team to ensure maximum exposure of apprenticeship programmes with employers.
  • To attend promotional events to market employerapprenticeships programmes in the region.
  • To manage the AVOL (apprenticeship recruitment tool) on a daily basis ensuring applicants and employers are updated on a daily basisand pre-screen prior to interview.
  • Ensure all applicants are invited for an interview in a timely manner in accordance to employer needs.
  • Provide a professional pre-screening and interview for appropriate applicants in line with employer needs.
  • Support employers to organise employer interviews providing information gathered from pre-screening and interview to help employers make an informed decision.
  • To input learner information on to the Derby College CRM system under relevant projects.
  • To attend project management meeting provide update information of recruitment process for each employer.
  • Take part in induction sessions for students and prospective apprentices.
  • To provide a professional customer service to both internal and external customers.
  • To give young people robust information advice and guidance, sign post to alternative routes for unsuccessful candidates.
  • To liaise with schools, careers and employment service as and when required in geographical area.
  • Post employer interview provide constructive feedback to unsuccessful candidates, signpost them to alternative apprenticeship vacancies or other college training programmes.
  • Liaise with project management team regarding successful applicants ensuring a smooth transition into employment and apprenticeship framework in a timely manner as agreed with the employer
  • To work with employers to secure apprenticeships or employment for these applicants who are not retained after 1st year of 2nd year of apprenticeship programme.
  • To work with employers, supply chain to seek alternative employment.
  • To assist with the assessment days for employers’ selection of the apprenticeships.
  • To demonstrate flexibility in responding to changing demands in personal, sectional or the employers’ needs.
  • To take responsibility for ones own professional development and continually update as necessary.
  • To take reasonable care of your own health, safety and welfare and that of any other person who may be affected by your actions or omissions whilst at work. You are also required to co-operate with the College to enable it to fulfil its legal obligations. Appropriate information, instruction, training and supervision will be provided to enable you to perform your duties in a manner that is deemed safe and without risk to health.
  • To undertake risk assessments for any new activity and to ensure risk assessment checks are carried out for any ongoing activity.
  • To carry out any other reasonable duties within the overall function, commensurate with the grading and level of responsibility of the job.
  • Abide by all College policies, procedures and processes ensuring legal compliance to the College.
  • Be committed to working in a cohesive, supportive and forward-thinking team of colleagues which shares an ambitious vision to secure an outstanding status for the college.

Competencies
Essentials
  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • A high level of interpersonal skills
  • IT application skills – spreadsheets, databases and word processes
  • Self-motivated
  • Customer Service to external clients
  • Administration experience
  • Interview techniques
  • Ability to organise events / conferences / marketing events
Desirables
  • Guidance and counselling of young people

Knowledge
Essentials
  • Knowledge of apprenticeships
  • Awareness of Recruitment and selection good practice
  • Knowledge of employment and Equal Opportunities legislation and best practice
  • Interview techniques
  • IAG
  • Health and Safety
  • Business Development processes and procedures

Qualifications
Essentials
  • Maths level 2 (or equivalent)
  • English Level 2 (or equivalent)
  • Level 2 IT qualification or equivalent
  • NVQ Level 3 in Administration or Customer Service
Desirables
  • Level 3 Information Advice and Guidance