Technical Consultant Apprentice - Level 3 Recruiter

Summary

Aviation Personnel is looking for an ambitious Technical Consultant Apprentice to join our recruitment team. Working alongside our Compliance Manager, you will support and manage candidates. As candidates are at the heart of our business, this is an important role, giving you the opportunity to develop your understanding of recruitment.

Wage

£18,000 a year

Training course

Recruiter (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 19 October 2026

Duration

1 year 1 month

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

Our candidates are at the heart of our business, so this is an important position within the team and will give you the opportunity to develop a strong understanding of recruitment from the candidate side.

As your knowledge, confidence and experience develop, you will be given the opportunity to progress into a 360 recruitment role, which will include candidate attraction, client management, business development and winning new business.

This is a role for someone looking for a long-term career, rather than simply an apprenticeship. We are a growing business and are expanding into new areas of recruitment, so there will be opportunities for the successful person to develop their career and take on additional responsibilities as the company grows.

What is a Technical Consultant?

A Technical Consultant within recruitment works closely with both candidates and employers to understand their requirements and match the right people to the right opportunities.

In this role, you will initially concentrate heavily on the candidate journey, supporting candidates through registration, compliance, interviews and placements. You will develop strong communication and relationship-building skills while learning how the recruitment industry operates.

Over time, you will develop the commercial side of recruitment, including sourcing new candidates, understanding client requirements, developing client relationships, business development and ultimately managing the full recruitment process from initial contact through to placement.

Your role will initially include:

• Supporting the Compliance Manager with candidate registrations and compliance checks
• Speaking with candidates over the telephone and building strong professional relationships
• Keeping candidates updated throughout the recruitment process
• Helping candidates prepare for interviews and assignments
• Coordinating interviews, availability and candidate information
• Following up with candidates regarding documentation and outstanding requirements
• Maintaining accurate candidate records and recruitment systems
• Advertising and sourcing suitable candidates for vacancies
• Screening candidates and understanding their skills, experience and suitability
• Communicating with candidates regarding available opportunities
• Supporting candidates through the onboarding and placement process
• Developing an understanding of recruitment legislation, compliance and best practice
• Learning how different recruitment sectors operate
• Working closely with the wider team to ensure candidates receive a high level of service

As you develop, you will progress into:

• Managing candidates through the full recruitment lifecycle
• Developing relationships with clients and understanding their recruitment requirements
• Business development and generating new opportunities
• Making outbound calls to prospective clients
• Winning new business and developing existing accounts
• Taking responsibility for vacancies from initial requirement through to placement
• Negotiating with candidates and clients
• Building your own candidate and client portfolio
• Working towards targets and commission
• Developing into a 360 Recruitment Consultant
  

Where you'll work

Sovereign Court
1st Floor Suite B 625 635 Sipson Road
Middlesex
UB7 0JE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

DAVIDSON TRAINING UK LIMITED

Training course

Recruiter (level 3)

What you'll learn

• 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

• Full training will be given, leading to a recognised Level 3 Recruiter Apprenticeship Standard qualification
• Full on-the-job training will be delivered
• Off-the-job training will be supported by our Training Provider - Davidson Training UK Ltd
• All training is carried out within the workplace during working hours

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4-9 (A*- C))
• Maths (grade 4-9 (A*- C))

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Confident
• Friendly
• Relationship Building
• Hardworking
• Reliable
• Ambitious and motivated
• Resilient
• Target-driven
• Proactive
• A strong team player
• Professional
• Keen to learn and develop

Other requirements

Our office is located close to Heathrow Airport, which you can see from the office.

You must be able to travel reliably to our office for the required working hours.

A busy recruitment environment

Aviation recruitment operates around the needs of the industry, and many of the roles we recruit for operate 24/7. While the apprentice will work standard office hours of Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm and will not be expected to work overtime outside these hours, the role requires someone who understands the importance of keeping candidates and colleagues updated.

For example, candidates may need to be contacted regarding interviews, placements or changes to their availability. You will therefore need to be comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where communication and responsiveness are important.

You don't need previous recruitment experience. The right attitude, personality, work ethic and ambition are more important.

The Team

You will be joining a young, energetic and supportive team and will work closely with our team, who will provide day-to-day guidance and support as you learn the candidate side of the business.

We are looking for someone who will fit well within our team and who wants to grow with the company.