Job Description 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.