Apprenticeships Senior Recruiter

Role:
Recruiting Specialist

Location:

Newcastle

We’re looking for a Apprenticeships Senior Recruiter to join our Early Talent Recruitment team and lead attraction and hiring across our Technology Degree Apprenticeship programmes in Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester, alongside our AI Career Changer Apprenticeships in Newcastle and Manchester.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape future talent through creative sourcing strategies, strong partnerships and an outstanding candidate experience.

You’ll lead end-to-end recruitment activity and deliver successful hiring outcomes across apprenticeship programmes.

You will:

• Develop attraction strategies to build diverse, high-quality apprenticeship pipelines.
• Build partnerships with schools, colleges, universities and external organisations to drive engagement and awareness.
• Deliver attraction events, presentations and networking opportunities to strengthen employer brand presence.
• Manage candidates through the full recruitment journey, delivering a positive and inclusive experience.
• Conduct high-volume interviewing and assessment activity during peak periods.
• Track recruitment performance, reporting on insights, trends and risks to support hiring decisions.
• Manage budgets and ensure accurate forecasting and tracking.
• Stay informed on market trends and identify opportunities to improve attraction and hiring outcomes.
• Contribute to wider Early Talent initiatives, process improvements and best practice.

You’ll work closely with hiring managers and external partners to deliver successful hiring outcomes and maintain engagement throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

• Support onboarding and pre-joining activity to maintain apprentice engagement.
• Build trusted stakeholder relationships across the business.
• Deliver targeted outreach activity both virtually and in person.
• Strengthen Accenture’s employer brand and expand early talent networks.

• Proven experience recruiting within Early Talent and Apprenticeship programmes, with strong understanding of attraction, selection and conversion strategies in competitive markets.
• Strong knowledge of the UK apprenticeship landscape, including funding rules, programme requirements and compliance.
• Experience building partnerships with schools, colleges, universities and external organisations to develop diverse, high-quality talent pipelines.
• A track record of delivering attraction and engagement activity, including events, presentations and outreach initiatives that strengthen employer brand and candidate engagement.
• Experience managing high-volume end-to-end recruitment processes, including interviewing and delivering an excellent candidate experience.
• Strong analytical capability, using recruitment data and insights to track performance, identify trends and support hiring decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A passion for creating opportunities for early career talent and driving successful apprenticeship hiring outcomes.

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.