Recruitment Manager Mat Cover Fixt - Trafalgar Education

Job Details

Job reference: REQ
01285

Date posted: 19/02/2026

Final date to receive applications: 05/03/2026

Location:

Woking

Salary: £35,000-£40,000 p/a

Package:
Contractual hours 37.5

Basis:
Full time

Job category/type:
Education

About Trafalgar Entertainment (TE) Co‑founded by Sir Howard Panter and Dame Rosemary Squire in 2017, Trafalgar Entertainment is a premium international live entertainment business focussed on new productions, venue ownership, Performing Arts education, theatre ticketing, the distribution of live‑streaming innovative content and the provision of great theatres where people can come together to share in the experience of live entertainment. TE is home to Trafalgar Theatres, The Chiswick Cinema, Trafalgar Theatre Productions, Trafalgar Releasing, Trafalgar Tickets, Stagecoach Performing Arts, Drama Kids/Helen OGrady Drama Academy, ticketing company London Theatre Direct, Stagedoor, Jonathan Church Theatre Productions, and Imagine Theatre.

The Franchise Recruitment Manager is responsible for guiding prospective franchise partners through a structured, educational recruitment journey across the Trafalgar Education brands, supporting sustainable network growth aligned to brand values, quality standards, and long term franchisee success. The role supports recruitment activity in both domestic and international markets, including established and emerging territories such as Australia, working closely with internal stakeholders and local compliance requirements.

This is not a sales role. Franchise recruitment within Trafalgar Education exists to educate, assess, and steward potential franchisees through a considered decision making process. The objective is to enable candidates to make informed, well‑judged commitments to the franchise model, rather than driving transactional outcomes or volume based targets. The role owns the integrity, consistency, and effectiveness of the recruitment process.

The Franchise Recruitment Manager is accountable for managing the end to end franchise recruitment lifecycle. This includes lead qualification, structured information sharing, supported discovery conversations, assessment and interviews, coordination of due diligence, and a disciplined handover into compliance and operations. This responsibility applies across UK and international recruitment activity, ensuring that local regulatory requirements, cultural context, and market realities are understood and respected.

Throughout the recruitment journey, the role ensures that candidates fully understand the franchise model, expectations, responsibilities, and risks. Only candidates who demonstrate the required capability, values alignment, financial resilience, and operational readiness are progressed. The emphasis remains firmly on long term franchisee success rather than speed of recruitment. Acting as a critical quality gate within the franchise system, the role balances growth ambitions with sound judgement, protecting the long term health of the franchise network and the reputation of the brands.

The focus is consistently on right fit recruitment, not volume. Working closely with the Head of Franchising and the Franchise Business Consultant team, the Franchise Recruitment Manager ensures recruitment activity is aligned with strategic priorities across both UK and international markets. The role also plays an active part in identifying opportunities to improve recruitment processes, candidate experience, and decision quality across the recruitment funnel.

In addition, the role provides clear reporting and insight on recruitment activity, pipeline health, and emerging risks, supporting informed decision making at Senior Leadership level. Leading the Franchise Recruitment function, the role delivers a professional, transparent, and values led experience for prospective franchisees, while acting as a trusted internal partner to ensure recruitment decisions strengthen the long term sustainability and performance of the franchise network.

• Own and manage the end to end franchise…