Early Careers Adviser (FTC)

TN United Kingdom; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Early Careers Adviser to enhance their recruitment processes across various early career programs. This role involves collaborating with external partners, managing assessment centres, and ensuring an exceptional onboarding experience for trainees and apprentices. With a focus on diversity and social mobility, you will play a key role in shaping the future talent pipeline. The company offers extensive benefits, including competitive salary, private medical coverage, and generous leave policies, making it an exciting opportunity for those passionate about talent acquisition and development.

Benefits

Private Medical

Pension (8%)

Health and Wellness

26 days holidays + bank holidays

Learning and development opportunities

Family leave benefits: 26 weeks paid maternity

Family leave benefits: 8 weeks paid paternity

Travel coverage to sites

Qualifications

• Proven experience in end-to-end early careers recruitment.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the full early careers recruitment lifecycle aligned with business needs.
• Manage high-volume remote assessment centres for candidate experience.

Skills

Early Careers Recruitment

Stakeholder Engagement

Assessment Centre Management

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Degree in Human Resources or related field

Job description

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Early Careers Adviser (FTC), nationwide, UK

Client: Wates

Location: Nationwide, UK

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 7c2291e2219b

Job Views: 1

Posted: 08.05.2025

Expiry Date: 22.06.2025

Job Description:

Our Talent and Development team are seeking an Early Careers Advisor – Recruitment Specialist (FTC) to develop and deliver key aspects of our early careers attraction, selection, recruitment, and onboarding processes. The role also involves overseeing elements of development programmes to ensure a first-class experience for trainees and apprentices.

About the Role

1. Deliver the full early careers recruitment lifecycle aligned with business needs and strategy, including Graduate, Undergraduate, Year in Industry placements, and Higher Apprenticeship programmes.
2. Collaborate with external recruitment partners to develop and implement processes for our annual Trainee campaign, focusing on attraction, sourcing, assessment, diversity, and social mobility.
3. Work with the internal brand manager to design advertising and social media campaigns, promote programmes through diverse channels, and participate in emerging talent and diversity events.
4. Manage high-volume remote assessment centres, ensuring an excellent candidate experience.
5. Build stakeholder relationships and support assessors in hiring decisions, engaging them throughout the recruitment process.
6. Deliver onboarding activities, including networking events and Trainee Inductions (face-to-face).
7. Represent the Wates Trainee landscape with internal and external stakeholders.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is highly motivated, a team player, with proven experience in end-to-end early careers recruitment. You should have background in graduate recruitment, early careers, or talent acquisition, with extensive experience managing assessment centres. Strong relationship-building, communication skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders are essential. The role requires managing high-volume assessment centres, supplier engagement, and excellent organisational skills. A data-driven approach and ability to prioritize are key. Willingness to travel nationally, including to Leatherhead, is required.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary & profit share
• Travel coverage to our sites (subject to HMRC rates)
• Extensive benefits including Private Medical, Pension (8%), Health and Wellness, 26 days holidays + bank holidays, and more
• Learning and development opportunities to support career growth
• Family leave benefits: 26 weeks paid maternity, 8 weeks paid paternity

Note: The role involves a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS). Applicants will be assessed individually for any criminal convictions. Additional pre-employment checks may apply. For details, see: National Security Vetting.