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Government Recruitment Service; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Pontefract is seeking a proactive Recruitment Consultant to connect employers with talented jobseekers and support local workforce development. You will act as the link between employers, jobseekers and partners, building networks to create meaningful employment opportunities across Pontefract and surrounding areas.

In this role you will engage directly with employers, share up-to-date labour market insight, and promote DWP recruitment services to help people

Responsibilities

• Build strong, practical and trusted relationships with employers to generate new opportunities for our customers.
• Identify recruitment opportunities and influence businesses to recruit through DWP service.
• Explain the full DWP offer to employers, including Work Experience, Youth Guarantee, Disability Confident, Access to Work, SWAPs, Work Trials and Universal Credit flexibilities.
• Gather and analyse employer and customer insight to review and inform future activity.
• Build understanding of customer groups and growth sectors, and monitor local developments including large-scale recruitment or redundancies.
• Collaborate with local partners to support skills development and match future demand.
• Share up-to-date employer insight so work coaches can match customers to roles.
• Maximise recruitment opportunities by engaging employers to recruit through DWP services.
• Attend visits, presentations and recruitment events to understand workforce needs.

Job description

Recruitment Consultant ~ West Yorkshire

Company: Government Recruitment Service

Salary: £32,137 to £32,137 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Pontefract

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 15 Sept 2026

Closing date: 22 Sept 2026

We are looking for proactive, relationship-focused Recruitment Consultants to work with employers across West Yorkshire District, helping businesses access talented individuals while creating meaningful employment opportunities for our customers.

In this role, you will act as the link between employers,jobseekersand partners, building strong relationships with local businesses to understand their workforce needs and develop practical recruitment solutions. You will play a key role in helping people move into work, remain in work and progress in their careers.

This is a highly collaborative role, working closely with employers, local partners, training providers and internal colleagues to support inclusive recruitment, respond to local labour market needs and contribute to stronger local economies.

You will spenda significant proportionof your time engaging directly with employers, building networks,identifyingrecruitmentopportunitiesand influencing businesses to recruit through DWP services.

• Build strong, practical and trusted relationships with employers to generate new opportunities for our customers. Encouraging employers to engage directly with Jobcentres through visits, talks and recruitment events
• You identifyrecruitmentopportunitiesand influence businesses to recruit through DWP service
• Be confident in explaining the full DWP offer to employers, including Work Experience, Youth Guarantee, Disability Confident, Access to Work, Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs), Work Trials and Universal Credit flexibilities
• Gather and analyse employer and customer insight to review and inform future activity
• Build a clear understanding of customer groups, key industries in the area, and growth sectors. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders to understand local developments including economic, social or demographic changes within your community, including information about large-scale recruitment or local redundancies
• Collaborate with local partners, trainingprovidersand community organisations to support skills development to match future demand
• Support colleagues to build their awareness of the local labour market and to understand the features/benefits of the DWP offer
• Share up-to-date employer insight and opportunities so work coaches can match the right customers to the right roles
• Generate and maximise recruitment recruitment opportunities by influencing business to recruit through DWP services, and engage with businesses to influence and encourage them to recruit through DWP recruitment services.
• Build strong, practical and trusted relationships with employers, through visits, presentations and recruitment events to understand their workforce needs and work with them to generate opportunities for our customers

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