Recruitment Advisor

Recruitment Advisor

Reports to: Head of Ark Teacher Training Recruitment

Location: Currently operating hybrid working in our West London Office

Contract: Permanent

Pattern: Full Time (standard hours 9am - 5.30pm)

Closing date: 06/03/2025

1st round interviews (virtual): w/c 10/03/2025

2nd round interviews (in person): w/c 17/03/2025

Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 (depending on experience)

About The Role:

We are delighted to announce an exceptional opportunity for a dedicated individual to join our team. This role presents an exciting prospect to assume a pivotal position within our established team, contributing significantly to our continued support of the Ark Network schools and trainee teacher recruitment.

In this role, you will be responsible for the full recruitment process, bringing high quality trainee teachers into Ark schools in London. You will be responsible for attracting candidates to apply and then guide them through the recruitment process. You will need to build and maintain excellent relationships with both candidates and Ark school colleagues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cultivate relationships with target universities and community organisations to access their pool of potential candidates
• Deliver captivating presentations to groups of potential candidates to encourage applications
• Coordinate and participate in information events tailored for potential candidates, fostering engagement and interaction
• Build rapport and connection with candidates to ensure that they have a positive experience of Ark recruitment and chose Ark as their preferred training provider
• Conduct initial screening and assessment centres for the Ark Teacher Training programme for your target geography
• Actively manage candidates over the telephone and via email to ensure maximum conversion of applicants to offers
• Build and maintain close working relationships with HRBPs, Regional Directors & school Principals to ensure that their recruitment needs are understood and fulfilled effectively

Key Requirements:

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent relevant experience
• Right to work in the UK
• Knowledge of account management skills, recruitment, OR education - all three are not required if you can demonstrate the ability to learn quickly
• Possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate sound judgment
• Highly motivated, detail-focused, and with an organised structure approach to work
• Strong IT skills and in particular knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Experience of Salesforce would be beneficial
• Dedicated, adaptable, and driven to achieve program goals
• Set high standards for yourself and others, acting as a positive role model
• A dedicated and supportive team player who naturally goes above and beyond for colleagues

Benefits:

• Our hybrid working model aims to offer the best of both worlds, striking the right balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. You will work a minimum of two days per week in our state-of-the-art office in West London allowing you to connect with colleagues, with the flexibility to work remotely, or in the office over the remaining days
• In addition to our current hybrid working arrangements, employees can request to work fully remotely for up to 10 working days a year, whether this be in the UK or abroad
• Our flexitime policy allows you to work your hours around our core hours of 10.00 - 16.00, helping you prioritise your work-life balance and personal commitments
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service up to 30 days after 3-years' service. This entitlement is pro rata for part time employees. This entitlement excludes bank holidays
• Full office closure between Christmas and New Year
• As an Ark employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to. Depending on your role you may also be entitled to LGPS which is a defined benefit scheme where you contribute a percentage based on how much you earn (as do we) in exchange for a guaranteed amount in your pension pot every year
• Access to high-quality professional learning throughout your career, offering both face-to-face sessions and a bespoke online learning platform
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bike, gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym and free eye tests

About Us:

We're an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we're a network of 39 schools, educating around 30,000 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference and we're recognised as one of the highest achieving academy groups in the country. We want to change the lives of children everywhere, not just in our own schools. So, we create and incubate Ventures designed not only to help pupils in Ark schools, but also to improve education systems.

You'll be joining a group of like-minded, ambitious individuals who work collaboratively and are all committed to our core mission, that every child has the potential to succeed. Having just celebrated our 20th anniversary, we are shaping our goals for the next 20 and there has never been a more exciting time to join us.

Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone - staff and students - can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark's diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link .

Safeguarding statement:

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link .

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.