Recruitment Advisor - Apprenticeships in Dunstable

Location: Central Bedfordshire College – Dunstable Kingsway Campus

Salary/Benefits: Salary is £28,000 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, People’s Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week – 52 weeks per year

Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time

This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

About The Role

• Apprenticeship Matching & Candidate Support: Manage apprenticeship vacancies and applications, act as the main point of contact for potential apprentices, provide careers guidance and support students through application, interview and onboarding stages.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Building: Build strong relationships with employers, hiring managers, curriculum teams, school careers leads and community partners to promote apprenticeship pathways and ensure high‑quality candidate‑employer matching.
• Promotion, Outreach & Events Delivery: Represent the College at careers fairs, school events, open days and promotional activities, developing engaging materials and presentations to raise awareness of apprenticeship opportunities.
• Recruitment Operations, Tracking & Quality: Screen and assess candidates, maintain accurate CRM records, monitor progress against targets, report on outcomes, improve processes and deliver a consistently high‑quality recruitment experience.
• College Responsibilities, Compliance & Continuous Improvement: Work flexibly across campuses, contribute to meetings and quality processes (e.g., SAR, planning), uphold safeguarding, EDI, health & safety and participate in ongoing training and development.

About You

• Qualifications & Professional Development: Level 3 qualification (or willingness to achieve) in IAG, customer service, business support or recruitment, plus Level 2 English and Maths and evidence of continued CPD.
• Customer Service & Advisory Experience: Strong background in delivering advice and guidance, working in customer‑focused settings and consistently exceeding expectations with excellent local area knowledge.
• Organisation, Target Delivery & IT Skills: Proven ability to plan and manage workload, meet targets and deadlines, maintain effective systems, and use Microsoft Office and IT platforms confidently.
• Communication, Networking & Relationship‑Building: Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, build networks and maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
• Professionalism, Flexibility & Travel Requirements: Self‑motivated, adaptable, enthusiastic and able to work independently or within a team, with willingness to travel across sites and a full UK driving licence with access to a car.

For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.

Interviews to be held: 12 March 2026

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork: We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously: We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred: At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive: We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring: We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence: We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

About The Bedford College Group

The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport along side Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding

The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.