Recruitment and Outreach Advisor

MTC Limited; Oxford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading training provider in Oxford seeks a Recruitment and Outreach Advisor to enhance apprenticeship recruitment and engage with educational partners. You will manage applicant pipelines and coordinate outreach activities in STEM. Ideal candidates should possess a qualification in employability and a solid understanding of the engineering sector. This role offers a supportive environment aimed at developing the UK's next generation of engineers.

Qualifications

• Qualification in employability and/or Careers Education.
• Understanding of the engineering sector.
• Knowledge of STEM and its impact.

Responsibilities

• Support the MTC Training team in apprenticeship recruitment.
• Manage pipeline of applicants.
• Coordinate STEM and outreach activities.

Skills

Employability information

Understanding of the engineering sector

Knowledge of STEM

Education

Qualification in employability and/or Careers Education

Job description

MTC Training is a multi-award winning Independent Training Provider delivering high quality engineering apprenticeships and upskilling training courses.

The Recruitment and Outreach Advisor will support the MTC Training team in all aspects of apprenticeship recruitment, STEM engagement with Schools and Education partners, whilst also providing a fair and professional recruitment service, reporting to the Customer Excellence Manager.

The role is part of the Customer Excellence team, and a wider Training and Skills Team that work closely together across locations to enable the business to achieve its apprenticeship targets, delivering the UK’s next generation of engineers.

The successful candidate will be a self‑starter, able to work under limited supervision to hit targets and work well in an unstructured environment.

Key Activities

• Offer employability information, advice, and guidance to apprentice applicants.
• Manage pipeline of applicants.
• Lead on Open Evening and attraction events at OAS.
• Coordinate STEM and outreach activities that promote our apprenticeship offering.
• Work closely with MTC Training marketing colleagues in the promotion of our apprenticeship programmes.
• Support Employer Partners with the recruitment of external apprentices where necessary.
• Support Business Development team on client meetings.
• External coordination with organisations such as schools, colleges, local enterprise partnerships.
• Ensure events are prepared with presentations and necessary equipment, ensuring risk assessments for young persons, materials for events are available, appropriate staffing such as apprentice ambassadors are in place.
• Occasional evening requirements to attend and support events.
• Any other reasonable duties as required by management.
• Develop relationships with customers to support the growth.
• Support Apprenticeship Assessment team when required enabling a seamless end to end learner experience.

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification in employability and/or Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance.
• Understanding of the engineering sector.
• Knowledge of STEM and ED&I and the impact it can have.

Desirable

• Previous experience in apprentice recruitment.
• Previous experience in the STEM sector.
• Events organisation.
• Marketing experience.
• Contact within local networks, such as OXLEP.

Vetting Checks

Learners’ safety and wellbeing is of paramount importance to all MTC Training employees. All individuals are expected to actively contribute to our culture of safeguarding and vigilance to ensure learning is delivered in the safest environment possible.

Shortlisted candidates are subject to safer recruitment screening, including but not limited to:

• Employment history check.
• Right to work check.
• Identity check.
• Two references.
• Qualification check.
• Industry prohibitions check (applies to programme delivery and assessment roles).
• Public online activity search.
• Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list check.

The successful applicant will be required to promptly complete training relating to safeguarding and prevent and is expected to undertake ongoing training in relation to children’s safety and wellbeing.

The successful applicant will be expected to maintain our safeguarding culture and contribute to it by supporting the Designated Safeguarding Lead and safeguarding team. The successful applicant will be required to adhere to our Code of Conduct and share our commitment to the welfare of children.

About The MTC

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe.

The MTC's engineers, scientists, and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale, helping manufacturers of all sizes develop new and innovative processes and technologies.

Established to prove cutting edge manufacturing advances in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions, the MTC works with hundreds of industrial clients across a range of sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food and drink, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, electronics, oil and gas and defence. The MTC helps businesses thrive by advancing their technological and engineering capabilities to improve their business efficiency, capability and competitiveness.

Supported by one of the largest public sector investments in UK Manufacturing, the MTC's engineering capabilities cover research and development, advanced manufacturing management, factory design and training for the skills of the future.

The MTC has world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.

Reference Checks and Security Checks

Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.