Apprentice - Recruitment and Contracting Apprentice

**Role**: Recruitment and Contracting Apprentice

**Location**: Rotherham (Hellaby Business Park, Fretwell Road, Rotherham, S66 8HN) (This role is fully onsite)

**Target Start Date**: 1st week of December

**About Pearson**

At Pearson, we enhance lifelong learning, helping everyone achieve their goals through impactful experiences. Founded in 1844, Pearson is a leader in creating high-quality, digital-first, and accessible resources, with over 20,000 employees dedicated to lifelong learning. We foster an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and ensures equal opportunities for all. Committed to flexibility, Pearson embraces hybrid and remote working to support a balanced work-life environment.

**Pearson’s Apprenticeships**

**About the Apprenticeship**

This position is within the TOpS Marker Recruitment and Contracting Team at Pearson. The department are responsible for the recruitment and contracting of Key Stage 2 markers. Markers of all levels perform many different roles across Key Stage 2 English Reading, English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling and Mathematics qualifications, some examples are below:

- Marking Programme Leader
- Deputy Marking Programme Leader
- Senior Marker
- Team Leader
- Specialist Marker
- Regular Marker
- Clerical Marker

You will be enrolled in **Level 3 Business Administration,** which will help you develop your skills and knowledge, and can take up to **18 Months** to complete.

**About the Role**

The **Recruitment and Contracting Apprentice** is responsible for ensuring that sufficient Markers are recruited and deployed to meet forecasted demand for the TOpS/National Curriculum Assessments. The post holder will also work closely with the wider Recruitment team to ensure that all Markers are effectively contracted and available to meet target requirements across their assigned areas.

**Key skills and competencies**

- Organise and manage recruitment campaigns for all Marker positions.
- Assist with internal teams and stakeholders on recruitment needs, providing advice and building effective relationships.
- Advise potential applicants on Marker roles and ensure knowledge of Gateway to support them and set up new roles.
- Contribute to the Marker recruitment and retention strategy.
- Ensure consistent customer service, resolving escalations and complaints in line with SLAs.
- Review regular and ad hoc management information (MI).
- Support contracting, deployment, and allocation of Markers within deadlines and forecast requirements.
- Issue and track contracts to ensure full coverage, following up on non-replies and withdrawals.
- Build collaborative relationships with stakeholders (e.g., STA) and maintain accurate data across systems, including Gateway.
- Support the end-to-end recruitment process, including applicant support and reference checks.
- Assist with ad hoc contracting or deployment support during peak periods or absences.
- Collaborate with other business areas to achieve overall objectives.

**Key Deliverables**

- Ensuring a sufficient pipeline of qualified applicants to meet recruitment and deployment demands.

**The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate**:

- Good written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to work effectively as part of a team
- The ability to work independently
- A commitment to delivering objectives and KPIs
- A can-do attitude and the ability to adapt to an ever-changing workplace

**I.T Literacy**

- Intermediate MS Word and MS Excel, MS Outlook, (Essential)

**Job Location and Hours**

This role is based at our Rotherham office, located at Hellaby Business Park, Fretwell Road, Rotherham, S66 8HN.

The standard working pattern is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday during regular office hours. However, flexibility is required during busy periods, which may occasionally include weekend work. Overtime may be compensated either through payment or time off in lieu.

We aim to support a healthy work-life balance and can accommodate personal commitments such as school runs. Alternative working patterns, including part-time or non-traditional hours, can also be considered.

**Your benefits and rewards**

At Pearson, we offer a range of benefits, which include:

- 25 Days annual leave (increasing by 1 day with every year of continuous service up to 30 days); annual leave trading, +/- 5 days Annual Bonus
- Private Pension plan scheme where we pay in double what you contribute, up to 16% depending on your age
- Private medical and dental care insurance options, plus free eye tests
- Stock/share purchase options
- Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible working policies
- An employee wellbeing assistance programme
- Cycle to work program, volunteering days, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts

**Who we are**:
At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every le