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Recruitment Resourcer / Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Location: Rochdale
Salary: £26,000 per annum
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm (1-hour unpaid lunch break)
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Working Arrangement: Office-based
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

About the RoleAre you organised, confident on the phone and looking for an opportunity to build a career in recruitment?

Meridian Business Support is looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Recruitment Resourcer / Trainee Recruitment Consultant to join our Rochdale team.

Working closely with the Branch Manager, you'll play an important role in supporting our recruitment activities, helping us find the right people for our clients while ensuring candidates are screened, registered and ready for work.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong administration and communication skills who wants to learn the recruitment industry and progress into a Recruitment Consultant role. You'll receive hands-on training and support, with opportunities to develop your skills, take on more responsibility and earn additional bonus payments as you progress.

Previous recruitment experience isn't essential. We're looking for the right attitude, confidence, organisation and a willingness to learn.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Advertising vacancies: Creating and posting job adverts across relevant job boards to attract suitable candidates.
• Candidate sourcing: Searching for candidates, reviewing CVs and shortlisting applicants against job requirements.
• Telephone screening: Contacting candidates to discuss vacancies, assess their suitability, check availability and arrange interviews.
• Client and candidate communication: Building professional relationships and confidently speaking with clients and candidates over the telephone.
• Compliance checks: Completing right-to-work checks, candidate registration and other required compliance documentation.
• Database management: Keeping our CRM system accurate and up to date, including candidate details, availability and recruitment activity.
• Recruitment administration: Ensuring records are maintained correctly and recruitment processes run smoothly.
• Team support: Working closely with the Branch Manager to support the day-to-day running of the recruitment desk and deliver a great service to clients and candidates.

What Are We Looking For?We're looking for someone who is organised, proactive and happy to pick up the phone. You'll need to be comfortable talking to different people, managing competing priorities and ensuring the details are right.

Ideally, you'll have:

• Strong administration and organisational skills, with good attention to detail.
• Confidence speaking to people over the telephone.
• A friendly, professional and approachable manner.
• Good IT skills and the ability to maintain accurate records and databases.
• The ability to prioritise tasks and manage a varied workload.
• A proactive attitude, with the confidence to use your initiative.
• A willingness to learn, take feedback on board and develop new skills.

Previous experience in recruitment, resourcing, administration, customer service or sales would be beneficial but is not essential. Full training and support will be provided.
What Do We Offer?

• £26,000 per annum starting salary.
• Monday to Friday working hours, 8:00am – 4:30pm.
• 37.5 working hours per week, with a one-hour unpaid lunch break.
• An office-based role in Rochdale.
• Full training and ongoing support from an experienced Branch Manager.
• A genuine opportunity to progress into a Recruitment Consultant position.
• Potential to earn additional bonus payments as your skills develop and you contribute to the success of the branch.
• The opportunity to build a long-term career in a fast-paced, people-focused industry.

Interested? If you're organised, confident, enjoy speaking to people and want to develop a career with genuine opportunities for progression and additional earnings, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to take your first step towards a career in recruitment.