Learner Recruitment Officer

Job title: Learner Recruitment Officer

Location: Home based with occasional travel

This is a fixed term full-time role (37 hours per week) until June 2025

About us: Education Development Trust is an education charity that exists to transform lives by improving education around the world. We work collaboratively with national and local governments, schools and other partners to design and deliver sustainable solutions to improve education.

As a Learner Recruitment officer, your primary role is to attract and engage potential learners for skills education and training programmes, courses, or training sessions offered by Education Development Trust (EDT). Your job revolves around identifying individuals who could benefit from the courses provided and guiding them through the enrolment process through to successful completion.

Person Specification:

Knowledge

Essential:

• Knowledge of different education settings and how learners may enter education at different points throughout their lives
• Knowledge of stakeholder relationship and management techniques resulting in effective performance and meeting KPIs
• Knowledge of effective customer service, sales techniques and effective recruitment strategies
• Level 4 minimum in a relevant qualification

Experience

Essential:

• Experience of working in sales or recruitment role with demonstrable experience of achieving KPIs
• Experience of working in a client-facing role providing excellent customer service
• Experience of working with a range of departments to achieve wider directorate KPIs
• Experience of developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of using a CRM (or similar) to maintain and update tracking systems

Salary & Benefits

Salary: £26,208.00 per annum FTE

Benefits include:

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rota)
• Matched Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Discounted gym memberships
• Health care cash plan
• Retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Wellbeing App
• Deadline for applications: Midnight Monday 09 December (Please note, we reserve the right to close our vacancies early if sufficient applications are received).

Interviews will take place virtually week commencing 16 December

How to apply:

To be considered for this vacancy, applicants are required to complete and submit a fully completed application form through our website.

Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults whom we work with and come into contact with around the world. All applicants are subject to thorough screening and for applicable roles, successful candidates are subject to relevant criminal record checks with national police authorities or the UK’s Disclosure and Barring Service.

At Education Development Trust, we strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and knows they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks. We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Education Development Trust an inclusive place to work. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.