Education Recruitment Delivery Consultant

Role Overview

The Education Recruitment Delivery Consultant plays a pivotal role in sourcing, engaging, evaluating, and placing top-tier education professionals within UK schools. Collaborating closely with UK-based consultants and hiring managers, the incumbent will manage the recruitment lifecycle from initial candidate outreach to final placement, ensuring an excellent candidate experience throughout.

Primary Responsibilities

• Employ diverse sourcing strategies including job boards, networking platforms, databases, referrals, and headhunting to identify qualified education professionals.
• Conduct thorough competency-based telephone and video interviews to evaluate candidate fit.
• Develop and sustain a robust pipeline of candidates covering roles such as teachers, teaching assistants, SEN personnel, and cover supervisors.
• Match candidates to appropriate vacancies considering their skills, experience, availability, and location.
• Provide detailed candidate profiles and recommendations to the UK recruitment team.
• Proactively cultivate talent pools for future demand and market needs.
• Maintain ongoing engagement with candidates, offering career guidance, interview preparation, and market insights.
• Manage candidate expectations relating to availability, remuneration, and recruitment timelines.
• Simultaneously handle multiple vacancies and pipelines while adhering to agreed performance indicators.
• Keep CRM and ATS platforms updated with precise recruitment and candidate data.
• Facilitate interview coordination and collaborate with compliance teams to ensure smooth onboarding processes.
• Foster strong partnerships with UK consultants and teams, sharing market intelligence and feedback.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of recruitment procedures and sourcing methods.

Success Metrics

• Establish and maintain a substantial pipeline of qualified education professionals.
• Consistently provide high-quality shortlisted candidates within defined service level agreements.
• Meet or exceed individual recruitment KPIs and placement targets.
• Ensure strong candidate satisfaction and engagement throughout recruitment.
• Build reliable and trusted relationships with UK consultants through consistent communication and quality deliverables.
• Maintain accurate records of recruitment activities and candidate information.

Candidate Requirements

• Between 1 and 3 years of recruitment experience, ideally focused on the UK market.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Proficient in candidate sourcing using LinkedIn, various job boards, databases, and headhunting techniques.
• Strong telephone communication and relationship development abilities.
• Highly organized with capacity to manage multiple vacancies and competing priorities.
• Self-driven with the ability to operate independently in a remote work setting.
• Detail-oriented with excellent administrative competencies.
• Experienced using CRM/ATS and productivity tools such as Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience recruiting within the UK education sector.
• Experience recruiting teachers, teaching assistants, SEN staff, or related education roles.
• Familiarity with UK education recruitment processes and sector knowledge.
• Previous engagement with UK-based clients and candidates.

Additional Information

• Position is full-time with work hours aligned to UK business hours.
• The role is entirely remote based in South Africa, supporting UK recruitment activities.
• Salary range is from R20000 to R25000 per month.
• Opportunity to join a growing UK education recruitment firm with potential for career development and ongoing training.
• Collaborative international team environment offering performance-based incentives.