Recruitment Officer: Under-represented Talent

Salary package: £31,510.25

Fixed-term contract (12 months - maternity leave cover)

Job location: West Midlands (Birmingham)

To build a fair education for all, we need to unlock the potential in all children – not just some. Together, we’re making it happen. Every day, our work takes us closer to a better future. But we need to do more. It’s a big challenge – and we need your help to take it on.

The Recruitment Officer – Under-represented Talent is responsible for identifying and supporting brilliant talent from Black Heritage backgrounds to join our programme.

We’re committed to ensuring that our partner schools have teachers and leaders truly representative of the diverse communities we serve. In recent years, we’ve reshaped how we attract and support applicants from Black Heritage backgrounds to consider a career in teaching, and ultimately join our Training Programme.

We’ve been awarded for our work so far in this area with the ISE’s “Commitment to Improving Diversity through Student Resourcing” award in 2024. This role is a crucial part of bringing this work to life, supporting a pipeline of candidates from Black Heritage backgrounds with all they need to thrive during the application process, and beyond.

• Do you have a clear affiliation with working in a fast-paced, target-driven environment?
• Are you passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion, you’ll hold a real drive to use your skills to effect change and make a difference for our partner schools?
• Do you have experience of working with under-represented groups previously?
• Are you adept at coaching, able to ask the right questions to identify barriers and concerns, with strong active listening skills?
• Are you a clear, confident and impactful communicator, and can you flex your style for impact?
• Do you have demonstrable experience of planning and organising your time, readily adapting amid an ever-changing landscape?
• Do you have prior experience of utilising your own judgement, autonomy and decision-making skills?

Yes to the above? Then we want to hear from you. You might be our next Recruitment Officer – Under-represented Talent!

Take a look at the job description and then complete an application on our careers website. Make sure you’ve got your CV ready to upload, along with a tailored cover letter that demonstrates how you meet our essential criteria. If you’re applying from an external job board, you’ll be redirected to our careers website. (Please note, we only accept applications through our careers website).

We expect interviews to take place between on or from 5 February 2025.