Job Description – Education Recruitment Delivery Consultant
Reports to: Recruitment Team Lead
Location: Remote (South Africa) – supporting UK education recruitment teams
Hours: Full-time, aligned to UK business hours
Salary: R20 000 - R25 000
Purpose of the Role
The Education Recruitment Delivery Consultant is responsible for identifying, engaging, screening, and placing high-quality education professionals into schools across the UK. Working closely with UK-based consultants and hiring managers, you will build strong candidate pipelines, manage the recruitment process from initial outreach through to placement, and deliver an outstanding candidate experience.
This is a fast-paced, relationship-driven role requiring strong sourcing ability, excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach to managing multiple vacancies simultaneously.
Key Responsibilities
Candidate Sourcing & Recruitment
Source high-quality education professionals using job boards, LinkedIn, databases, referrals, and headhunting techniques.
Conduct competency-based telephone and video interviews to assess candidate suitability.
Build and maintain a strong pipeline of teachers, teaching assistants, SEN professionals, cover supervisors, and other education staff.
Match candidates to suitable vacancies based on skills, experience, availability, and location.
Present shortlisted candidates to the UK recruitment team with detailed interview notes and recommendations.
Proactively build talent pools for future vacancies and market demand.
Candidate Management
Build strong relationships with candidates throughout the recruitment process.
Provide guidance on UK education opportunities, interview preparation, and market insights.
Maintain regular communication with active candidates to keep them engaged.
Manage candidate expectations around availability, salaries, and recruitment timelines.
Ensure a positive candidate experience from first contact through to placement.
Recruitment Process Management
Manage multiple vacancies and candidate pipelines simultaneously while working to agreed KPIs.
Keep the CRM and ATS updated with accurate candidate information and recruitment activity.
Coordinate interviews between candidates and UK consultants where required.
Work closely with the compliance team to ensure successful candidates progress efficiently through onboarding.
Support consultants by proactively identifying suitable candidates for current and future vacancies.
Business Collaboration
Develop strong working relationships with UK consultants and branch teams.
Share market intelligence, candidate feedback, and recruitment trends.
Work collaboratively to achieve individual and team placement targets.
Contribute ideas to improve recruitment processes and sourcing strategies.
What Success Looks Like
Build strong pipelines of qualified education professionals.
Consistently deliver quality shortlisted candidates against agreed SLAs.
Achieve individual recruitment KPIs and placement targets.
Maintain excellent candidate engagement and satisfaction throughout the recruitment process.
Build trusted relationships with UK consultants through reliability, communication, and quality delivery.
Keep recruitment activity and candidate records accurate and up to date.
