Position: Graduate Business Executive
Location: Abingdon (OX14)
Salary: £16,000 – £22,000 per annum
Hours: Monday – Friday (09:00 – 18:00 with an early finish on a Friday)
Experience: Degree, Recruitment, Business Growth, Administration, Finance, Marketing, Graduate, University

The Opportunity

We are looking for an ambitious recent graduate to join our creative offices in central Abingdon. This is a varied graduate program where you will gain valuable experience in all parts of our business including marketing, administration, business planning, sales and financial administration. This is, therefore, a really unique opportunity to expand your skillset and learn first-hand about everything required to successfully run a business.

• Recruitment- Learning how to source CV’s, interview candidates, pitch jobs to candidates, submit to clients for consideration
• Marketing – Responsible for day to day management of all social media channels, creating content for our website, external websites and magazines. As well as working closely with our MD to plan and implement marketing strategies, both offline and online
• Sales – Taking an active involvement in talking to candidates, pitching jobs and attending regular networking events and client meetings.
• Finance – Day-to-day management of the accountancy software (Xero), general bookkeeping and financial duties with the support of the MD and an external accountant
• Business – Working closely with the MD around the planning and implementation of the growth strategy for the business, regularly updating the business plan, and creating clear and defined goals focused on business growth
• Administration – Responsible for writing job descriptions, advertising jobs, writing interview confirmations and general office administration

After the competition of the 12 month graduate scheme, you will be eligible to apply for our MA level scheme, where we will support you to obtain your masters, which would be funded by us!

The Company

Founded in 2014, Thompson and Terry Recruitment is an independent recruitment consultancy company based in the idyllic market town of Abingdon. We specialise in sourcing and placing staff in Sales, Customer Service, Marketing and Administrative roles, across Oxfordshire and nationally.

Here at Thompson & Terry, we really value a consultative and thorough approach to recruitment. As such, our company ethos is that we only submit candidates to clients if we would personally employ them ourselves. We are looking for employees who are really passionate about our approach to recruitment, and keen to implement our principles of honesty and transparency to clients and candidates alike.

We are so proud of our company culture and all our staff were involved in developing our mission statement, which we completely live by every day. As a reward for your hard work, we offer our employees a number of company benefits, from work socials to guaranteed promotions and pay rises, plus a day off on your birthday and an early finish every Friday!

Requirements

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent experience)
• Strong and proven communication skills, both written and verbal
• Full UK driving license
• Willingness to attend networking events out of hours
• A genuine interest in building a career with Thompson & Terry
• Exceptional organisation skills and attention to detail with the ability to prioritise a high workload
• A genuine desire to learn how a business works and be involved in supporting its growth
• A friendly and professional manner
• Proactive and enthusiastic approach to work

Thompson & Terry Ltd (thompsonandterry.co.uk) is a recruitment consultancy specialised in the sourcing of Sales & Marketing professionals in Oxfordshire. No terminology used in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of race, age or sex.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to a high volume of applications, if you have not heard from us within 5 working days, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful at this time.