Position: Graduate Recruitment and Marketing Executive
Location: Abingdon (with a large proportion of home working)
Salary: £20,000 – £22,000 per annum
Hours: Monday – Friday (Flexible working pattern with the ambition to move to a 4 day week during 2022)
Experience: Graduate, Degree, Recruitment, Marketing, Administration, Business Executive, Business Growth, Finance, Sales, Graduate Scheme, University, Recruitment Agency 

The Opportunity

We are looking for an ambitious recent graduate to join our small and friendly team. This is a varied graduate program where you will gain valuable experience in both recruitment and marketing, and all parts of our wider business including; administration, business planning, sales, events 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.

This position is predominantly home-based and remote. However, we do have a shared office space based in Abingdon, so we will work collaboratively on occasion.

• 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
• Administration – Responsible for writing job descriptions, advertising jobs, writing interview confirmations and general office administration
• Events – We are closely linked to an Events company within Oxfordshire, so you will be responsible for supporting, planning and often hosting these events.
• 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
• 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

As part of our Graduate Scheme, you will have the opportunity to build a solid career path and will be given the training and support needed to earn a promotion, following your success as a Graduate Business Executive. We will also be offering the opportunity for the successful candidate to complete a MA degree paid for by us (purely optional!).

The Company

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 our 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 of 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 the flexible working (working on a 4 day week), guaranteed promotions and pay rises, to lots of work socials and the day off on your birthday!

 Requirements  

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent experience)
• Ability to work remotely and autonomously (thorough training will be provided)
• Strong and proven communication skills, both written and verbal
• A genuine interest in building a career with Thompson & Terry Recruitment
• 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 exciting time of growth

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.