770 - Universal Credit Job Centre - EO Recruitment Consultant Role - London


Company:	Department for Work and Pensions
Salary:	£37,016
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SW1P 2BS
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	22 Jul 2026
Closing date:	5 Aug 2026

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About the job

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. We are the UK's biggest public service department and administer the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers.

DWP is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and we aspire to being the most inclusive employer in the United Kingdom.

The Recruitment Consultant role is rewarding and dynamic, working closely with employers and partners to identify recruitment solutions and connect jobseekers with sustainable employment opportunities.

If you’re looking for a career that makes a clear and positive difference to people’s lives, then a DWP Executive Officer role may be an ideal for you!

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Job Description

We are looking for proactive, relationship-focused Recruitment Consultants to work with employers across the local area and London, helping businesses access talented individuals while creating meaningful employment opportunities for our customers.

In this role, you will act as the link between employers, jobseekers and partners, building strong relationships with local businesses to understand their workforce needs and develop practical recruitment solutions. You will play a key role in helping people move into work, remain in work and progress in their careers.

This is a highly collaborative role, working closely with employers, local partners, training providers and internal colleagues to support inclusive recruitment, respond to local labour market needs and contribute to stronger local economies.

You will spend a significant proportion of your time engaging directly with employers, building networks, identifying recruitment opportunities and influencing businesses to recruit through DWP services.

Key Accountabilities

• Build strong, practical and trusted relationships with employers to generate new opportunities for our customers. Encouraging employers to engage directly with Jobcentres through visits, talks and recruitment events.

• You will spend a significant proportion of your time engaging directly with employers, building networks, identifying recruitment opportunities and influencing businesses to recruit through DWP service

• Work with employers to design inclusive recruitment approaches that widen access to job opportunities for DWP customers

• Confident in explaining the full DWP offer to employers, including things like Work Experience, Youth Guarantee, Disability Confident, Access to Work, Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs), Work Trials and Universal Credit flexibilities.

• Gather and analyse employer and customer insight to review and inform future activity

• Build a clear understanding of customer group, key industries in the area, and growth sectors. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders to understand local developments including economic, social or demographic changes within your community, including information about large-scale recruitment or local redundancies.

• Collaborate with local partners, training providers and community organisations to support skills development to match future demand

• Offer candidate matching by working closely with internal colleagues, including work coaches and specialist advisers, to match and screen candidates to roles providing a proactive and tailored support to the candidate and employer

• Support work coaches and colleagues to build their confidence in the labour market and to coach colleagues to support customer with removing barriers and moving customers closer to the labour market

• Work alongside social media colleagues to promote vacancies and opportunities through digital channels, making sure everything is compliant and agreed with employers.

• Share up-to-date employer insight and opportunities so work coaches can match the right customers to the right roles.

• Share success stories, good practice and positive outcomes across teams

Person Specification

What we are looking for:

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Strong relationship-building skills, with the confidence to initiate and engage in conversations, influence and work effectively with employers, partners and colleagues.

• Excellent communication and networking skills, with confidence in presenting information and promoting opportunities to a wide range of audiences.

• The ability to understand employer needs and develop practical recruitment solutions that benefit both employers and customers.

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

• An ability to gather, interpret and use labour market information, insight and data to inform decision-making and identify opportunities.

• Experience of working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve shared objectives.

• A proactive and customer-focused approach, with a commitment to improving outcomes and creating employment opportunities for others.

• The ability to coach, support and share knowledge with colleagues, helping to build confidence and capability across teams.

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