Graduate Operations Executive

Looking to build a career in HR, Talent Acquisition or Internal Recruitment? Passionate about people, highly organised, and thrive in a fast-paced environment? Join a leading management consultancy as a Graduate Operations Executive, supporting one of the UK's largest graduate recruitment campaigns. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience across recruitment operations, candidate management and the full talent acquisition lifecycle.
 
Please note: This is a temporary full-time role from September 2026 to December 2026.
 
Company Profile - Management Consultancy
You'll be joining a leading management consultancy that delivers high-impact transformation projects across the public and private sectors. The business runs a high-volume national graduate recruitment campaign, attracting and assessing early-career talent across the UK.
 
Working as part of a collaborative Talent Acquisition team, you'll play a key role in ensuring the smooth delivery of the graduate hiring process while providing an exceptional experience for candidates and internal stakeholders.
Job Description - Graduate Operations Executive
 
Job Description - Graduate Operations Executive
As a Graduate Operations Executive, you'll support the day-to-day delivery of a large-scale graduate recruitment campaign. You'll coordinate recruitment activity, manage candidate communications, organise interviews and assessment centres, and ensure every stage of the candidate journey runs smoothly.
 
This is a fast-paced, people-focused role that requires excellent organisation, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities. You'll gain valuable exposure to recruitment operations and develop transferable skills for a future career in HR, Talent Acquisition or Internal Recruitment.
 
This opportunity would suit someone with strong administration or coordination experience who enjoys working with people and is looking to take the next step in their career within a people-focused environment.
 
Key Responsibilities - Graduate Operations Executive

• Act as the first point of contact for candidate queries via phone and email, providing a professional and helpful experience.
• Manage the recruitment inbox, responding to queries and escalating issues where required.
• Coordinate candidate applications, interview schedules and recruitment activity throughout the graduate hiring campaign.
• Support candidates throughout the recruitment process, ensuring a smooth and engaging candidate experience.
• Process expense claims for candidates and offer holders.
• Travel regularly to support final interviews and assessment centres across multiple UK locations.
• Welcome, brief and support candidates on assessment days, ensuring they feel prepared and comfortable.
• Liaise with assessors and internal stakeholders to ensure interviews and recruitment activities run smoothly.
• Maintain accurate candidate records, documentation and recruitment data.
• Provide additional administrative and operational support to the Talent Acquisition team.

Job Requirements - Graduate Operations Executive

• Previous experience in administration, coordination, recruitment support, HR administration or a customer-facing office environment.
• A genuine interest in building a career within HR, Talent Acquisition, Internal Recruitment or people operations.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident communicating with candidates, colleagues and senior stakeholders.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Excel, Teams and other systems, with the ability to learn new platforms quickly.
• Professional, reliable and organised with a positive attitude.
• Comfortable working remotely while travelling regularly across the UK (travel and accommodation fully reimbursed).

Benefits of the Job - Graduate Operations Executive

• Temporary full-time role from September 2026 to December 2026.
• Fully remote working with regular UK travel and all expenses reimbursed.
• Opportunity to gain hands-on experience within Talent Acquisition and graduate recruitment.
• Exposure to the full recruitment lifecycle within a leading management consultancy.
• Work alongside an experienced and supportive Talent Acquisition team.
• Develop valuable skills in recruitment operations, candidate management and stakeholder coordination.
• Excellent foundation for a future career in HR, Internal Recruitment or Talent Acquisition.

Please note: This is a temporary full-time role from September 2026 to December 2026.