Executive Search Consultant

Aventus Global Talent; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Dubai is seeking a Senior Delivery Consultant to support consultants in sourcing and qualifying candidates. The role emphasizes building strong talent pipelines and ensuring a positive recruitment process. Candidates should possess experience in executive search or recruitment, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. The company offers significant investment in ongoing training and a tailored career path.

Qualifications

• Experience working in executive search delivery or recruitment resourcing is essential.
• Must understand the foundations of sourcing, qualifying, and managing candidates.
• Confident communication skills when dealing with candidates.

Responsibilities

• Source candidates using various methods including job boards and LinkedIn.
• Deliver a professional and transparent journey for every candidate.
• Conduct structured qualification calls to uncover skills and motivations.
• Coordinate interviews and manage all confirmations and follow-ups.
• Build targeted talent maps across job functions and geographies.

Skills

Experience in executive search or recruitment resourcing

Confident communication skills

Strong questioning ability

Ability to prioritise tasks

Attention to detail

Proactive and driven

Job description

Senior Delivery Consultant - Executive Search

About the Role The Senior Delivery Consultant -Search supports consultants by identifying, engaging and qualifying high quality candidates. This role is key to delivering a fast, accurate and positive recruitment process for both candidates and clients. You will build strong talent pipelines, drive consistent communication and ensure an excellent experience from first contact to placement.

Why Aventus

At Aventus, training and progression are central to how we operate. We invest heavily in developing our people and building long term careers. Some of our resourcers and delivery consultants choose to remain in 180 roles where they specialise in talent delivery. Others prefer to progress into account management, client facing or full 360 positions. We give our consultants the choice, and then provide the structured training, mentorship and support to help them get where they want to be. Your career path is guided by what you want, not a one size fits all model.

Key Responsibilities

Candidate Sourcing and Engagement

• Source candidates using job boards, LinkedIn, internal databases, referrals, networking and market mapping.
• Write and post effective job adverts that attract relevant candidates.
• Screen CVs, shortlist profiles and schedule interviews with consultants.
• Engage passive candidates through proactive outreach and market mapping.
• Maintain strong communication to keep candidates warm, informed and engaged.

Candidate Experience Management

• Deliver a professional, respectful and transparent journey for every candidate.
• Provide timely updates on interviews, feedback and next steps.
• Set clear expectations around timelines, role requirements and process stages.
• Support candidates with preparation, answering queries and addressing concerns.
• Protect the reputation of Aventus through consistent, high quality interaction.

Deep Candidate Qualification and Expectation Management

• Conduct structured qualification calls that uncover skills, experience and technical capabilities.
• Explore motivations, cultural fit, working preferences and long term ambitions.
• Manage expectations across salary, bonuses, benefits, notice periods, relocation and hybrid arrangements.
• Verify current salary, expected salary and flexibility to ensure alignment with client budgets.
• Identify risks early such as counteroffers, competing processes or visa constraints.
• Prepare clear and detailed candidate summaries to support strong shortlists.

Candidate Administration and Process Support

• Coordinate interviews, schedule calls and manage all confirmations and follow ups.
• Collect required documents, references and compliance information.
• Update the CRM system with accurate notes, status changes and activity logs.
• Ensure full compliance with internal processes and data protection standards.

Market Research and Talent Mapping

• Build targeted talent maps across job functions, industries and geographies.
• Support long list and short list creation for retained, senior and confidential mandates.
• Monitor competitor hiring trends, talent movement and market activity.

Collaboration and Delivery

• Work closely with consultants to understand role requirements, delivery targets and client priorities.
• Ensure fast turnaround on CV submissions and interview coordination.
• Provide administrative support such as CV formatting and documentation preparation.
• Contribute to team productivity, placements and overall revenue performance.

Skills and Experience

• Experience working in executive search delivery or recruitment resourcing is essential.
• Sector and specialism are open, but you must understand the foundations of sourcing, qualifying and managing candidates in a professional search environment.
• Confident communication skills and professionalism when dealing with candidates at all levels.
• Strong questioning ability with a focus on uncovering detail and motivations.
• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks and work effectively in a fast paced environment.
• High attention to detail with accurate data entry and strong organisation.
• Proactive, driven and committed to improving your search and delivery skills through continuous development.

What Success Looks Like

• High quality, deeply qualified shortlists aligned to client expectations.
• Smooth candidate journeys with consistent and positive feedback.
• Strong alignment between candidate motivations and client requirements.
• Accurate, up to date CRM records with full visibility of candidate progress.
• Clear progression toward either a specialist 180 path or a client facing 360 path, supported by ongoing training.