Recruitment Consultant

The Network; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Additional loyalty leave benefits

Up to 4 weeks remote working from any-

Job summary

The Network, part of Sovereign Capability Group, seeks an experienced Recruitment Consultant to develop Federal Government relationships and build the Canberra practice across Cyber, Data/AI, Cloud, and project services.

You will manage permanent and contract roles, leveraging existing relationships and proactive business development to convert opportunities into revenue.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment, account management or business development.
• Experience recruiting within Federal Government, Technology or Professional Services markets.
• Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with technical and senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to build and maintain long-term client and candidate relationships.
• Commercial discipline with ability to manage activity, pipeline and revenue outcomes.
• Proactive and consultative approach to business development.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Existing networks within Technology sectors are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a portfolio of Federal Government clients.
• Lead territory planning with target accounts and priority relationships.
• Generate new business via disciplined sales activity and market mapping.
• Identify, attract and place high-quality professionals across permanent and contract roles.
• Build and maintain candidate networks and relationships.
• Collaborate with clients on workforce planning and hiring priorities.
• Manage full recruitment lifecycle from qualification to placement and onboarding.
• Maintain CRM, pipeline, and account information accurately.
• Stay informed on market trends and emerging technologies.
• Contribute to growing a specialist recruitment practice in Canberra.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Account management

Business development

Federal Government recruiting

Technology recruitment

Communication skills

Relationship building

Sales activity

Market mapping

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Federal Government | Canberra | The Network / Sovereign Capability Group

The Network, part of Sovereign Capability Group, is continuing to build a specialist Technology and Defence recruitment practice in Canberra. This is an opportunity for an experienced recruiter to help shape a growing business at the intersection of Defence, national security, technology, government and sovereign industrial capability. Operating within a professional, collaborative office environment, this role is well suited to experienced and mature recruitment professionals seeking a long-term career opportunity.

The company is an experienced recruitment and workforce solutions business with a strong contractor base, government and commercial relationships, and a growing presence across Technology and Defence. Through Sovereign Capability Group, we are also connected to broader capability areas, including the defence industry, engineering, mission-critical technology, AI, nuclear supply chain services, and sovereign capability programs.

We are looking for commercially minded Recruitment Consultants with recruitment experience to develop Federal Government client relationships, identify workforce needs, build trusted talent networks and convert market opportunities into sustainable revenue.

The Role

You will be responsible for developing and managing a portfolio of clients across the Federal Government sector, leveraging existing relationships, warm introductions, and proactive business development activities to build and strengthen partnerships.

With multiple opportunities available across a range of seniority levels, you will manage permanent and contract recruitment engagements within our Federal Government and Technology practice. Our specialist areas include Cyber Security, Data & AI, Cloud & Infrastructure, and Project Services, partnering with leading organisations to attract and secure high-performing talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and manage client relationships
• Develop a territory plan covering existing accounts, target clients and priority relationships
• Generate new business through disciplined sales activity, referrals, account development and market mapping
• Identify, attract and manage high-quality professionals across permanent and contract markets
• Develop and maintain candidate networks
• Work closely with clients to understand workforce planning, skills requirements and hiring priorities
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from client qualification through to offer, placement and onboarding
• Maintain accurate CRM, pipeline, activity and account information
• Stay informed on market trends, emerging technologies and talent availability
• Contribute to the growth of a specialist recruitment practice in Sydney

About You

You may already be an experienced technology recruiter or come from a recruitment background with exposure to data, digital, software engineering, cloud or analytics recruitment.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Experience in recruitment, account management or business development
• Experience recruiting within Federal Government, Technology or Professional Services markets
• Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with both technical and senior business stakeholders
• Proven ability to build and maintain long-term client and candidate relationships
• Commercial discipline with the ability to manage activity, pipeline and revenue outcomes
• A proactive and consultative approach to business development
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• High personal standards, resilience and a willingness to build market presence
• Existing networks within Technology sectors will be highly regarded

This is not a standard recruitment desk. You will be joining a business with existing capability, established infrastructure and access to a broader Defence and Sovereign Capability Group. The role offers the opportunity to build a meaningful market position in Canberra, supported by The Network’s recruitment platform and Sovereign Capability Group’s industry relationships.

For the right person, this is a chance to help build a practice, not simply inherit a job list.

• Hybrid working environment
• Additional loyalty leave benefits
• Up to 4 weeks remote working from anywhere in the world