Recruitment Consultant

u&u Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

u&u Recruitment Partners is seeking a Recruitment Consultant to lead a high-performing desk in your discipline, specialising in business development, sourcing and assessment.

You will negotiate outcomes with candidates and clients, drive branding for the u&u business, and contribute to team projects to deliver exceptional results.

Strong communication, relationship management and a proven track record of successful placements are essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive recruitment agency experience, ideally with a reputable agency.
• Proven track record of successful placements in your discipline.
• History of achievement, especially in relation to financial targets.
• Business development, sales and client relationship management experience.
• Tertiary qualification.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional people skills, confident and personable.
• High level organisational skills; able to manage a large workload under pressure.
• Database and online resource management capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead a recruitment desk in your discipline and drive business development.
• Source, assess and shortlist candidates; negotiate outcomes with clients.
• Engage in networking and branding activities for the u&u business.
• Manage projects for the team and contribute to client relationships.

Skills

Recruitment agency experience

Placements track record

Sales & BD

Tertiary qualification

Communication skills

People skills

Organisational skills

Database management

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

u&u is a recruitment company with a fresh and energetic, yet professional and quality-focussed brand. We take the time to connect what really matters for both our clients (u) and our candidates (&u), with long-term relationships in mind. Our purpose is to change lives by connecting potential with opportunity – for our clients, our candidates, and our team.

About the Role

As a Recruitment Consultant at u&u Recruitment Partners you will lead a highly successful recruitment desk in your discipline. You will be responsible for business development and marketing as well as sourcing and assessment. This role will involve a lot of negotiation with candidates and clients to reach a mutually beneficial outcome. The consultant will be active in networking and branding for the u&u business and engage in project work for their team.

Required Skills and Experience

• Extensive recruitment agency experience and skills, ideally gained with a reputable agency
• A track record of successful placements in your desired discipline
• A history of achievement, particularly in relation to financial targets
• Business development, sales and client relationship management experience
• Tertiary qualification
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional people skills, confident and personable
• High level of organisational skills, can manage a large workload under pressure; and
• Database and online resource management capability.

About u

• Self-driven, high achiever
• Commitment to quality, client service and exceeding expectations
• Self-managing, proactive, takes responsibility, makes things happen
• Professionalism and professional maturity, corporate presentation
• Intelligent and commercially savvy
• Social and collaborative, will actively contribute to the team
• Enthusiastic and energetic, high performance approach; and
• Passionate, gregarious, fun, down-to-earth.

Applicants must be Australian or New Zealand citizens, Permanent Resident or hold a valid visa that allows them to work in Australia.

At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.

You must have the right to live and work in this location to apply for this job.