Senior / Recruitment Consultant

HorizonOne Recruitment Pty; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking in Braddon

4 days additional paid leave

Volunteer leave

Health and wellbeing allowance

Additional annual leave

Social events

Job summary

HorizonOne is seeking a technology recruiter in Canberra to own a desk, win clients, and deliver top tech talent across permanent and contract roles. You’ll have the autonomy to build your patch, back yourself with a mature team, and use BuyICT to accelerate growth.

We value outcomes over scripts, promote work-life balance, and support you with a platform and culture that encourage leadership and career development.

Qualifications

• Solid track record in technology recruitment, ideally in Canberra.
• Proven ability to win new business and grow accounts.
• Comfort using data to drive decisions and results.

Responsibilities

• Identify, win and grow technology clients through proactive BD.
• Use data to decide where to focus, based on hiring trends and client activity.
• Deepen existing accounts by becoming a trusted advisor on workforce planning and market insights.
• Leverage BuyICT roles as a foundation to win direct business and new clients beyond the platform.
• Deliver permanent, contract and labour-hire placements with strong candidate networks.
• Manage a contractor book and grow it with purpose.

Skills

Tech recruitment

New business development

Account growth

Canberra experience

Data-driven

Tools

BuyICT platform

Job description

About HorizonOne

The first thing you need to know is that the value of our business is built around people. Put people first, look after them, do a good job and great things happen. We call it “recruitment karma”.

The second thing you need to know is that we don’t do meaningless KPIs. Your success will be measured on outcomes, not call counts or CV sends. Our approach is not what you’ll find when you google “Recruitment Consultant”.

The Opportunity

This role is about growth. BuyICT gives you a steady flow of roles from day one, but if you want to bill from a stream of BuyICT responses and wait for the next one, this isn’t the role for you. The best recruiters use the platform as a foundation, then build relationships, win new clients and grow permanent and contract business well beyond it. That’s the desk we want you to build.

We’re growing our Tech desk and looking for a technology recruiter, at consultant or senior consultant level, who treats a desk like a business. You’ll have the clients, the market and the backing to build something. How far it goes is up to you.

This approach isn’t just a corporate headline; In our 2026 staff survey, our team called HorizonOne ‘a great place to lead your own path to success, without having a one size fits all approach to recruitment.’

Nobody will hand you a script, but when you need support there is an experienced manager and broader team ready to lend an ear.

• Own your desk and your patch, with real say in how it grows
• Build client relationships across federal government and the private sector
• Grow permanent and contract revenue, not just government panel work
• Take a mature approach to work life balance. No micromanagement, no out of hours calls or emails, and no chain to your desk
• Use technology and processes that moves easily between office and home, plus saves you hours of admin every week

The Role

This is full 360-degree recruitment, with business development at the centre.

You’ll spend your time winning and growing clients, then delivering for them with quality candidates.

• Identify, win and grow technology clients through proactive BD, not waiting for the market to come to you
• Use data to decide where to focus, from hiring trends and client activity to pipeline and conversion, and turn it into more business
• Deepen existing accounts by becoming the trusted advisor on workforce planning, market insight and upcoming need
• Work BuyICT roles as a foundation for your desk, then use those relationships to win direct business, permanent work and new clients beyond the platform
• Deliver permanent, contract and labour hire placements through detailed briefs and strong networks of tech talent
• Manage a contractor book and grow it with purpose

The Ideal Person

You’ll have a solid track record in technology recruitment, ideally in Canberra, and a clear record of winning new business and growing accounts.

You’ll understand how Commonwealth procurement and the BuyICT platform work, and you’ll see them as a way in, not the whole game. You’re comfortable with data and use it to make decisions and drive results.

You might want a bigger voice in your business, a platform to grow beyond government contracting, or a commission structure that reflects what you actually generate. If that’s you, let’s talk.

Salary / Rate

• OTE $120k – $160k + Super
• Market leading bonus structure
• Free parking in Braddon, valued at $2,000 per year

Plus

• 4 days additional paid leave per year (our quarterly “human” days)
• 2 days volunteer leave to work with a charity of your choice
• Health and Wellbeing Allowance (which you’ll actually use) valued at $1,000 per year, healthy food supplied and a positive approach to work life balance
• An extra week of annual leave after qualifying periods
• Regular social events led by our Culture Club

Not the right desk? Let’s talk anyway

If tech isn’t your thing but you’re an experienced recruiter looking for a different way of doing things, I’m always happy to have a conversation or grab a coffee.

It’s never too early to start a chat, and good recruiters are always worth knowing.

HorizonOne is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and we encourage applications from people of all cultures, capabilities and backgrounds.