Business Development Recruitment Consultant

JR United Kingdom; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cloud recruitment is seeking a Business Development Recruitment Consultant based in Colchester. This hybrid role emphasizes driving growth in fast-paced markets, developing new business, and nurturing client relationships while collaborating with experienced teams. Strong commission structure and clear progression routes come with the position.

Benefits

Birthday leave

Christmas shutdown

Enhanced family leave

Private medical cover

Top-tier pension

Early finish Fridays after probation

Regular incentives

Access to market-leading recruitment tech

Qualifications

• Proven experience in recruitment sales or B2B business development.
• Strong track record of acquiring and growing client accounts.
• Proactive, self-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business and expand key accounts.
• Build and nurture long-term client relationships.
• Identify and qualify hiring needs.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Commercial Acumen

Client Relationship Management

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Posted:

04.06.2025

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19.07.2025

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Job Description:

Business Development Recruitment Consultant (Perm Desks)

Location: Hybrid – 3 days per week in our London office

Salary: Competitive base with high-earning commission structure

Help drive growth across the fastest-moving markets in cloud recruitment

At Focus Cloud Group, we specialise in one thing — cloud tech recruitment. Our clients include some of the most recognised names in the enterprise world: Workday, Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Dayforce and others.

With 16+ years of delivery behind us and warm relationships in place, we’re expanding. As we grow our reach across new territories and deepen our presence in existing ones, we’re hiring a dedicated Business Development Consultant to lead from the front.

If you know how to open doors, build lasting partnerships and drive revenue in a competitive market, this is a chance to plug into a trusted brand and scale something meaningful.

• Work in high-demand, high-growth cloud markets with immediate commercial opportunity
• Leverage an established delivery team to support every client you bring on
• Operate with autonomy while being backed by a collaborative and experienced team
• Drive outcomes that matter and see real progression based on performance
• Join a business with deep specialism, proven delivery and a global footprint
• Learn directly from high-performing recruiters and access meaningful development

What you’ll be doing

This is a front-end, business development-focused role. You will be responsible for generating new business, expanding key accounts and laying the foundation for successful delivery.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Winning new clients within enterprise cloud technology markets
• Building and nurturing long-term client relationships
• Running strategic outreach and building strong commercial pipelines
• Identifying and qualifying hiring needs before handing over to delivery teams
• Tracking trends and providing market insight to drive account growth
• Working closely with recruitment consultants to ensure clients are supported end to end

What you’ll need to bring

• Proven experience in recruitment sales or B2B business development
• A strong track record of acquiring and growing client accounts
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Commercial acumen with the ability to understand client hiring challenges
• Experience in cloud recruitment or enterprise tech is advantageous
• A proactive, self-driven mindset with the ability to own and grow your patch

What’s on offer

In addition to a strong commission structure and clear progression routes, you’ll get all the usual standard stuff you’d expect from a high-performing recruitment company:

• Birthday leave
• Christmas shutdown
• Enhanced family leave
• Private medical cover and a top-tier pension
• Early finish Fridays after probation
• Regular incentives and access to market-leading recruitment tech

If you're ready to focus on what you do best — building relationships, unlocking opportunity and growing revenue — we want to hear from you.