Education Recruitment Consultant

Connex Education; Huddersfield; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

30 days holiday + bank holidays

Private healthcare

Clear progression opportunities

Warm desk with existing client base

Job summary

Connex Education is seeking a Recruitment Consultant for Primary or Secondary desks, based at the Huddersfield Office, with Leeds coverage. You will lead the full recruitment cycle, building relationships with schools and supplying qualified candidates to meet demand.

This role is office-based four days a week with home working from Wednesday, offering an uncapped commission structure and clear progression opportunities within a warm desk.

Qualifications

• Experience in education recruitment with Leeds Framework.
• Experience in healthcare recruitment.
• Experience in temp recruitment.

Responsibilities

• New business generation activity and client visits to secure market share.
• Qualify job specifications, negotiate rates, and manage supplier terms.
• Manage and develop candidates through registration, interviewing and onboarding.
• Maintain client and candidate databases and ensure compliance with policies.
• Record activity levels and work with central teams on MSP opportunities.

Skills

Education recruitment

Healthcare recruitment

Temp recruitment

Job description

1. Recruitment Consultant – Primary or Secondary (Leeds)

Location: Huddersfield Office – HD3 (Free Parking)
Salary: Up to £35k basic + uncapped commission

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced recruiter to take over a hot and established Primary & Secondary desk covering Leeds. With over 25 active schools from last year and access to the Leeds Framework and other GCA Lot 1 & Lot 2 contracts, the opportunity for growth is excellent.

The role is office based 4 days per week with home working from Wednesday each week.

Ideal candidate experience:

• Education recruitment – With experience of the Leeds Framework
• Healthcare recruitment
• Temp recruitment

We’re looking for ambitious recruiters or sales professionals with a strong track record of developing relationships, winning business and delivering results.

Key Responsibilities

Sales / Business Development

• New business generation activity – AM Mayhem, sales calls, spec calls, client visits and in line with business
• objectives
• Secure new clients each month to increase market share in line with branch and individual strategic
• business plan
• Identify, develop and secure Preferred Supplier Agreements (PSA)
• Achieve weekly gross profit targets in line with minimum expectations and growth plan
• Record activity levels on DTS to ensure effective monitoring and management of sales activity is achievable
• Engage proactively and willingly with Central Sales Team in identification of MSP opportunities in schools
• and MATs

Client Management

• Service new and existing clients, review and identify their needs and tailor purposeful solutions to achieve
• increased profitability and sustainable relationships
• Qualify job specification / negotiate rates, and record accurate job descriptions
• Maintain database records, showing that service levels are being achieved
• Network internally and externally with clients, candidates and local authority contacts
• Ensure awareness, compliance and agreement with standard Terms of Business for a Hirer of Temporary
• Worker and Candidate Terms of Engagement

Candidate Generation & Management

• Maintain and enhance database of candidates to achieve maximum utilisation levels keeping availability
• list updated at all times
• Widen applicant funnel via internet job posting, online CV searching, University fairs, etc.
• Telephone Pre-screening of candidates, ensuring appropriate records and attraction methods are detailed
• on the company database
• Conduct comprehensive registration, interviews and onboarding of candidates
• Maintain regular contact with candidates to ensure delivery of the highest levels of service, in line with key
• performance indicators for your individual desk
• Ensure margin management on each booking
• Ensure CVs are of a suitable format and reflective of company standards
• Provide all relevant information to candidates prior to assignments
• Follow up calls to candidates on completion of assignments, recording all responses
• All candidates to be cleared in 10 days from first contact (to DBS clearance)

Compliance & Other Requirements of the role

• Ensure that all candidates meet the required standards of clearance, under current regulations, legislation
• and company policies before deployment
• Report all instances of misconduct, complaints or incidents in line with company policies and procedures
• immediately
• Be constantly aware of safeguarding requirements and KCSiE agenda including updates in legislation,
• reducing child protection risks and company exposure
• Carry out activities in an environment or co-operation, respect and confidentiality
• Any other duties as required

Why Connex Education?

• Uncapped commission structure
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays + extra day off for birthday
• Reduced hours during school holidays 10am-3pm
• 1pm finish every Friday during school holidays
• Private healthcare
• Clear progression opportunities
• This is a warm desk with an existing client and candidate base, ready for someone to pick up.

Connex Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and candidates to share this commitment. We adhere to Safer Recruitment practices in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, and other relevant legislation. All appointments are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks, including references and an enhanced DBS check.