Principal Recruitment Consultant

Arthur; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Manchester is seeking a Principal Recruitment Consultant for their Private Practice division specializing in insurance. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in recruitment and will run the full recruitment process. Responsibilities include building client relationships, achieving sales targets, and mentoring junior team members. The role offers a hybrid working model, market-leading commission structure, and a supportive culture.

Benefits

Market-leading commission structure

Early Friday finish (1pm)

Hybrid and flexible working hours

Career development and training opportunities

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in recruitment industry and experience within Private Practice.
• Confident communicator who builds strong relationships.
• Ambitious, driven, and commercially minded.

Responsibilities

• Running the full 360 recruitment process within private practice.
• Building long-term relationships with clients and candidates.
• Achieving sales targets and consistently increasing gross profit.

Skills

Excellent sales and negotiation skills

Confident communicator

Team player

5+ years experience in recruitment

Job description

Principal Recruitment Consultant – Private Practice

Manchester City Centre

Hybrid

About Arthur

Arthur is your trusted partner in search and recruitment for the insurance industry. We elevate careers by bringing together forward-thinking businesses and brilliant professionals.

Built on the foundations of transparency, quality, and integrity, our consultative and solutions-focused approach guides our team of experienced recruitment experts to deliver excellent service, every time.

Aiming to set the standards for the future of insurance recruitment, Arthur is committed to going beyond the transactional, building long-lasting relationships in which our clients, our candidates and our people thrive.

It’s an exciting time to join Arthur, especially within our Manchester team, which has consistently gone from strength to strength. The team is on track to hit £1 million in revenue in 2025, and there’s still so much potential across this team.

Because of that growth, we’re now looking to bring in a Principal Recruitment Consultant to help us build on the success and take things even further.

You’ll be part of an exciting new launch within our Private Practice division, specialising in insurance. Experience in this sector is essential, as this opportunity allows you to shape and grow the desk your way. If you’ve ever wanted to build something of your own within a trusted, established brand, this is your chance to make it happen.

We’ve got a supportive team around you, great leadership, and a culture where people genuinely enjoy what they do.

What you’ll be doing:

• Running the full 360 recruitment process within private practice
• Building long-term relationships with clients and candidates
• Headhunting and building talent pools
• Achieving sales targets and consistently increasing gross profit
• Helping shape the continued growth of our Private Practice division
• Keeping up to date with new trends, shifts and news in the Insurance market
• Client & candidate in person meetings
• Develop an annual business plan
• Mentoring junior members in the team
• Working closely with a team that collaborates, shares knowledge, and celebrates wins

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years experience in recruitment industry and experience within Private Practice
• Confident communicator who builds strong relationships
• Excellent sales and negotiation skillsAmbitious, driven, and commercially minded
• Someone who potentially would be open to management in the future
• Team player who enjoys being part of a close-knit, high-performing group

What Arthur offer:

• Market-leading commission structure
• Early Friday finish (1pm)
• Hybrid and flexible working hours
• Career development and training opportunities
• Private healthcare
• Over 20 years of insurance industry expertise and a brilliant client network
• A genuinely collaborative, supportive culture that values wellbeing and success

Equal Opportunities

Arthur Financial Limited is an equal opportunity employer; we are fully committed to the elimination of unlawful and unfair discrimination and value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the firm. The firm will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, maternity, race, religion and belief, or sexual orientation.