Recruitment Consultant

Academics Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the education sector is seeking a Senior Recruitment Consultant to join their London branch. The role involves managing business desks, arranging interviews, and attracting candidates while providing excellent service to clients. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in recruitment or sales, with strong communication and IT skills. This position offers a starting salary of £32,000 to £40,000 plus uncapped commission, along with a supportive work environment and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Uncapped Bonus Scheme

27 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Warm friendly office environment

Optional pension

Wellbeing programme

Annual company awards

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven track record in recruitment or sustained sales experience in a relevant sector.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Managing own desk of business with agreed targets.
• Arranging interviews and placing candidates.
• Canvassing clients and attracting candidates.

Skills

Recruitment or sales background

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Attention to detail

Resilient and flexible

Excellent IT skills

Job description

Overview

Position: Senior Recruitment Consultant - Education Sector

Location: London

Salary: starting salary 32,000 - 40,000 experience dependant + uncapped commission

Annual leave entitlements: 27 days + bank holidays

Requirements: Proven track record in recruitment or sustained sales experience in a relevant sector

We are looking to add a Senior Recruitment Consultant to our thriving branch in London. Our team currently delivers an extremely high service to a large portfolio of clients in the Midlands area. Due to this sustained success, we are looking to add an experienced recruiter to the branch.

Main duties

• Managing your own desk of business, working towards agreed targets
• Arranging interviews & placing candidates into roles with our clients
• Client attraction; canvassing, mailing and other sales led activities
• Candidate attraction; developing a new candidate pool to fulfil vacancies identified through the client attraction process
• Support and assist our resourcers with the registering, interviewing, testing and referencing of candidates when necessary

Person Specification

• Recruitment or sales background
• Driven and resilient
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, you'll be comfortable on the phone as you are writing emails
• Experience of working in a faced paced environment and be resilient and flexible
• Strong attention to detail and be a completer/finisher
• Excellent IT skills and good knowledge of all Office applications

What we can offer you:

• Uncapped Bonus Scheme
• 27 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Warm friendly and fun office environment
• Optional pension
• Wellbeing programme
• Annual company awards and summer party
• Career progression & development opportunities

Who are Academics?

Academics education recruitment are one of the UK's fastest growing education recruitment agencies with over 20 branches throughout the UK. Our nationwide network of recruitment teams provide teachers, teaching assistants and school support staff to over a thousand Primary and Secondary schools every day, for both short and long term assignments. If you want to join a forward-thinking, fast growing recruitment/sales company then we are the place for you.

If you're looking to kick start your career as a recruitment consultant in the London area, and hoping to join a rapidly expanding, hugely successful business, with a great reputation and one of the lowest turnovers of staff in recruitment, then speak to us.

Email your CV or contact Craig Walker. Craig is very happy to discuss the role in more detail.