Recruitment Consultant

VWA (Victoria Wall Associates); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A boutique recruitment consultancy is seeking a Recruitment Consultant to join their West End office. This role involves building and managing client relationships, conducting interviews, and filling roles efficiently. The candidate should have a recruitment background or relevant experience in account management. With competitive salary up to £45K and a hybrid working model, this position offers a great opportunity for career growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Commission scheme

Discretionary bonus

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Prior experience in recruitment preferred, or proven account management/sales history.
• Natural rapport-builder with a team-oriented approach.
• Efficient in work with a warm demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a client base as a Recruitment Consultant.
• Conduct competency-based interviews and manage candidate relationships.
• Fill roles in a timely manner and manage the recruitment process.

Skills

Attention to detail

Rapport building

Teamwork

Commercial mindset

Tools

LinkedIn

Reed

Access CRM

Job description

Recruitment Consultant
At VWA - Boutique Recruitment Consultancy
Permanent
West End
Up to 45K depending on experience
5-VWAPC/NCWSD
Starting Jan 2026

VWA is hiring! We are looking for an ambitious, hardworking, highly communicative and team‑playing individual to join our Permanent Division as Recruitment Consultant. With responsibility for building and maintaining your own client‑base, the role offers an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their existing account management and business development skills in a commercial and people‑focused environment.

About Us:

VWA is a boutique recruitment consultancy and has been established for 35 years - there is a true family feel in our culture and approach. We partner with a number of London and internationally based firms to support with a range of hiring needs, including:

• Business support and administrative roles
• Private PAs
• Operations
• Marketing
• HR
• Finance, investments and accountancy

About the Recruitment Consultant Role:

As a Consultant based on the Permanent team, your role will focus on both business development/client relationship management and completing end‑to‑end recruitment processes. You will also be required to perform broader tasks and develop skills which enable the entirety of VWA to flourish in a collaborative, professional and commercial way. These will include:

• Sourcing candidates through responding to applications and active searching on recruitment job boards.
• Taking briefings on permanent, fixed‑term contract and temporary‑to‑permanent roles from clients.
• Filling roles in a timely manner.
• Conducting competency‑based interviews with candidates invited to register, and candidate relationship management throughout registration process.
• Shortlisting candidates for clients' briefs and managing each step of the recruitment process including collating interview feedback from candidates and negotiating offers.
• Relationship management with clients and candidates with a long‑term approach based on honesty, trust, respect and consistent engagement.
• Identify and pitch for new business at target clients.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues on shared roles.
• Market research and analysis as required.
• Administrative support including sending our compliance documents.
• Other tasks as required.

About You:

• Prior experience in a recruitment would be ideal, however other account management, sales and business development‑based backgrounds (with proven success) will be considered.
• Strong attention to detail.
• An efficient approach to work and with a warm and approachable manner.
• Natural rapport‑builder, and have a team‑working and commercial mindset.
• Experience with LinkedIn, Reed and Access CRM are desirable but not essential.

Additional Details:

• Core hours are 9am - 5, with flexibility to work beyond these hours if required.
• The company operates a hybrid working structure (3 days office‑based) however the successful candidate will be fully office‑based while onboarding into the role.
• Competitive base salary up to 45K depending on relevant experience and eventual participation in commission scheme and discretionary bonus.

If you're looking to build a successful career in recruitment in a fun, supportive and team‑spirited environment, we would love to hear from you!