Recruitment Consultant

Aspire Recruitment; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire Recruitment seeks a driven Recruitment Consultant in Manchester to support a government-funded programme helping young people gain work experience and progress into sustainable employment. You will play a pivotal role in employer engagement, vacancy generation, and end-to-end recruitment processes.

This full-time, permanent position emphasizes strong networking, relationship management, and a consultative approach to staffing solutions, with DBS checks and a driving licence preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment, business development, sales, or employer engagement.
• Proven track record of meeting targets.
• Strong networking and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence decision-makers and identify new business opportunities.
• Good understanding of recruitment practices and local labour market.
• Proactive, resilient and results-focused.
• Must have a driving licence and access to own vehicle; DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Proactively engaging with employers to generate vacancies.
• Developing new business through outbound activity and meetings.
• Matching candidates to vacancies and supporting placement.
• Coordinating interviews with employers, candidates and advisors.
• Working towards performance targets.

Skills

Business development

Target achievement

Networking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Recruitment processes

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Databases

Job description

Recruitment Consultant

Manchester

Up to £32,000

Full-Time, Permanent

Job Description

We are looking for a driven and commercially focused Recruitment Consultant to support a government-funded programme helping young people aged 18-24 gain valuable work experience and progress into sustainable employment.

Responsibilities

• Proactively engaging with employers to generate new vacancies and employment opportunities.
• Developing new business through outbound activity, networking, employer meetings and relationship building.
• Building and maintaining a strong network of local employers and stakeholders.
• Taking a consultative approach to understanding employers' recruitment and workforce requirements.
• Matching suitable candidates to vacancies and supporting the recruitment process through to placement.
• Coordinating interviews and maintaining regular communication with employers, candidates and employment advisors.
• Promoting the programme and its benefits to prospective employers.
• Gathering employer feedback and supporting successful employment outcomes.
• Maintaining accurate records of employer engagement, vacancies and recruitment activity.
• Working towards challenging performance targets and key business objectives.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Experience within recruitment, business development, sales, account management or employer engagement.
• A proven track record of working towards and achieving challenging targets.
• Strong business development skills with the confidence to approach and engage new employers.
• Excellent networking, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to influence decision-makers and identify new business opportunities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a professional and consultative approach.
• Experience of vacancy generation, recruitment or employment services would be advantageous.
• A good understanding of recruitment practices and the local labour market.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and priorities.
• Good IT skills, including CRM systems, databases, spreadsheets and Microsoft Office.
• A proactive, resilient and results-focused approach with a genuine interest in helping people progress into employment.
• Due to the nature of this role, you will hold a driving licence and have access to your own vehicle, you will also be required to complete an online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.