Recruitment Consultant

Aspire Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 31,500 - 38,500; Full time

Job summary

Aspire Recruitment is seeking a Recruitment Consultant in Manchester to drive employer partnerships and place participants from employment support programmes into inclusive, sustainable roles. The role is office-based in Manchester with meetings and events, focusing on end-to-end recruitment activities and targeted outcomes.

You will build relationships with employers, tailor candidate matching, and collaborate with Employment Advisors to promote opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and grow strong relationships with new and existing employers to generate vacancies and job opportunities.
• Promote the employment support service offer confidently through meetings, presentations, digital platforms and direct marketing.
• Work consultatively with employers to understand recruitment needs and tailor candidate matching and pre-screening processes.
• Liaise closely with Employment Advisors to ensure vacancies are communicated, promoted and accessible to participants.
• Support employers with advice and feedback to develop inclusive recruitment pathways.
• Organise and facilitate pre-screen sessions, candidate pools and digital recruitment activity.
• Meet and exceed monthly KPIs relating to vacancies, starts and employer engagement.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employer engagement records on the management information system.

Job description

Recruitment Consultant
Manchester (office based unless at meetings/events)
£35,0000 per annum Bonus £4,200 (uncapped)
Full-time, Permanent
The Role:
We are looking for an experienced and proactive Recruitment Consultant who will offer support to job seekers taking part in the Restart employment support programme in Greater Manchester. This role focuses on working closely with employers to source inclusive, sustainable job opportunities for participants on employment support programmes.
You will build and manage strong employer partnerships across key sectors, understand recruitment needs, and support end-to-end recruitment activity that enables participants to overcome barriers to work and secure long-term employment. You will be target-driven, working to KPIs across employer engagement, vacancy outcomes and service quality, while championing inclusive recruitment practices.
This is a key role in supporting people into meaningful work through effective, values-led recruitment.
Duties

• Build, maintain and grow strong relationships with new and existing employers to generate vacancies and job opportunities.
• Promote the employment support service offer confidently through meetings, presentations, digital platforms and direct marketing.
• Work consultatively with employers to understand recruitment needs and tailor candidate matching and pre-screening processes.
• Liaise closely with Employment Advisors to ensure vacancies are communicated, promoted and accessible to participants.
• Support employers with advice and feedback to develop inclusive recruitment pathways.
• Organise and facilitate pre-screen sessions, candidate pools and digital recruitment activity.
• Meet and exceed monthly KPIs relating to vacancies, starts and employer engagement.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employer engagement records on the management information system.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of the local labour market, growth sectors and recruitment challenges, with experience in recruitment or employer engagement.
• Proven experience in account management and delivering excellent customer service.
• Evidence of achieving targets in a sales, recruitment or outcome-driven environment.
• Confident managing and influencing external stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both face-to-face and digitally.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• High level of digital literacy, including Microsoft Office.
• Resilient, adaptable and values-led, with a genuine commitment to supporting people into work.

Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to complete an online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.