Recruitment Consultant - HR

02 Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped bonus

Top tech tools

Leadership programmes

Luxury incentives

Job summary

Reed in Cardiff is seeking an ambitious recruiter to join our HR division, building lasting client partnerships and delivering recruitment solutions that truly make a difference. If you enjoy building relationships, delivering excellent service, and working in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you.

You will grow your network, source HR professionals across private sector, SME, and manufacturing markets, and enjoy an uncapped bonus alongside best-in-class tech to support your

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment (professional services ideal) or strong B2B sales background with stakeholder management.
• Ability to engage with HR Managers, Heads of People and decision-makers.
• Natural networker with strong business development skills.

Responsibilities

• Grow business through proactive networking, client visits, and face-to-face engagement.
• Build trusted relationships with HR professionals across private sector, SME, and manufacturing markets.
• Source, qualify, and place HR professionals into permanent roles.
• Market standout candidates and manage the recruitment process end-to-end.
• Attend, contribute to, and host HR networking events to increase market presence.

Skills

Recruitment experience

B2B sales

Stakeholder management

Job description

Reed is the most recognised recruitment brand in the UK, with a rich history and reputation for improving lives through work, for over 60 years. Delivering recruitment solutions with many household brands throughout the UK and globally, we find new jobs and careers for people from many different backgrounds across multiple business sectors. We look for people who enjoy an inclusive and collaborative environment, who strive for performance and celebrate team success, in a rewarding career.

Pay Range Up to £35, 500 plus uncapped bonus

Job Description

Ready to take your recruitment career to the next level? Our Cardiff HR division is looking for an ambitious and driven recruiter to join a successful team with a strong reputation in the market. This is an opportunity to develop lasting client partnerships, grow your network within the HR community, and deliver recruitment solutions that truly make a difference. If you enjoy building relationships, delivering excellent service, and working in a fast‑paced environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Why This Role Stands Out:

• A High-Potential Desk: Step into an established market with plenty of room to grow.
• Credibility & Autonomy: Operate as a true market specialist with the freedom to shape your desk, drive business development, and build a respected presence in the HR community.
• Regional HR Expertise Around You: You’ll work alongside experienced HR recruiters and a hands‑on billing manager who will invest in your success.

What You’ll Gain:

• Ongoing Development: Structured training, personalised coaching, and access to industry experts.
• Clear Career Progression: Transparent promotion criteria, leadership pathways, and salary growth built around performance.
• Real Rewards: High achiever recognition, luxury incentives, holiday prizes, and private healthcare for top performers.
• Work-Life Benefits: Paid sabbaticals every 5 years and enhanced leave at major milestones.

What Your Role Looks Like:

• Grow business through proactive networking, client visits, and face‑to‑face engagement.
• Build trusted relationships with HR professionals across private sector, SME, and manufacturing markets.
• Attend, contribute to, and host HR networking events to increase your market presence.
• Source, qualify, and place HR professionals into permanent roles.
• Market standout candidates and manage the recruitment process end‑to‑end.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in recruitment (professional services ideal) or strong B2B sales background with stakeholder management.
• Credibility and confidence when engaging with HR Managers, Heads of People, and decision‑makers.
• Natural networker with strong business development skills.
• Commercially aware, organised, target‑driven, and motivated by building a profitable desk.

Why Join Reed?

• Uncapped bonus scheme paid every 4 weeks.
• Best‑in‑class tech, including the UK’s largest candidate database and new AI tools.
• Clear development frameworks, regional training incentives, and leadership programmes.
• Opportunities to win luxury EVs, holidays, vouchers, and more.
• Inclusive environment – a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to thrive.
• Feel what it’s like to truly belong…

All job offers are subject to satisfactory references and compliance with vetting requirements applicable to the job role.

Reed is an equal opportunities employer.

We aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity.

We are a Mindful Employer and offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

As a proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, we welcome applications from ex‑services personnel, reservists and cadets and offer a guaranteed interview for applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

We’re never afraid to ask, “What’s next?”

Inspiration comes from knowing the work you do really matters and, as trailblazers in our field, the value of what we do every day is obvious.

We are a family business with a rich history and a purpose of improving lives through work, for people and organisations worldwide.

Our inclusive and collaborative approach, combined with an unwavering belief in our long‑standing core values, means that we genuinely trust and work hard for each other.

We have built a dynamic culture where individual achievement is celebrated and succeeding as a team is revered.

A supportive environment, where careers are developed and futures are forged.

Feel what it’s like to truly belong.

Our story

• In the early 1960s, Reed pioneered specialist recruitment in the UK.
• Seven decades on, we have become the world’s largest family‑run recruitment business, with offices spanning across the UK, Europe, USA, the Middle East and East Asia.
• With access to the UK’s largest candidate database and expertise across 20 specialist sectors, we are committed to ensuring that people are at the heart of everything we do to ensure we fulfil our purpose: improving lives through work.