Recruitment Consultant – Interim Team Lead

Huntress; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days paid leave plus public holidays

Salary exchange pension scheme

Health insurance for employees and dependents

Death-in-service insurance

Job summary

A leading management consultancy is urgently seeking a Recruitment Consultant – Interim Team Lead to oversee end-to-end recruitment assignments and manage the delivery team. The role involves building relationships with clients and candidates, improving recruitment processes, and leading team operations in a hybrid work environment. The ideal candidate should have strong recruitment experience, team management skills, and a background in public sector recruitment. This position offers generous leave and health insurance benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle and using relevant systems.
• Experience in a fast-paced delivery environment.
• Knowledge of recruitment within social housing or the public sector.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment assignments including client communication.
• Lead the interim management team and ensure effective processes.
• Source and attract talent through various channels.

Skills

Strong recruitment experience

Team leading experience

Organisational skills

Understanding of recruitment legislation

Education

Degree-level education or equivalent experience

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Recruitment Consultant – Interim Team Lead Public / Not for Profit

Location: Farringdon, City of London

Hybrid role: 2 days in the office, 3 days working from home

A successful and leading management consultancy and recruitment practice in the public and not-for-profit sectors is urgently recruiting for a Recruitment Consultant in the interim team which will include line managing the delivery team ensuring a high-quality executive recruitment service. This role involves managing end-to-end recruitment assignments, maintaining strong client and candidate relationships, and ensuring efficient processes that support the successful delivery of interim placements.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Support the Interim Management team, including line management of the delivery function.
• Ensure effective processes, systems and templates to deliver a high-quality executive recruitment service.
• Work in a fast-paced environment to meet client submission deadlines.
• Manage interim timesheets and support live project delivery.
• Line-manage the Compliance Coordinator and oversee interim compliance and onboarding.
• Source and attract new talent through advertising, networking, marketing and social media.
• Take detailed client briefs and manage recruitment assignments from start to finish.
• Build strong relationships with clients and interims, maintaining regular communication.
• Collaborate with consultancy teams on joint projects where required.
• Work with finance to ensure accurate invoicing and maintain the JobAdder database.

Experience required:

• Degree-level education or equivalent experience.
• Strong recruitment experience (agency or in-house), ideally at an executive level.
• Experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle and using CRM systems.
• Experience improving processes to enhance service delivery.
• Understanding of the interim / temp / contract recruitment market and relevant legislation.
• Team leading experience of a delivery team, including assistant contact and compliance admin
• Experience in a fast-paced delivery environment, with team management experience desirable.
• Knowledge of recruitment within social housing, education, charity or the public sector.
• Experience in consultancy environments, business development and UK compliance requirements is beneficial.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• 25 days, plus public holidays. This rises by one day per completed year of service, up to a maximum of 30days, plus public holidays
• The company offers a salary exchange pension scheme, with an employer contribution that matches employee contributions up to 5%
• The company offers health insurance for employees who have successfully completed their probation. This is available for employees and their dependents, and the company meets the cost of the premiums, though it is classed as a taxable benefit.
• The company offers a death-in-service insurance, set at the equivalent of two years’ salary