Recruitment Consultant - Manchester

Tradewind Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting salary £30,000

Uncapped commission

35 days annual leave

School-holiday schedule leniency

Global incentive trips

Daily free breakfast

Friday socials

Wellbeing support

Rapid progression

Extensive training

Daily coaching

Performance-based progression

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment in Manchester seeks a Recruitment Consultant to connect education professionals with schools across the UK. You will interview and qualify candidates, build strong relationships and manage your own pipeline while working toward weekly KPIs.

Starting salary £30,000 with uncapped commission from day one, 35 days leave, and ongoing training. No recruitment experience required; your attitude and ambition matter most as you progress through our Impact Academy.

Qualifications

• Hospitality experience from restaurants, bars, hotels or customer-facing roles.
• Sales background in any sector (B2B/B2C) considered.
• Teaching background or experience transitioning to recruitment an option.
• Graduate applicants are welcomed, especially those who balanced study with work.
• Athletic or competitive sports involvement demonstrates drive and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Interviewing and qualifying candidates.
• Building strong candidate relationships.
• Developing relationships with schools and clients.
• Matching candidates to opportunities.
• Managing your own pipeline and working toward KPIs.
• Business development and closing deals.

Skills

Hospitality

Sales

Teaching

Graduate

Sports

Customer service

Job description

Recruitment Consultant - Manchester | £30,000 + Uncapped Commission Tradewind Recruitment | Manchester

Want a career where your effort directly impacts your earnings?Are you ambitious, competitive, resilient and hungry for success?Tradewind Recruitment is growing our Manchester team and we're looking for driven individuals to join our Impact Academy.This isn't a slow corporate career where you wait years for your next promotion. We invest heavily in our people, providing elite training, daily coaching and structured development to help you become one of the best recruitment consultants you can be.Starting salary: £30,000 + uncapped commission from day one.No recruitment experience required. Your attitude, work ethic and ambition matter more than your CV.

What You'll Get

• £30,000 starting salary
• £35,000-£40,000 realistic Year 1 earnings
• Uncapped commission from day one - no thresholds
• 35 days annual leave
• Shorter working days during school holidays
• Global incentive trips - all expenses paid
• Daily free breakfast
• Friday socials and team events
• Wellbeing support
• Rapid internal progression
• Extensive training and development
• Daily coaching from experienced consultants
• Progression based on performance, not time served

Who Are We Looking For?

We're looking for people who are hungry to succeed.

• Hospitality - restaurants, bars, hotels and customer-facing roles
• Sales - car sales, phone sales, estate agency, retail or B2B
• Teaching - ex-teachers looking for a new challenge and greater earning potential
• Graduate backgrounds - particularly graduates who worked alongside studying and have demonstrated a strong work ethic
• Sport - competitive athletes or people who thrive in high-performance environments
• Customer service or other fast-paced, target-driven backgrounds

Are You the Right Person?

Recruitment is fast-paced, competitive and target-driven.

• Super resilient - you can handle rejection and bounce back
• Money hungry - you want your earnings to reflect your performance
• Driven - you take responsibility for your own success
• Competitive - you want to win and be the best
• Ambitious - you want progression and responsibility
• Determined - setbacks make you work harder
• Confident and personable - you enjoy building relationships
• Coachability-focused - you want to learn, improve and develop
• Success driven - you genuinely want to make something of yourself

What You'll Do

As a Recruitment Consultant, you'll connect talented education professionals with schools across the UK.

• Interviewing and qualifying candidates
• Building strong candidate relationships
• Developing relationships with schools and clients
• Matching candidates to opportunities
• Managing your own pipeline
• Working towards weekly KPIs
• Business development and sales
• Negotiating and closing deals
• Growing client accounts
• Learning advanced communication, sales and influencing skills

You won't be left to figure it out yourself. We invest heavily in your development. You'll receive structured training, daily coaching and ongoing support from experienced recruitment professionals. Our goal is to give you everything you need to become the best recruiter you can be.

Career Progression

Our Impact Academy gives you the foundations to build a long-term recruitment career.

• Recruitment
• Sales
• Business development
• Negotiation
• Margin management
• Client relationship management
• Account growth
• Communication and influencing
• Leadership and management

As you prove yourself, you'll have the opportunity to progress into more senior positions. We promote on performance, not time served.

Why Tradewind?

Tradewind Recruitment is one of the UK's leading education recruitment agencies and is part of a wider global recruitment group.

We believe ambitious people should be given the opportunity to succeed.

We provide the training, coaching and development. You bring the resilience, ambition, work ethic and hunger to win.