Senior/Principal Recruiter (Professional Services)

Central Employment; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly WFH options

Job summary

Central Employment in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Senior or Principal Recruitment Consultant to build and develop our Finance & Accountancy, Legal or Business Support offering. You’ll own a specialist market, win new business, and manage the full recruitment lifecycle from prospect to placement, enjoying freedom, backing and the opportunity to build something meaningful.

This isn’t a comfortable desk role.

Qualifications

• Experience in a 360 recruitment environment with a track record of revenue generation.
• Experience within Finance & Accountancy, Legal, Business Support or another professional services market.
• Strong commercial awareness and market credibility.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop your own specialist market.
• Win new business and create long-term client partnerships.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from prospect through to placement.
• Source, engage and secure high-calibre talent.
• Deliver retained, contingent and exclusive recruitment solutions.
• Establish yourself as a recognised specialist within your sector.
• Contribute ideas, market insight and commercial thinking to support growth of the permanent division.
• Support and influence others as the team expands.

Skills

360 recruitment

Client relationships

Business development

Commercial awareness

Market development

Job description

Senior / Principal Recruitment Consultant

FINANCE & ACCOUNTANCY | LEGAL | BUSINESS SUPPORT

Newcastle upon Tyne

Established in 1979, Central Employment is one of the North East's leading independent recruitment businesses, delivering temporary, contract and permanent recruitment solutions across the UK.

We're entering a significant period within our permanent recruitment division and are looking for an experienced Senior or Principal Consultant to help build and develop our Finance & Accountancy, Legal or Business Support offering.

This isn't a role for someone looking to inherit a comfortable desk.

It's for someone who wants the freedom, backing and opportunity to build something.

Someone who enjoys winning business, delivering exceptional recruitment solutions and becoming a recognised name within their market.

Most importantly, it's for someone who wants to be part of a journey.

WE'RE NOT HERE TO STAND STILL.

We've got ambitious plans for the business, we're investing heavily in our people and infrastructure, and we're creating specialist teams with genuine opportunity for growth. Our Finance & Business Support function is excelling.

If you've ever wanted the chance to help shape the direction of a division rather than simply work within one, this could be exactly that opportunity.

What You'll Be Doing

• Building and developing your own specialist market
• Winning new business and creating long-term client partnerships
• Managing the full recruitment lifecycle from prospect through to placement
• Sourcing, engaging and securing high-calibre talent
• Delivering retained, contingent and exclusive recruitment solutions
• Establishing yourself as a recognised specialist within your sector
• Contributing ideas, market insight and commercial thinking to support the wider growth of the permanent division
• Supporting and influencing others as the team continues to expand

What We're Looking For

You'll already be operating in a 360 recruitment environment and have a track record of developing client relationships and generating revenue.

You may be an experienced Senior Consultant looking for more ownership, a Principal Consultant wanting a bigger platform, or simply someone who feels they have more to offer than their current environment allows.

Ideally, you'll have:

• Experience within Finance & Accountancy, Legal, Business Support or another professional services market
• The confidence to build opportunities from a standing start
• Strong commercial awareness and market credibility

More than anything, we’re looking for ambition, accountability and a genuine desire to build something meaningful.

Why Central?

• Competitive salary plus car allowance
• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Modern city-centre offices at Portland House
• Annual company and performance bonus
• Discounted gym membership
• Weekly WFH options
• Reduced working hours and genuine work-life balance
• Early finish Fridays

The Reality

Building a market isn't easy.

It takes energy, resilience, consistency and a willingness to back yourself.

But if you're the kind of recruiter who sees opportunity where others see hard work, who enjoys creating momentum rather than waiting for it, and who wants their contribution to genuinely shape the future of a growing business, we'd love to talk.

COME AND HELP US BUILD WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.