Senior Recruitment Consultant

Academics Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education recruitment agency in London is seeking a Senior Recruitment Consultant to manage a desk of business, attract candidates, and support the recruitment team. The role offers a starting salary between £35,000 - £40,000, plus uncapped commission. Ideal candidates should have a recruitment background, excellent communication skills, and resilience in a fast-paced environment. This agency fosters growth through training and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Uncapped, competitive bonus scheme

27 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Wellbeing programme

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven background in recruitment or sales role.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong team player with a drive for results.

Responsibilities

• Manage own desk of business against targets.
• Arrange interviews and place candidates in schools.
• Attract clients through various sales activities.

Skills

Recruitment background

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent IT skills

Attention to detail

Resilience and flexibility

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Position: Senior Recruitment Consultant - Education Sector

Location: London, central

Salary: starting salary £35,000 - £40,000 experience dependant + uncapped commission

Annual leave entitlements: 27 days + bank holidays

Responsibilities

• Managing your own desk of business against agreed targets
• Arranging interviews and placing candidates into roles with schools
• Client attraction; canvassing, mailing and other sales led activities
• Candidate attraction; developing a new candidate pool to fulfil vacancies identified through the client attraction process
• Recruit quality candidates through planned candidate strategy, including advertising promotional activities, utilising all existing resources within the office in order to fill vacancies/ bookings
• Support and assist our team with the registering, interviewing, testing and referencing of candidates when necessary

Person Specification

• Recruitment background
• Driven and resilient
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, comfortable on the phone as you are writing emails
• Experience of working in a fast paced environment and be resilient and flexible
• Strong attention to detail and be a completer/finisher
• Excellent IT skills and good knowledge of all Office applications

What we offer

• Uncapped, competitive bonus scheme
• Agreed and defined targets, aimed at advancing your career
• 27 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Warm friendly and fun office environment
• Wellbeing programme
• Annual company awards and summer party
• Quick career progression & development opportunities

Why work for Academics recruitment agency?

Academics recruitment is a healthy blend of experienced recruiters, trainees and apprentices. We believe in supporting our talented recruitment teams to grow personally and professionally through excellent training platforms and a blended approach to learning. Our collaborative management style means we listen to our employees, support their growth and ensure they reach their full potential within their recruitment career.

Who are Academics?

Academics education recruitment are one of the UK’s fastest growing education recruitment agencies with over 20 branches throughout the UK. Our nationwide network of recruitment teams provide teachers, teaching assistants and school support staff to over a thousand Primary and Secondary schools every day, for both short and long term assignments. If you're wanting to join a forward-thinking, fast growing recruitment/sales company then we are the place for you.

Email your CV or contact Craig Walker. Craig is very happy to discuss the role in more detail