Senior Recruitment Consultant

Hays; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in London seeks a Senior Recruitment Consultant to develop relationships with government organizations. This role involves sourcing top candidates for interim positions and contributing to team growth in a high-energy environment. Enjoy uncapped commission, flexible working, and a culture focused on growth and inclusion.

Benefits

Uncapped individual commission

Performance-based incentive programmes

Hybrid working models

Industry-leading learning and development

Diverse employee support networks

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Recruitment Consultant or above.
• Proven track record in business development and recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining relationships with central government organisations.
• Sourcing, screening and recruiting top-tier candidates for interim roles.
• Contributing to the growth of the Business Support team.

Skills

Business Development

Sales

Relationship Management

Resilience

Education

Senior Recruitment Consultant Experience

Job description

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We are seeking a sales-driven Senior Recruitment Consultant to join our flagship London office in our Business Support Recruitment team. As a Senior Consultant, your primary focus will be to develop and nurture relationships within both large and small central government organisations across London. You will actively seek out and meet with Recruitment teams, Directors, line managers, and other key stakeholders. As a Senior Recruitment Consultant, you will be recruiting the best and most experienced candidates for interim roles within this busy sector. The desk available in this market has derived its success from repeat and multi-sector business, billing over £220k in the last two financial years, with genuine potential to grow more.

Your new team

This is an opportunity for an experienced consultant to join one of Hays' most stable businesses with a strong client base and job flow. Any consultant position in this specialism is core to the success of the wider business and is therefore often winning awards and celebrating success. Our Business Support team at our London Central office in Cheapside is a public sector-facing recruitment team that has enjoyed significant success.

This team contributes the third-highest gross fees within our London office and has a long-standing team of experienced consultants to surround you with success. They have won multiple awards and have a high productivity per head.

Your new role

The responsibilities of a Senior Recruitment Consultant include:

• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with central government organisations and key decision makers.
• Actively seeking and engaging with in-house recruitment professionals, directors, and line managers.
• Sourcing, screening and recruiting top-tier candidates for interim roles.
• Draft reports, ensure compliance, and participate in internal projects.
• Contribute to the development and growth of the business, especially your Business Support team.

Due to the fees already in the area and the potential we have here, to be successful you will need to meet the following criteria:

You will have experience as a Senior Recruitment Consultant or above as well as a proven track record in business development and recruitment. You will be a highly driven, ambitious, and inspiring individual who can drive success in those around you and navigate the highs and lows of recruitment with resilience.

What you’ll get in return

As a multi award winning employer of choice, we believe as part of the employee and employer deal at Hays, we can give you a career with unrivalled progression. Our culture is a reason why so many of our people choose to stay and grow their careers with Hays. Our colleagues describe our culture as ‘high energy’, ‘inclusive’, and ‘great people’ with a ‘growth mindset’.

In addition, you will enjoy:

• Uncapped individual commission paid upon invoice every 4 weeks
• Regular performance-based incentive programmes including all-expense paid international trips
• A culture underpinned with trust, which is based on expertise, training, collaboration, inclusivity and doing the right thing
• Industry-leading learning and development to maximise your performance and advance your career every step of the way
• A global brand with established PSL agreements and warm client relationships
• An adult approach to working with hybrid working models and flexible working hours
• The opportunity to work in any of our 32 other countries through our global mobility offering
• Diverse range of employee support networks, wellbeing initiatives and wider benefits

We know talented people want to work with the best: people, brand, tools, technology and infrastructure. They also want career development. Our culture is shaped and created by these features. We also know our people want to do interesting and meaningful work, increasingly in an organisation that is purpose led. This is demonstrated in the work we have done through our commitment to DE&I, Net Zero and our global volunteering and fundraising programme, ‘Helping for your tomorrow’.

What to do next

Please apply now to become the next Senior Recruitment Consultant or for more information on our roles.

Life at Hays presents the opportunity for growth, varied career paths, exciting challenges and a culture of inclusion that celebrates diversity. As a committed Disability Confident employer, if you’re thinking of a new tomorrow for your career, whatever your background, let’s work together to create it!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development, Consulting, and Sales

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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