Senior Recruitment Consultant

Hays; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in London is seeking a Senior Recruitment Consultant to join their Business Support team. This role focuses on building relationships with government organizations and recruiting top candidates for interim roles. The ideal candidate will have a strong sales background and a proven track record in recruitment. The position offers uncapped commission, flexible working, and opportunities for career progression in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Uncapped individual commission

Performance-based incentive programmes

Flexible hybrid working models

Industry-leading learning and development opportunities

Diverse employee support networks

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Recruitment Consultant or higher with a proven track record.
• Highly driven, ambitious, and inspiring individual.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining relationships with central government organisations.
• Sourcing, screening, and recruiting top-tier candidates for interim roles.
• Drafting reports and ensuring compliance across all activities.

Skills

Sales

Business Development

Recruitment

Job description

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Talent Acquisition Business Director at Hays

Senior Recruitment Consultant

London – Hays Recruitment

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 consistent job flow. Any consultant position in this specialty is core to the success of the wider business and is often recognized with awards and success celebrations. 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 support your success. They have won multiple awards and maintain 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.
• Drafting reports, ensuring compliance across all activities, and participating in internal projects.
• Contributing to the development and growth of the business, especially your Business Support team.

To succeed in this role, you should meet the following criteria:

• Experience as a Senior Recruitment Consultant or higher, with a proven track record in business development and recruitment.
• A highly driven, ambitious, and inspiring individual capable of driving success in others and resilient in navigating recruitment highs and lows.

What you’ll get in return

As a multi award-winning employer of choice, we believe our employees deserve a career with unrivalled progression. Our culture fosters collaboration and genuine human connection, which we call the Hays spirit. You will experience this inclusive, motivating energy throughout our business.

Additionally, 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 built on trust, expertise, training, collaboration, inclusivity, and integrity
• Industry-leading learning and development opportunities to enhance your performance and career growth
• A global brand with established PSL agreements and warm client relationships
• Flexible hybrid working models and hours
• The opportunity to work in any of our 266 offices across 33 countries through our global mobility programme
• Diverse employee support networks, wellbeing initiatives, and wider benefits

We are committed to working with talented people, offering the best people, brand, tools, technology, and infrastructure. We focus on career development and creating a supportive culture shaped by these features.

As a progressive employer, we are dedicated to doing the right thing for our people, customers, and communities. We continuously work towards our commitments to social purpose, equity, diversity & inclusion, and sustainability.

What to do next

Please apply now to become our next Senior Recruitment Consultant or to learn more about our roles.

The future is what you make it at Hays — and you’re in the driver’s seat. Your energy and dedication will be rewarded in a culture that celebrates success.

As a Disability Confident employer, regardless of your background, let’s work together to create a new tomorrow for your career!

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Sales, Consulting, and Business Development

Industries

• Staffing and Recruiting