Senior Recruitment Consultant

Academics Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and fast-growing recruitment agency as a Senior Recruitment Consultant. In this exciting role, you will manage your own desk, placing candidates in educational roles and developing client relationships. With a supportive team and a focus on personal and professional growth, this position offers a competitive salary, uncapped commission, and numerous perks, including generous annual leave and career advancement opportunities. If you're driven, resilient, and looking for a rewarding career in recruitment, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Uncapped bonus scheme

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Warm friendly office environment

Regular individual & team incentives

Optional pension

Wellbeing programme

Annual company awards and summer party

Quick career progression & development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven track record in recruitment, ideally in volume temp.
• Strong communication and IT skills are essential.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Recruitment experience

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Sales skills

IT skills

Tools

Office applications

Job description

Position: Senior Recruitment Consultant - Education Sector

Location: Leeds, city centre

Salary: starting salary £28,000 - £35,000 experience dependant + uncapped commission

Annual leave entitlements: 25 days + bank holidays

Requirements: Proven track record in recruitment, ideally volume temp

Job Description:

As a Senior Recruitment Consultant in our Leeds branch, you will be joining an established team with a reliable client base that you will be expected to help grow and develop further.

Main duties of our Senior Consultants:

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

Person Specification:

1. Recruitment background
2. Driven and resilient
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
4. Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and be resilient and flexible
5. Strong attention to detail and be a completer/finisher
6. Excellent IT skills and good knowledge of all Office applications

What we can offer you:

1. Uncapped, competitive bonus scheme
2. Agreed and defined targets, aimed at advancing your career
3. 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
4. Warm friendly office environment
5. Regular Individual & team incentives
6. Optional pension
7. Wellbeing programme
8. Annual company awards and summer party
9. 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. 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.