Senior Recruitment Consultant

Morgan McKinley; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Uncapped commission

Award-winning Training Academy

Pension contribution scheme

Regular team events

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is seeking a Senior Recruitment Consultant to join our team, take ownership of an established market desk and build strong relationships with clients and candidates.

This role offers the freedom to shape your own market while benefiting from our brand, training academy and supportive culture.

You will manage full lifecycle recruitment, identify new business, and drive growth through networking, interviewing and delivering an exceptional candidate experience.

Qualifications

• 3+ years recruitment experience or relevant commercial/industry experience.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Able to influence, negotiate and engage with people.
• Organised and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Proactive, self-motivated and professional.
• Team-player mentality with commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow your own specialist market.
• Build strong relationships with clients.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities.
• Understand client hiring needs.
• Source candidates via advertising, direct search, social media, networking and referrals.
• Coordinate interviews and candidate assessment.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate and client experience.
• Work toward monthly and quarterly targets.
• Maintain accurate information in recruitment systems.

Skills

Communication

Relationship-building

Influence & negotiation

Organisational skills

Self-motivation

Team-player

Commercial awareness

Entrepreneurial mindset

Target-driven

Job description

Ready for your next move in recruitment?

We’re looking for an ambitious Senior Recruitment Consultant to join our team, progress your career and take ownership of an established desk with strong client and candidate relationships.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys the commercial side of recruitment, loves building relationships and wants the freedom to develop their own market — while having the support, training and brand behind them to succeed.

Recruitment with Morgan McKinley is fast-paced, people-focused and rewarding. You’ll manage the full recruitment lifecycle, connecting talented people with great opportunities while developing long-term partnerships with clients.

This isn’t just about filling jobs. You’ll be building your network, developing new business, advising clients, understanding your market and creating opportunities.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll manage and grow your own specialist market. You’ll be responsible for:

• Building strong relationships with new and existing clients
• Identifying and developing new business opportunities
• Understanding client hiring needs
• Sourcing high-quality candidates through advertising, direct search, social media, networking and referrals
• Interviewing, assessing and selecting candidates
• Assisting candidates and clients throughout the interview process
• Developing expert knowledge of your specialist market and becoming a trusted voice within it
• Delivering an exceptional experience to every candidate and client
• Working towards monthly and quarterly targets
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date information within our recruitment systems

What We’re Looking For

You don’t need to know everything on day one — but you do need the drive to learn, build relationships and succeed.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• 3+ years recruitment experience or relevant commercial/industry experience
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• A natural ability to influence, negotiate and engage with people
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• A proactive, self-motivated and professional approach
• A genuine team-player mentality
• Commercial awareness and an entrepreneurial mindset
• Confidence working towards targets and deadlines
• The resilience and ambition to thrive in a fast-moving environment

Why Morgan McKinley?

We want our people to build careers, not simply do jobs.

You’ll have the support, training and opportunity to develop your recruitment career, while having the freedom to take ownership of your desk and your earning potential.

What’s on offer:

• Uncapped commission and significant earning potential
• Established desk with strong client relationships
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Clear and structured career progression
• Award-winning Training Academy
• Ongoing learning and development
• Pension contribution scheme
• Regular monthly and quarterly team events
• Supportive, collaborative and friendly team environment
• Opportunity to work with leading organisations, including Fortune 500 clients

Our Culture

Our Go Beyond culture is built around four values that shape how we work with each other, our clients and our candidates:

• Always Committed – We lead by example, strive for excellence and go the extra mile.
• Always Building Trust – We act with integrity and respect, work as one team and celebrate success together.
• Always Embracing Change – We stay curious, welcome different perspectives and continually look for better ways of doing things.
• Always Communicating – We believe in open and honest communication with our colleagues, candidates and clients.

If you’re ambitious, enjoy working with people and want a career where the effort you put in can genuinely shape what you get out of it, we’d love to hear from you.

Morgan McKinley is a global talent services company with 1,000+ employees across 10 countries.