Senior Recruitment Consultant

Octagon Professionals; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive commission

Career growth opportunities

Travel allowance

Excellent pension scheme

30 days paid vacation

Job summary

Octagon Professionals International, based in The Hague, seeks a 360 Recruitment Consultant to lead a desk end-to-end. You will win new clients in a defined market and deliver top professionals for permanent, contract and secondment roles.

You’ll operate across private sector and EU institutions, supported by an experienced international team. You will focus on business development, account growth, and delivering exceptional recruitment outcomes while shaping your own market and leveraging

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in agency recruitment, with a 360 or business development focus.
• Proven ability to win new clients and grow accounts.
• Commercial mindset, target-driven with outbound focus.
• Experience in permanent and/or contract recruitment.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Identify and win new clients across private sector and EU institutions via outbound calls, LinkedIn, networking and events.
• Build and manage a pipeline of prospects; convert conversations into vacancies and signed agreements.
• Negotiate terms and fees for permanent, contract and secondment placements.
• Represent Octagon at industry events and build reputation as trusted partner.

Skills

Agency recruitment

New business development

Client management

Negotiation

Sourcing

English proficiency

Tools

Bullhorn

Salesforce

Broadbean

Job description

360 Recruitment Consultant (New Business) | Octagon Professionals International

Overview

Octagon Professionals International is an international HR and workforce solutions company based in The Hague. We support organisations across Europe with Recruitment, Employer of Record (EOR), Payrolling and HR services, helping clients build and manage international workforces.

We are looking for a 360 Recruitment Consultant with a strong commercial drive to join our team. In this role, you will run your own desk end to end: winning new clients in a pre-defined market then delivering the right professionals to them. Your initial focus will be on business development, building a client portfolio across the private sector and EU institutions and agencies. You will work across permanent, contract and secondment placements, with the freedom to shape your own market and the support of an experienced international team.

Role Responsibilities

Business Development

• Identify and win new clients across the private sector and EU institutions and agencies through outbound calls, LinkedIn outreach, networking and events
• Build and manage a pipeline of prospects, turning conversations into vacancies and signed agreements
• Negotiate terms and fees for permanent, contract and secondment placements
• Represent Octagon at industry events and build your reputation as a trusted partner in your market

Account Management

• Act as the main point of contact for your clients, taking briefs and advising on market rates, talent availability and hiring strategy
• Grow existing accounts by identifying new hiring needs and introducing Octagon's EOR, Payrolling and HR services
• Keep client, candidate and pipeline data up to date in the CRM

Delivery

• Source professionals using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, Boolean search and internal databases
• Screen candidates on skills, motivation and fit, and present strong shortlists to clients
• Manage the process through to offer, including interview coordination, feedback and negotiation
• Build long-term relationships with candidates and contractors, including those on assignment

Essential Skills & Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of agency recruitment experience, including a 360 or business development focused desk
• Proven track record of winning new clients and growing accounts
• Commercially minded, target driven and comfortable with outbound business development
• Experience in permanent and/or contract recruitment
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written
• Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Able to work independently, manage multiple priorities and take ownership of your results

Desirable Skills & Experience

• An existing network or recruitment experience in engineering, aerospace, defence, IT or other technical sectors
• Experience working with EU institutions, agencies or other public-sector clientsExperience with secondments or contractor management
• Professional working proficiency in Dutch
• Additional European language(s)
• Experience with ATS and CRM systems such as Bullhorn, Salesforce, Broadbean or similar platforms

Package

• Competitive commission structure with no threshold
• Competitive salary package based on level of experience
• Full-time position (40 hours per week)
• Career growth and training opportunities
• Collaborative international working environment that values integrity, ownership, and autonomy
• Travel allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• 30 days of paid vacation (excluding public holidays)

Octagon Professionals International is a full-service recruitment and HR services firm with nearly 40 years of experience in the European and international market. Our large network of professionals across multiple functional areas, and multi-national team provide flexible solutions customised to individual client needs.