Recruitment Consultant - IT and Finance (Contract Desk)

What You’ll Be Doing

• Business Development & Revenue Growth: Develop and execute targeted business development strategies, generate new leads and expand your client base within IT or Finance markets to achieve revenue targets.
• Strategic Recruitment Management: Operate within fast-moving, candidate-driven markets, building market maps and creating targeted recruitment strategies aligned to client hiring plans.
• Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships, consulting on hiring strategies and delivering tailored recruitment solutions based on business needs.
• Recruitment Process Management: Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle including role qualification, job advertising, sourcing, screening, interviewing and shortlisting candidates for technical roles.
• Service Delivery & Talent Pipeline Management: Source, screen and maintain strong pipelines of junior, mid-level, senior and specialist candidates to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery.
• Commercial & Performance Management: Support commercial activity through rate negotiation where required, managing placement performance and ensuring delivery aligns with revenue targets.
• Operational Collaboration & Reporting: Work closely with internal teams to track activity, maintain CRM accuracy and provide regular updates on pipeline, performance and delivery.
• Market Insight & Continuous Improvement: Stay up to date with industry trends, competitor activity and market developments to ensure recruitment strategies remain competitive and effective.
• Networking & Market Presence: Attend industry events, conferences and meetups while building strong online and offline networks to attract high-quality candidates and clients.
• Mentorship & Team Support: Support and mentor junior team members while promoting best practice and high-performance standards.

Why Join?

• Financial Stability: Competitive base salary with an attractive bonus and incentive scheme.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible hybrid working options including the opportunity to work from home during the week.
• Generous Time Off: Competitive holiday allowance with the opportunity to increase with service.
• Incentives & Rewards: Regular performance-based incentives, competitions and recognition programmes.
• Career Development: Structured training, ongoing support and clear progression opportunities.
• Future Security: Access to pension and additional employee benefit schemes.
• Team Culture: A supportive, high-energy environment focused on collaboration, performance and success.

What We’re Looking For

• Recruitment Experience: Proven background in recruitment, ideally within IT, Technology or Finance markets, working in a 360 agency environment.
• Business Development & Sales Skills: Strong sales capability with experience generating new business and developing client portfolios.
• Client & Stakeholder Management: Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with both clients and candidates.
• Market & Technical Understanding: Ability to understand technical job requirements and accurately match candidates to specialist roles.
• Prioritisation & Pace: Ability to manage multiple roles, clients and priorities in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
• Systems & Technology: Experience using job boards, LinkedIn and recruitment systems, or willingness to learn new platforms.
• Qualifications & Education: Degree preferred but not essential, with proven recruitment experience (ideally 2+ years within IT, Tech or Finance recruitment).
• Personal Attributes: Self-motivated, target-driven and highly organised, with strong decision-making skills and the ability to work independently while collaborating with wider teams.