Recruitment Consultant

Reports to: Head of Practice

Overall purpose of the role

As a Recruitment Consultant within the Commercial or FMCG sectors, you will support clients in hiring high-quality permanent talent while building strong relationships with candidates. This role offers the opportunity to develop recruitment skills in a supportive, performance-led environment, working across the full 360 recruitment lifecycle or focusing on key elements such as candidate delivery, client support and business development.

The role suits individuals with recruitment experience or those who have developed strong communication, influencing and organisational skills in other commercial or people-focused roles.

Key accountabilities

Candidate sourcing & engagement:
Identify and engage suitable candidates using a range of methods including job adverts, LinkedIn, referrals and direct outreach. Conduct candidate conversations and interviews to understand skills, experience and career motivations.

Permanent recruitment delivery:
Support the delivery of permanent recruitment assignments by shortlisting suitable candidates, coordinating interviews and managing feedback throughout the process.

Client support & relationship building:
Work closely with clients to understand their hiring needs, role requirements and business environment. Build trusted working relationships through regular communication and a responsive, professional approach.

Business development support:
Contribute to winning new recruitment opportunities through networking, candidate-led leads, social selling and market awareness, with increasing responsibility over time.

Candidate care & experience:
Provide a positive and professional candidate experience, keeping candidates informed and engaged from initial contact through to offer and placement.

Offer coordination & negotiation:
Support offer processes, including managing candidate expectations around salary, benefits and start dates, with guidance from more experienced team members where required.

Process & compliance:
Ensure recruitment processes are followed accurately, including right-to-work checks, references and maintaining up-to-date records on internal systems.

What success looks like

• Consistent contribution to permanent placements
• A growing network of engaged candidates
• Positive feedback from candidates and clients
• Increasing confidence in managing recruitment processes

Skills and experience we''re looking for

Relevant experience:
Previous experience in recruitment, resourcing, sales, account management, customer service or other people-focused commercial roles is advantageous but not essential. We offer a fantastic onboarding/training programme for our new starters.

Communication skills:
Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential, with the ability to build rapport and influence outcomes.

Organisation & resilience:
Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise effectively and remain focused in a fast-paced environment.

Commercial awareness:
An interest in the Commercial or FMCG sectors and an understanding of how businesses hire and grow talent.

Motivation & attitude:
A positive, driven approach with a willingness to learn, develop and take on responsibility.

Package

This role offers a competitive basic salary, uncapped commission structure and benefits including hybrid working, gym membership and healthcare plans, alongside fantastic career progression opportunities.

If you are interested in learning more about life at Henderson Brown and how this opportunity could be your next move, please contact Samantha Murray at (url removed).