Principal Recruitment Consultant

About the role

Robert Walters is the world’s most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe we deliver recruitment, recruitment process outsourcing and advisory services for organisations of all sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions and backgrounds. We offer our people incredible career opportunities, an inclusive culture and flexible working. As a Principal Recruitment Consultant you will be a senior figure within your team, working closely with clients to develop robust relationships and uncover new opportunities. You will act as a role model to other Recruitment Consultants, demonstrating high achievement, top‑billing performance and the ability to win hearts, minds and new business. Our people are supportive, positive and collaborative; fresh thinking is welcomed and ideas are encouraged at every level. We are focused on the future for our clients, our business and our people, so you can progress as quickly as your ambition takes you.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment assignments that involve creatively applying your knowledge to specific recruitment challenges.
• Develop existing client relationships and generate new business by networking, gathering market information and making business‑development calls.
• Manage and close complex deals while selling our unique, value‑add services.
• Take responsibility for key client relationships, resolve any issues and ensure delivery that meets or exceeds expectations.
• Build strong knowledge of each client’s organisation and develop and implement a range of recruitment campaigns on their behalf.
• Source, select and match candidates with relevant roles, arrange interviews, brief candidates and provide feedback.
• Write a range of marketing materials, including adverts and mail shots.

Requirements

• A commitment to taking ownership of your own growth and career advancement.
• The creativity and entrepreneurial spirit needed to succeed in changing circumstances.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, a strategic approach and a commercial focus.
• Exceptional skills as a Recruitment Consultant – you’ll maintain a high profile in your division.
• The ability to think laterally to generate innovative solutions and create greater value.

Benefits

• A unique opportunity to drive projects such as employer branding, talent pipelining, recruitment innovation and candidate experience.
• Competitive top salary and benefits package with bonuses/commission and a fantastic incentives programme.
• Private medical insurance.
• A comprehensive training and development programme.
• Volunteer time off.
• Opportunity to partake in or qualify for our global incentive weekend.
• Employee wellbeing programmes.
• Plenty of opportunities to progress your career both locally and internationally within our large global organisation.

Robert Walters is a Disability Confident Employer, committed to offering a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process to all candidates. If you require any accommodations or adjustments as a result of a disability, impairment or health condition, please let us know.