Lead Consultant - Digital

We are seeking a talented and experienced Lead Consultant to join our permanent Digital team, you will manage and develop corporate accounts focused on a range of sectors, whilst supporting the management of the Digital team.

The role of Lead Consultant is a substantial one, you're expected to be a proven and capable recruiter, able to both lead a team by example and work autonomously. The team is focused on providing permanent staffing solutions to clients, via either retained, exclusive or contingent solutions.

Responsibilities will include:
- Supervise and mentor junior staff to ensure that clients receive full post placement administration and candidate management support.
- Business development, you will source new clients through a variety of methods, including networking, candidate tracking, telesales, email marketing campaigns, events and face to face meetings.
- Sell retained, exclusive and contingent solutions, negotiate fees and plan recruitment delivery processes, ensuring the correct sales strategy is selected to match the client’s requirements.
- Full candidate and client full lifecycle management.
- Creating thought leadership on your sector.
- Source candidates, using methods such as adverts, job board searches, networking, headhunting and referrals.
- Account management, you will manage key accounts, maximising their potential, networking them thoroughly, qualifying client requirements and reporting on the accounts performance.

Candidates should have:
- Proven experience in a similar role, ideally within either the Digital or Technology / IT sectors, although we are happy to consider anyone looking at changing sector.
- Successful track record of building a permanent recruitment desk.
- Ability to maximise existing client relationships and generate new ones through a variety of business development methods.
- Strong relationship building and account management skills.
- Motivation to deliver excellent service and develop relevant market knowledge.
- Experience mentoring and training junior staff is desirable, however we happy to consider someone moving up.

We work in a fun environment with a genuine focus on quality over quantity and being truly consultative to both clients and candidates. 

We are exceptionally proud of the reputation and culture we have created over the years and only hire people who take pride in their work.

We offer a holistic and supportive culture, in which you will be continually trained and developed. The successful candidate will receive a marketing leading remuneration package, uncapped commission structure with no thresholds, private healthcare, 26+ days holiday, pension, plus other benefits and great incentives.

Please contact Serrol Osman on serrol.osman@emr.co.uk if you are interested or just would like some more information.