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Recruitment Consultant

£27000 - £35000 per annum + commission + benefits
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EMR are a marketing, communications and digital recruitment specialist, we are based in central London and have placed over 11,000 candidates in the last 24 years. We have a really strong culture of collaboration and service excellence. We all love what we do and have the space to be the Recruiters we would like to be. We really believe in work life balance and being autonomous.

Our contract team is thriving and we are looking for a Recruitment Consultant with some experience to join a busy and friendly team. There are multiple areas we are interested in branching into including eCommerce, FMCG, creative, Not-For-Profit, Property, Financial Services and Professional Services. If you have any experience in these areas, great - but we are keen to speak to Recruitment Consultants from any industry with an interest in Marketing, Comms and Digital.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Proactively source candidates
  • Track and record client and candidate information adhering to database processes
  • Key account management with existing and new clients through regular communication and client visits.New business development through a variety of BD techniques, generating new jobs to ensure ongoing revenue opportunities
  • Negotiate fee rates in line with the company authority matrix
  • Write and place effective recruitment advertisementsEngage with your network to promote and support business initiatives, such as events
  • Build a senior candidate network
  • Promotion of partnership relationships
  • Meet sales/NFI targets in line with the business plan, personal objectives and monthly 1:1 meetings with manager
  • Service Excellence

Candidates should have:

  • Organisation & Planning: The ability to plan, organise and priorities for short and longer term activities and objectives
  • Business Development: The ability to gain long term value from both new and existing clients
  • Building Relationships: The ability to proactively build relationships with clients and candidates that produce tangible results
  • Communication: The ability to communicate with credibility gaining buy-in from both candidates and clients at all levels
  • Networking: The ability to interact with others to exchange information and develop professional contacts
  • Team Work/Collaboration: The ability to work with other consultants within the business to maximise commercial opportunities
  • Market Knowledge: The ability to build and apply market and sector knowledge to gain a competitive edge
  • Negotiation: The ability to engage with counterparts to obtain the best possible outcome for the business

We offer a holistic and supportive culture, in which you will be continually trained and developed. You will receive a basic salary of £27,000 - £35,000 based on experience, plus market leading commission, benefits and incentives.

If you are keen to work in an environment that isn't driven by KPIs and with people who really believe in the brand, then please get in touch!

The closing date for applications is the 25th June 2018.

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