Buckden Partners
Associate - Recruitment Consultant - Financial Services

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Associate Recruitment Consultant | Financial Services
Buckden Partners is growing, and we're looking for an Associate Recruitment Consultant to join our team.
We are a boutique recruitment consultancy specialising in the Banking, Financial Services, and Real Estate markets, working with an established client base across the UK, Channel Islands, and Europe.
Responsibilities
We're looking for someone with 1–2 years' recruitment experience, preferably within Financial Services or Real Estate, who wants to develop their career in a specialist, relationship-led environment.
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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You'll work directly alongside experienced consultants, supporting searches for some of our key clients while building your own network and developing a detailed understanding of the market.
Your role will include:
- Candidate research and headhunting
- Market mapping
- Maintaining our database
- Coordinating interviews
- Managing candidate relationships
- Supporting the delivery of senior search assignments
You'll also have the opportunity to take ownership of more junior mandates, managing the recruitment process from initial search through to successful placement.


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Requirements
We're looking for someone who is:
- Ambitious
- Organised
- Personable
- Commercially minded
- With excellent communication skills
- With a genuine interest in financial services
Benefits
In return, you'll join a collaborative boutique business where you'll receive significant exposure to experienced recruiters, clients, and candidates from day one, with a clear opportunity to progress into a full Recruitment Consultant role.
We'd be delighted to hear from you. Please get in touch to find out more about the role and Buckden Partners.
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