Permanent People Rec2Rec
Senior Recruitment Consultant
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Senior Recruitment Consultant / Team Leader
Manchester City Centre
£30,000–£50,000 DOE + Uncapped Commission
Hybrid Working – Wednesdays from Home
Would you like to join a successful boutique recruitment business where you’ll have a genuine voice, plenty of autonomy and the opportunity to become a key part of its next stage of growth?
We’re working with a specialist recruitment agency based in Manchester city centre that focuses exclusively on IT, technology and business change roles within the higher education sector.
The business is performing incredibly well and is now looking for an experienced recruiter to add another level of seniority to its close-knit team. This could suit an established Senior Recruitment Consultant looking for greater responsibility, or an experienced billing Team Leader who still enjoys being hands-on.
The opportunity
You’ll be joining a team of around seven consultants, working across both contract and permanent recruitment. Contract currently makes up approximately 75% of the business, although there is a particular opportunity for someone who can help develop and grow the permanent side.
This is a specialist, relationship-led market with excellent fees and senior-level salaries. It isn’t a fast-paced, high-volume environment where success is measured by making several placements every month. Consultants are trusted to build genuine relationships, understand their market and focus on quality.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Depending on your experience, there may also be the opportunity to support and mentor some of the more junior consultants, working closely with the Director and Office Manager as the business continues to grow.
Why join?
- Basic salary from around £30,000 for a Senior Consultant and up to £50,000 for an experienced Team Leader
- Uncapped commission
- Established specialist market with excellent fees
- Opportunity to grow the permanent offering
- Thorough training from an experienced in-house trainer who is in the office three days a week
- Supportive, approachable Director and an exceptional Office Manager
- Friendly, collaborative team who genuinely share ideas and celebrate one another’s success
- Holiday incentives and team rewards
- Manchester city-centre office in a brilliant location
- Hybrid working, with Wednesdays from home
- Boutique, family-feel culture with the structure and professionalism of a larger recruitment business
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
What they’re looking for
You’ll ideally have between one and five years’ recruitment experience, although your attitude, relationship-building ability and approach will matter just as much as the number of years on your CV.
Experience within higher education, technology or business change would be useful but isn’t essential. The Director herself moved into the sector from a different recruitment background, so applications are welcomed from other professional recruitment markets.
This would particularly suit someone who enjoys a more consultative and strategic style of recruitment and wants to work within a specialist market where quality is valued over volume.
The interview process will include an initial Teams conversation, followed by an informal coffee meeting and the opportunity to meet the wider team in the Manchester office.
If you’re looking for a successful, growing recruitment business where you can bill well, develop your career and genuinely make an impact, please get in touch with Beth Long at Permanent People for a confidential conversation.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills