Graduate Business Development/Recruitment Executive

Our client is one of the leading Cards and Payments specialist recruitment partners for identifying, engaging, and appointing specialist talent.
They are renowned throughout Europe for their expertise and knowledge in sourcing talented permanent, contract and interim professionals.
Their senior management team boast a rich background in retail financial services and the credit card sector. Through years of strategic networking, they have developed an unbeatable portfolio of global contacts in the following sectors –
• Credit Cards
• Payments
• Payment-related Technology
• Affinity
• Insurance
The Management Team has developed exceptional experience and understanding of careers in the Financial and Payments industry. They have achieved this by –
• Building relationships with both Clients and Candidates.
• Listening and learning about their businesses, their ambitions, and their challenges.
• They get to know about company structure and ethos. In this way, they develop a genuine understanding of their needs, sometimes to the degree that they are able to challenge and help refine the client brief.
• They are dedicated to establishing and maintaining connections with all the relevant industry ‘players.
• They aim to work only with the very best brands and the highest calibre candidates in the Cards, Payments, and Consumer Finance industry.
JOB TITLE: Graduate Business Development/Recruitment Executive
REPORTING TO: Head of Commercial Operations
OVERVIEW TO THE ROLE
Our client’s team is growing, and they are looking for a motivated, tenacious, and driven professional to join them. Our client is now looking for somebody who has already gained experience in business/recruitment through work placements and are now looking for a step in to the working environment in similar roles.
Responsibilities
You will be the vital link between the clients and candidates. The role is demanding and diverse. It involves:
• using sales, business development, marketing techniques and networking to attract business from client companies
• visiting clients online and face to face to build and develop positive relationships developing a good understanding of client companies, their industry, what they do, their work culture and environment
• advertising vacancies by drafting and placing adverts using social media and job boards including REED and LinkedIn to advertise positions, attract candidates and build relationships
• headhunting - identifying and approaching suitable candidates who may already be in work
• using candidate databases to match the right person to the client's vacancy
• receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews and tests, and creating a shortlist of candidates for the client
• requesting references and checking the suitability of applicants before submitting their details to the client
• briefing the candidate about the responsibilities, salary, and benefits of the job
• preparing CVs and correspondence to forward to clients regarding suitable applicants
• organising interviews for candidates as requested by the client
• informing candidates about the results of interviews
• negotiating pay and salary rates and finalising arrangements between clients and candidates
• offering advice to both clients and candidates on pay rates, training, and career progression
• working towards and exceeding targets
• reviewing recruitment policies to ensure effectiveness of selection techniques and recruitment programmes.
What to expect
This role can be challenging, but also exciting, this is fast-paced, target driven and demanding.
Work is office based but time is also spent outside the office, meeting with clients and interviewing candidates, therefore a smart personal appearance is important.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for somebody who has already gained experience in business/recruitment through work placements and are now looking for a step in to the working environment in similar roles.
You will be able to demonstrate:
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Sales and negotiation skills
• A goal-orientated approach to work
• The ability to handle multiple priorities
• Problem-solving ability
• The ability to meet deadlines and targets
• Ambition and the determination to succeed
• Tenacity
• Confidence and self-motivation
• Time management and organisational skills
• Teamworking skills
• Creativity.
• Wants to make this role their own, loves a challenge, who is driven, self-motivated and can bring some great ideas to the table
HOURS OF WORK: Core hours are 8.30 – 5.30 1-hour lunch. Flexibility offered and part time will also be considered
SALARY: £25,000 - £30,000 (PLUS UNCAPPED COMMISSION – 1 year commission roughly 12k)
HOLIDAY: 25 days PLUS bank holidays
BENEFITS: Opportunity to progress, Company pension, free parking. Comprehensive training programme.
HEALTH AND SAFETY: No current issues to report on site
To apply please send your CV to candidate@thegraduaterecruitment.co.uk quoting TGR3045A
https://www.thegraduaterecruitment.co.uk/vacancy/graduate-business-development-recruitment-executive