Senior Recruitment Consultant - Professional Sector

Senior Recruitment Consultant - Professional Sector | Leicester Up to £45,000 Basic Salary + Uncapped Commission

Author: Jamie Rafferty, Senior Recruitment Specialist with over 30 years' experience placing professionals across the East Midlands, having personally managed and filled roles across finance, legal, HR, and business support disciplines throughout Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the wider region

Key Takeaways

• Up to £45,000 basic salary with uncapped commission and hybrid working
• Inherit a well-established professional sector desk with active clients and live vacancies
• Clear, transparent progression routes into leadership and management
• Highly respected employer with a strong regional reputation in the East Midlands professional services market
• Ideal for an experienced 360 or business development recruiter ready to take ownership and grow

Why This Role Could Be Your Next Big Career Move

If you're an experienced Recruitment Consultant looking to develop your career in one of the East Midlands' most established markets, this opportunity in Leicester could be exactly what you've been waiting for.

Our client is a highly respected recruitment business with a strong track record in the professional services sector and an excellent regional reputation built over many years. Having worked closely with this client over an extended period, we have direct knowledge of their culture, their leadership team, and the genuine quality of the desk on offer. You'll inherit a well-established professional sector desk with active clients, ongoing vacancies, and significant growth potential. This is the ideal move for a recruiter who wants the freedom to build their own success while benefiting from the backing of a recognised, trusted brand.

With a basic salary of up to £45,000, uncapped commission, and hybrid working, you'll have everything you need to maximise both your earnings and your work-life balance.

Benefits Include

• Structured progression into leadership and management
• Up to £45,000 basic salary
• Uncapped commission scheme
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Modern recruitment technology and support
• Generous annual leave package
• Free parking
• Performance-related incentives and rewards
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What You'll Achieve and How You'll Grow

Leicester continues to be a thriving hub for professional services recruitment, with sustained demand across finance, legal, HR, and business support disciplines creating genuine opportunities to expand an already successful desk. This assessment is based on our consultants' day-to-day experience of placing candidates across these disciplines in the Leicester and Leicestershire market.

You'll receive ongoing training, mentorship from experienced sector leaders, and access to industry-leading recruitment tools, allowing you to deepen your sector expertise while developing your own client portfolio. Whether your ambition is to become a divisional leader or establish yourself as a recognised market specialist, clear and transparent progression routes are already in place and have been followed by consultants currently within the business - something we have observed and verified through our ongoing relationship with this employer.

What You'll Bring to the Table

Essential

• Previous experience as a Recruitment Consultant, ideally within a 360 or business development-focused role
• Demonstrable billing history with evidence of consistent performance
• Strong relationship-building and business development skills
• Ability to manage the full recruitment cycle from initial brief through to placement and aftercare
• Self-driven and commercially focused mindset

Desirable

• Experience recruiting within professional services, including finance, legal, HR, or business support
• Knowledge of the Leicester and Leicestershire market and its key employers
• Existing network across relevant professional disciplines

Your Rewards and What's on Offer

Our client has a well-established reputation for retaining high-performing consultants, with a leadership team that has direct, hands-on experience of building successful recruitment desks from the ground up. We know this because members of that leadership team have themselves been placed or supported by our consultants at earlier stages of their careers. They value results-driven professionals and reward success with a genuinely competitive package, real flexibility, and a culture that supports long-term career development rather than short-term gains.

If you're ready to take ownership of a desk with real momentum and the backing of a business that understands what good recruitment looks like, don't wait - speak directly with Jamie Rafferty today.

Jamie has first-hand knowledge of this opportunity and can give you a straight, confidential conversation about whether it's the right move for you.

Contact The Job Office Today

Phone: 07969 620324

Email: jamie@thejoboffice.co.uk

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