Sales Recruitment Specialist

Northern Ireland Water Limited; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy in Belfast is seeking a Sales Recruitment Specialist to drive new business development and manage recruitment processes. The ideal candidate will have a competitive mindset, resilience, and strong communication skills. Along with industry-leading training, this role offers attractive earning potential and benefits including private medical insurance and enhanced maternity leave. If you're eager to contribute to a high-performance culture and have a chance to advance in your recruitment career, apply now.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Birthday leave

Retail discounts

Enhanced maternity leave

Qualifications

• Sales or business development experience or strong customer-facing background with clear commercial drive.
• Ability to thrive under pressure.
• Genuine desire to build a career in a sales-driven recruitment environment.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and approach potential clients, cold calling and pitching solutions.
• Understand client needs, advise on recruitment strategy, and build your own portfolio.
• Identify top talent, building strong candidate pipelines, and guide candidates through recruitment.

Skills

Sales or business development experience

Strong communication skills

Competitive mindset

Resilience

Job description

Overview

Sales Recruitment Specialist
Belfast City Centre

Are you competitive, persuasive, and energised by a fast‑paced sales environment? Do you love building relationships, winning new business, and seeing the direct impact of your work?

MCS Group, one of Northern Ireland's leading professional recruitment consultancies, is growing - and we're looking for an ambitious Recruitment Consultant to join our high‑performing Belfast team. This is a full 360° sales role. You'll be developing your own client base, generating new business opportunities, and managing the entire recruitment process from first contact to placement. Recruitment experience isn't required - but sales or business development experience is highly desirable, and a strong commercial mindset is essential.

If you're driven, resilient, and hungry to build a successful career, we'll give you the training, tools, and support to make it happen.

Responsibilities

• Business development & lead generation: Proactively identifying and approaching potential clients, cold calling, pitching solutions, and building your own portfolio of accounts.
• Client relationship management: Understanding client needs, advising on recruitment strategy, and positioning MCS Group as a trusted partner.
• Candidate sourcing: Identifying top talent in your market, building strong candidate pipelines, and guiding candidates through the full recruitment journey.
• Process management: Coordinating interviews, delivering feedback, managing offers, and ensuring a smooth experience for both clients and candidates.

Why Join MCS Group?

• Clear career progression: Transparent promotional targets and multiple career pathways. Our Investors in People Gold accreditation reflects our commitment to developing you.
• Specialist training: Industry‑leading training to help you become an expert in your market.
• Strong earning potential: Competitive base salary (DOE) plus an excellent commission structure with no threshold.
• Benefits package: Private medical insurance, health cash plan (including subsidised dental and vision), birthday leave, retail discounts, enhanced maternity, and more.
• Inclusive culture: We hold Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation and are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• High‑performance environment: If you're willing to put in the work, you'll progress quickly and see real financial reward.

Qualifications

• Sales or business development experience (or a strong customer‑facing background with clear commercial drive).
• A competitive mindset and the ability to thrive under pressure.
• Confidence, resilience, and strong communication skills.
• A genuine desire to build a career in a sales‑driven recruitment environment.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Darcy Lorimer at MCS Group 02896935498.

Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs www.mcsgroup.jobs

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.

Not all agencies are the same…MCS Group are passionate about providing a first-class service to all our customers and have an independent review rating of 4.9 stars on Google.