Associate Recruitment Consultant

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 an Associate Recruitment Consultant. This entry-level role offers the chance to develop a rewarding career in recruitment, with comprehensive training and no prior experience required. You will manage candidates, generate leads, and build client relationships. The position includes competitive pay, benefits like private medical insurance, and clear paths for advancement. Join a high-performance team and thrive in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Birthday leave

Retail discounts

Enhanced maternity leave

Qualifications

• Experience in sales or customer service preferred or a business placement.
• Ability to thrive in a competitive environment and handle high-pressure situations effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage candidate sourcing and maintain positive experiences.
• Build and maintain relationships with candidates and clients.
• Generate business leads through cold calling.
• Schedule interviews and provide feedback.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service skills

Resilience

Relationship building

Cold calling

Job description

Associate Recruitment Consultant

Belfast City Centre

Are you confident, driven, and thrive in a fast-paced sales or customer-focused environment? Ready to turn your ambition into a rewarding career?

MCS Group, one of Northern Ireland's leading professional recruitment consultancies, is expanding and we're excited to welcome a new Associate Recruitment Consultant to our high-performing Belfast team.

This is your chance to break into the world of recruitment, with no prior experience required. If you've got the people skills, the resilience, and the hunger to succeed, we'll give you everything else.

Your Responsibilities

• Candidate management: Sourcing top talent within your market, guiding them through the recruitment process, creating a pipeline of candidates for future openings and ensuring a positive experience from initial contact to placement
• Building rapport: Building and maintaining relationships with both candidates and clients
• Generating leads: cold calling potential clients, generating business leads and emphasising MCS Group's value and tailoring recruitment solutions to their needs.
• Recruitment management: Scheduling interviews, providing appropriate feedback and handling the offer process

Why Choose MCS Group?

• Career development: realistic promotional targets at each stage of your career with us, and different options depending on what you want to achieve. Our Investors in People Gold accreditation reflects our commitment to your success.
• Industry leading specialist training: we will give you all the tools and training you need to become expert in your industry.
• Compensation: competitive basic salary (depending on experience level) and an excellent commission structure, with no threshold.
• Benefits: Private medical insurance and health cash plan (with subsidised dental, vision etc), Birthday leave, retail discounts and enhanced maternity to name a few!
• Diversity Commitment: We hold Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, emphasising equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Culture: A supportive and engaging peer group of colleagues.
• High expectation/ High reward environment: If you're prepared to put in the work, you can expect to progress quickly within the business, reap our rewards and the financial gain.

Requirements

• Experience in sales or customer service preferably, or a business placement.
• Thrive in a competitive environment and handle high-pressure situations effectively.

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.

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