Senior Recruitment Consultant

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Senior Recruitment Consultant

Application Deadline: 1 March 2026

Department: Consulting

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Brighton

Reporting To: Sam Marten

Description

The role of Senior Recruitment Consultant involves working alongside the wider team to deliver high-quality candidates for our clients who work across Financial Services, Insurance, Technology, Life Sciences and other regulated markets.
Alongside the aforementioned responsibilities, you will support the development of your Resource Consultant colleagues by providing training & coaching.

Key Responsibilities

• Source, build and develop strong client relationships.
• Build and nurture a strong talent community through networking and conversations.
• Work with Consultants to understand core client requirements and employer value propositions.
• Building strong market knowledge of our vertical markets, sharing critical market information with the broader team.
• Using Davies suite of technology alongside social media and CV libraries to advertise, market, and source.
• Develop your knowledge of the wider consulting business areas.
• Demonstrate the Davies values and behaviours to ensure we are providing a best-in-class candidate and client experience.
• Conduct face to face pre-screening interviews to assess suitability and cultural fit. Working towards becoming a strong objective, in-depth interviewer.
• Attending Client briefings to assess client requirements alongside your manager.
• Manage candidates from end to end - research/source/interview/deliver.
• Provide advice guidance and coaching to candidates on interviewing and skills testing.
• Qualify job specifications/salary information and record accurate and comprehensive job descriptions.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Several years' experience as an agency / internal recruiter
• Experience of end-to-end recruitment, from sourcing to offer negotiation
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Strong active listening skills, necessary
• Self motivated and success-driven
• Someone who enjoys autonomy and building / managing a portfolio of candidates
• A genuine desire to work with clients and job seekers
• Natural curiosity and tenacity to get to the bottom of/come to the table with a problem/solution.
• General knowledge of the Financial Services Sector is beneficial
• Critical thinker who is confident in asking challenging questions
• A desire and willingness to learn