Senior Recruitment Consultant- Education - Southampton

Morgan Hunt is an award winning, specialist recruitment consultancy, with more than 25 years of success as a leading market provider in a variety of industries in the public, private and not for profit sectors.

We understand the benefits of flexible working, so we offer hybrid working options. We offer full autonomy and trust as we understand everyone works differently. Our management team understands how to help both experienced and new recruiters flourish, they're focused on results rather than KPI tracking. Our market leading CRM system will allow you to streamline your day. We have high growth plans; grow your individual desk and business as the company grows.

Due to our continued growth, we are seeking a Senior Recruitment Consultant to join Morgan Hunt's Southampton office. This role will focus on recruiting within the Further Education sector, managing and developing a specialist desk.

We are looking for an experienced agency recruiter who can contribute to the ongoing success of this division, bringing strong market knowledge, relationship‑building skills, and a proven track record in recruitment.

Sector: Further Education

Salary: £28,000-£35,000 Base (Plus Commission)

Location: Southampton with Hybrid working. 2-3 days office based.

The ideal candidate

• Background in Sales or Recruitment
• Good research skills and the desire to be an expert in your field
• Desire to develop relationships and ability to create rapport with people at all levels, face to face and on the phone
• A great team player, willingness to go above and beyond to exceed expectations
• A sense of urgency, ability to work to deadlines

Key role responsibilities

Candidate management

• Takes ownership of candidate pool generation through
• Targeted advertising and networking through LinkedIn and other relevant professional media sources
• Monitoring job boards
• Generating referrals
• Administrative compliance - effectively registering candidates to build candidate database
• Ensures that all aspects of candidate care, both prior to and post placement, are delivered to Morgan Hunt's standards - ensuring continuity of communication

Business Generation & Client Management

• Self-motivated to generate new business through cold sales calls
• Positively grows both personal and Morgan Hunt brand
• Prioritises business opportunities correctly
• Develops relationships with clients to ensure repeat business secured
• Consistent telephone contact
• Proactively seeking service reviews
• Consistently meeting set deadlines
• Develops specialist knowledge of chosen sector
• Delivering end to end consultancy service, exceeding client and candidate expectations.

Benefits & Perks

• Fantastic Bonus Scheme
• Matched Pension contribution up to 5%
• Hybrid working options - A mixture of Homeworking and Offices
• Quarterly Awards with prizes varying from a bottle of champagne to International travel
• Summer and Christmas Party
• 1 additional day awarded for each full year's service- Maximum 5 additional days.
• Day off on your Morgan Hunt Birthday.
• All employees are eligible to receive free pension and investment advice on a quarterly basis through our partner Lemonade.
• Up to 28 Days Annual Leave
• Buy Additional Annual Leave- After 1 years' service, staff can purchase up to an additional 5 days holiday.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

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