Recruitment
Services
Consultant

People to learn from, caring people and people full of ideas (not to mention they can bake a mean cake). We, therefore, look after our staff and we’re all rewarded with, amongst other things:

• Early finish every Friday - the weekend starts at 3:00pm
• Input into our company goals – we are all asked for our opinions on where the company should be headed
• A structured training program - built around you, your personal development plan and skills aspirations
• Regular social events (to suit everyone) – quiz nights, escape games, barbecues, D&D, team get-togethers and our infamous Christmas party
• Workplace flexibility – tell us what suits your lifestyle
• Future thinking - enhanced pension contributions, critical illness and death in service packages
• Wellbeing support – financial wellness sessions, a wellness guide, employee savings and cycle scheme access as well as activities and an in-office gym
• Support for families - Enhanced maternity and paternity packages
• A structured induction program - We make sure we give you everything you need to learn about the different functions across Fresh Egg to hit the ground running

Location: We're flexible, tell us how you want to work
Salary: Tell us about your salary ambitions

We’re looking for a dynamic and driven recruitment consultant with experience managing a temporary contingent or contractor workforce to join our growing Recruitment Services team.

This job role is a unique opportunity for someone who has worked in an internal or recruitment agency environment and is looking for the next stage in their career. If you no longer enjoy the sales element of your role but flourish building relationships with candidates and clients, this is the role for you. Fresh Egg is the first digital marketing agency in the UK to offer recruitment services to its clients. We help our clients hire permanent staff. We also place pre-vetted contractors into our clients’ businesses to work on projects ranging from web builds to complex, multi-channel digital marketing strategies.

Fresh Egg has many unique selling points for any organisation requiring support with recruitment. We have extensive experience building in-housing strategies for our clients and working with them to build the right operational structures and teams. And we have a team of experienced, specialist staff to help vet candidates at a detailed technical level, giving clients the confidence that candidates put forward by Fresh Egg are highly qualified for each role we take on.

Now is a great time to join us, our established recruitment team busy and ready to grow. You’ll be working with our experienced Head of Recruitment Services to identify and source exceptional candidates/talent for our clients. You’ll also help with internal roles as Fresh Egg continues to grow its team of talented digital specialists.

We are looking for someone with natural confidence, a hunger to learn and the tenacity to find the best candidates in the market. Ideally you will have experience managing a temporary or contractor desk either in an inhouse or agency based role. You’ll love speaking to people and be comfortable initiating conversations with candidates and key stakeholders within our clients’ organisations. You should also be comfortable attending client meetings as and when required. You’ll be highly organised, proactive and comfortable working to targets. 

• To work with the Head of Recruitment Services to identify key candidate skills required for our contractor roster
• To use existing database and contacts to identify suitable matches for open and future roles
• To source new candidates from job sites, social media, and other platforms in conjunction with building up and using local market knowledge.
• To proactively source candidates for hard-to-fill roles using social media and referrals
• To screen candidates to identify skills and assess these against client requirements, enabling the correct talent to be suitably qualified and matched
• To ensure we screen all candidates following the Employment Agencies Act and undertake appropriate pre-employment checks where necessary
• To attend client meetings/calls when required to discuss any new or extension requirements
• To obtain and manage all documentation required in line with contractor compliance requirements. Including maintenance of any expiring documentation
• To maintain Fresh Egg approved roster and be proactive in sourcing candidates to be promoted via our website and socials
• To identify contractor leads and work with the Head of Recruitment Services to generate new candidate and client opportunities
• To maintain regular contact with candidates, build excellent relationships and ensure availability is kept up to date so that we have an accurate “live” database to work with
• To maintain the candidate database and keep it accurate and up to date
• To support with building candidate communities defined by specialism
• To keep up to date with local market activity and trends, sharing any pertinent information to support the strategic development of Fresh Egg’s service offering