Senior Recruitment Consultant

<p><strong>Role:</strong> Senior Recruitment Consultant (contract/freelance/interim recruiting)</p> <p><strong>Experience level:</strong> 2 - 5 years; Consultant - Senior Consultant</p> <p><strong>Earnings:</strong> £55K - £70K+ and Equity options*</p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Remote-first working, with up to two days per month in our London office</p> <p>Project Blackbook helps management consultancies access the top 3% of independent associates—and we’re one of the fastest-growing start-ups in our space right now. We’re hiring for a commercially minded recruitment professional with proven contract recruitment experience to support our growth.</p> <p>This is a true 360 role, combining business development, client engagement, and hands-on delivery—with a focus on placing contractors into some of the UK&#39;s leading clients. With consistent quarter over quarter double digit growth for the past 18 months - we&#39;re seeing high demand for our market offering. We want to maintain our high-quality delivery while continuing to expand our client base.</p> <p>Apply if you’d like to find out more.</p> <h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2> <ul> <li>Win and grow new client accounts using our structured BD playbook—plus your own commercial creativity—to build a healthy pipeline and close longer-cycle opportunities</li> <li>Offer strategic guidence to clients: translate client needs into clear, compelling role profiles across management consultancies and direct client environments</li> <li>Own the full contract recruitment lifecycle (Inside &amp; Outside IR35)—from sourcing and outreach through candidate management, client partnering, offer/contracting, and post-placement care</li> <li>Help us scale! By collaborating across the team, improving processes, and taking real ownership for outcomes and delivery quality</li> </ul> <h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2> <p>We&#39;re looking for true entreprenurial A-players who can help with our growth and thrive in a fast-growing company.</p> <p>Strong business development ability/potential:</p> <ul> <li>Ability to work through structured approaches to win new clients</li> <li>Some experience using HubSpot and other systems in line with best practice</li> <li>Experienced LinkedIn user</li> <li>Experience working with longer sales cycles and SaaS environments</li> <li>Has an existing starting network (nice to have)</li> </ul> <p>Knowledge of the Management Consulting sector:</p> <ul> <li>Understands core competencies, sectors, and typical gradings, and can translate client requirements into role profiles</li> <li>Comfortable working with both consultancies and direct clients</li> </ul> <p>Knowledge of contract recruitment:</p> <ul> <li>Experience delivering contract recruitment, including a baseline understanding of contract terms, IR35, day-rate processes, and contractor company setup</li> <li>Happy to be hands-on and do what is required to find solutions for clients</li> </ul> <p>Track record:</p> <ul> <li>Able to demonstrate results in this space and quantify performance with numbers</li> <li>Can show consistency in at least one role - i.e. not switched roles too much</li> </ul> <p>Soft skills / motivations:</p> <ul> <li>Interested in growing a business</li> <li>Team player</li> <li>Demonstrates strong agency and proactivity, while also being open to guidance on internal processes and suggesting improvements</li> <li>Intellectually curious</li> </ul> <h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2> <ul> <li>OTEs £55K - £70K+</li> <li>Highly competitive uncapped commission structure</li> <li>Potential for equity options after 1 year depending on performance</li> <li>Remote-first working, with occasional working our London office as required/desired</li> <li>Flexible working hours</li> <li>26 days of annual leave + public holidays</li> <li>Work abroad up to 4 weeks per year</li> <li>Off-site strategy sessions in Europe</li> </ul>