About the Company
At LUNIQ, our mission is to deliver exceptional talent solutions tailored to our clients’ unique requirements. We connect outstanding candidates with roles that match their ambitions, helping organisations thrive by accessing talent that truly drives their success. Our approach emphasises depth of expertise, personalised service and integrity, with clarity and transparency at every step.
About the Role
As a Senior Recruitment Consultant, you will own a new-business growth agenda while delivering end-to-end recruitment (perm and contract) across the various markets. You’ll build and convert pipelines, win and grow key accounts, and deliver consistently for clients and candidates. Expect a split of roughly 60–70% business development / account growth and 30–40% delivery, flexing as your desk scales. You’ll operate as a specialist recruiter, developing nuanced market knowledge (functions, technologies, programmes, suppliers, and security-clearance environments) and acting as a trusted advisor on talent strategy, salary benchmarking and workforce planning.
Responsibilities
* Establish a qualified pipeline across priority sub-sectors; convert new logo wins and secure repeat business.
* Agree and deliver to personal targets, with accurate forecasting and CRM hygiene.
* Build a high-quality candidate community (active and passive) and reduce time-to-shortlist for core roles.
* Win or expand PSL/framework or exclusive agreements.
* Demonstrate market presence via content, events and referrals that drive inbound opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
* New business & client growth
* Map target markets, design outreach campaigns and run multi-touch BD to win new clients (candidate-led and client-led strategies).
* Lead discovery calls, scope roles thoroughly, advise on routes-to-market and negotiate commercial terms.
* Build, retain and expand accounts through structured account plans, quarterly reviews and cross-sell initiatives.
* Prepare and present proposals, pitches and tenders; collaborate with leadership on pricing and go-to-market.
* 360 delivery excellence
* Run the full recruitment lifecycle: job qualification, search strategy, headhunting, assessment, shortlist, interview preparation, offer management and on-boarding.
* Write compelling briefs and adverts; leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, communities and headhunting to secure passive talent.
* Manage candidates with clarity and pace, providing high-quality feedback and safeguarding the LUNIQ candidate experience.
* Maintain clean, complete CRM data, accurate pipelines and activity that reflects real deal stages.
* Market expertise & compliance
* Become the SME in your vertical: talent trends, salary benchmarking, competitor moves and programme dynamics across Aerospace & Defence.
* Understand UK security-vetting environments is a bonus.
* Handle related hiring constraints to advise clients appropriately.
* Uphold ethical, compliant recruitment aligned to industry standards and LUNIQ policies.
Qualifications
* Proven success as a 360 agency recruiter, with demonstrable new-business wins and repeat delivery.
* Track record of building or scaling a desk, negotiating terms and closing roles across mid–senior appointments.
* Confident, consultative communicator who can challenge, influence and negotiate at stakeholder and hiring-manager level.
* Expert sourcing and headhunting skills; comfortable running multiple priorities at pace with strong organisation and follow-through.
* Fluent use of CRM/ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter; rigorous with pipeline, forecasting and data quality.
* Eligibility to work in the UK; strong written and verbal communication.
Bonus Skills
* Experience in Aerospace & Defence or adjacent STEM/Engineering markets.
* Awareness of UK security-clearance processes (BPSS/SC/DV) and government/regulated environments.
* Exposure to exclusivity/retainers, PSLs/frameworks, SoW, or MSP/RPO settings.
Pay range and compensation package
Salary: £45,000 + uncapped commission (accelerators and total OTE aligned to experience and performance). We also offer ongoing professional development, specialist market training and a supportive, performance-driven culture.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We embrace diversity, inclusion and mutual respect, focusing on personal and professional development for ourselves, our candidates and clients alike. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Why Join LUNIQ?
You’ll step into a high-autonomy role with clear impact: build a market, win great clients and deliver outstanding outcomes, with lots of room to grow within the business!