Day 1: You’ve got a desk, a, a strong brand behind you, the tools you need, and a completely open market.
Day 30: You’ve mapped your patch, you’ve got meetings in the diary, and your pipeline is taking shape.
Day 90: You’ve got clients who ONLY want to work with you.
Improve your working life and build a desk that’s unmistakably yours.
We’re hiring a Business Development Recruitment Consultant to join the Rubicon team and launch & grow a new BD-led desk within the commercial team. It’s a genuine blank canvas: you’ll build your own pipeline, win new clients nationwide, and shape the market you become known for.
Why this Business Development Recruitment Consultant role exists: Rubicon’s commercial team is growing, and there’s a clear opportunity to expand into new client bases with permanent recruitment. We are looking for someone who can open doors, build trust quickly, and turn conversations into long-term partnerships.
Rubicon is 100% employee-owned (think John Lewis & Waitrose, but smaller and more personal). That means the effort you put in doesn’t just hit a target, it contributes to shared success and long-term financial wellbeing for the people doing the work.
What’s in it for you:
1. £40,000 basic salary, £50,000 OTE
2. Autonomy and ownership: build the desk your way
3. Nationwide remit: you’re not boxed into one patch
4. Clear runway to grow this area and, over time, build a team around you
Benefits include:
5. Free parking at Rubicon’s HQ in Poole
6. Early finish Fridays, followed by Friday drinks (first round on Rubicon)
7. Quarterly performance-related bonuses
8. Holiday sell-back scheme
9. Training / external training qualifications with the REC
10. 33 days holiday (including BHs) + 1 extra day for your birthday
11. Quarterly team socials, regular awards & prizes including ‘Employee of the Month'
12. Birthday gift from the company
13. Become a part of Rubicon’s 100% employee-owned trust (after 6 months)
14. Private medical insurance (after your first year)
What you’ll be doing day-to-day as the Business Development Recruitment Consultant:
15. Building a new client pipeline through proactive outreach, networking and market mapping
16. Winning and managing relationships across a range of sectors focusing on commercial recruitment
17. Running a full 360 process: client meetings, role briefs, sourcing, qualifying, shortlisting, offers
18. Staying consistent with activity: calls, meetings, follow-ups and momentum
As the Business Development Recruitment Consultant you’ll bring:
19. Experience in business development, account management or 360 recruitment
20. Confidence selling a service to the B2B market
21. A background that could include lettings, estate agency, or agency recruitment
22. Strong communication, commercial judgement, and the resilience to build from scratch
23. Confidence using a CRM and strong organisation
The culture fit:
You’ll sit within a sociable commercial team, so if you’re relationship-led, client-confident, and comfortable building rapport quickly, you’ll fit right in. If you’re ready to take the next step and want a Business Development Recruitment Consultant role where you can genuinely build something (and be recognised for it), apply today with an up-to-date CV or call Tina at Rubicon for more information.
While Rubicon uses AI to help speed up processes across the business, every application is reviewed by a human to ensure the right decision is made.