Recruitment Consultant (Delivery-Focused) — Leadership Search

Job description / Role

We’re hiring a Delivery-Only Recruitment Consultant with strong agency training and a genuine obsession with quality execution.

This is a role for someone who can run a search process end-to-end, manage candidates like a pro, and deliver consistent shortlists for top local and global clients.

You’ll work alongside A level recruiters*, supporting leadership and specialist hiring across Engineering / Commercial / Executive mandates.

What you’ll be doing (delivery)

• Owning end-to-end delivery: role briefing support ? search strategy ? longlist/shortlist ? interview coordination ? offer management ? closing
• Running deep-dive search: market mapping, competitor targeting, Boolean/X-ray, referrals, and proactive pipelining
• Applying structured methodologies: search plans, scorecards, calibrated shortlists, evidence-based candidate assessment
• Managing ultra-passive / international talent with discretion, pace, and credibility
• Delivering a high-touch candidate experience: prep, expectation-setting, feedback loops, and process control
• Keeping stakeholders aligned with clear updates, market insight, and strong process management

What we’re looking for

• Strong agency recruitment skills with a delivery-first mindset
• Excellent candidate management: relationship building, influence, negotiation support, and closing discipline
• Business acumen: you understand what “excellent” looks like in a hire and can assess impact, not just keywords, our clients hire the top 5% of talent in the market
• Exposure to leadership hiring and/or specialist hiring in engineering, commercial, or executive recruitment
• Confident with search techniques (Boolean, X-ray, mapping, targeted outreach) and structured delivery
• High levels of EQ: trust-builder, calm under pressure, handles sensitive conversations well
• Strong educational background preferred
• Experience placing talent into high-performing local and global organisations is a big plus

You’re a delivery-first, agency-trained recruiter who genuinely cares about doing the work properly — not just “getting CVs over.” You run a search end-to-end with structure, pace, and calm control, and you take pride in producing consistent, credible shortlists for demanding hiring managers and high-performing businesses.

You’re the kind of consultant who can take a role brief (even when it’s messy), turn it into a clear search plan, map the market intelligently, and then execute with discipline: targeted outreach, sharp screening, evidence-based assessment, and tight process management through to offer and close. You manage candidates like a pro — especially ultra-passive and international talent — with discretion, trust, and a high-touch experience that reflects well on the client and the agency.

What you’re like in the work:

• End-to-end owner: You don’t need babysitting. You can run briefing support ? search strategy ? longlist/shortlist ? interview coordination ? offer management ? closing, while keeping quality consistent.
• Search craft is your edge: You’re confident with Boolean and X-ray, competitor targeting, mapping, referrals, and proactive pipelining — and you can explain why you’re searching where you’re searching.
• Structured and evidence-led: You naturally use search plans, scorecards, calibrated shortlists, and structured screening. You don’t “vibe check” candidates — you assess impact, outcomes, and role-relevant evidence.
• Candidate manager with standards: You set expectations early, prep candidates properly, run clean feedback loops, and keep control of the process without creating friction.
• Credible with senior stakeholders: You communicate clearly, give market insight without noise, and keep stakeholders aligned through tight updates and strong process rhythm.
• Calm, discreet, emotionally intelligent: You handle sensitive conversations well (comp, motivation, counteroffers, relocation, confidentiality). You build trust quickly and keep it.

What you bring (must-haves)

• Strong agency recruitment training and a delivery-only mindset (you love execution, not BD).
• Proven ability to deliver consistent shortlists for high-standard clients.
• Strong candidate influence and closing discipline (negotiation support, managing drop-off risk, offer control).
• Exposure to leadership and/or specialist hiring across Engineering, Commercial, and/or Executive mandates.
• High confidence with search methodologies (mapping, targeted outreach, proactive pipeline building).
• Strong business acumen — you understand what “excellent” looks like and can assess performance/impact, not just keywords.
• High EQ, professional presence, and a bias for clarity and outcomes.
• Strong educational background preferred; experience placing into top local/global organisations is a plus.

What success looks like in this role

• Hiring managers trust your judgement because your shortlists are calibrated, evidence-based, and on-brief.
• Candidates feel well-managed and respected, even when the outcome isn’t a yes.
• Searches move with pace and control, with minimal surprises and strong conversion through each stage.
• You’re known internally as someone who raises the bar on delivery — process, craft, and quality.

About the Company

eMagine Solutions is one of the leading authorities on leadership and talent globally. Our combined resources of over 100 years professional experience mean that our clients trust us with finding them the top talent globally and candidates trust us to find them the right opportunity in a timely and confidential manner.

Throughout our offices we provide complete solutions for our clients, including traditional temporary and permanent recruitment, executive search, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), salary survey's, market mapping and training and development courses.

Our global client list work with us not only because of our expertise but also because of our honesty, integrity and passion.