Recruitment Consultant - Scientific and Technical

CK Group
Chesterfield
3 days ago
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CK Group are looking for a Recruitment Consultant to join our successful recruitment organisation, at either our Stevenage or Chesterfield office. This role would be suited to someone with previous experience of working as a 360 recruitment consultant including business development and generation. The Company: Established over 30 years ago, CK Group are a successful specialist scientific recruitment consultancy within the life science and pharmaceutical industries in the UK, Europe and USA. We are an innovative and forward-thinking recruitment company and are proud to work with the world’s top scientific organisations. Responsibilities: You will be working with some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical and life science organisations, and/ or with established chemical and materials manufacturers, with your main responsibilities being: Business development and generation. Sourcing vacancies and researching roles. Manage the full recruitment process, including job posting, candidate sourcing, screening and interviewing. Providing well-briefed and well-matched shortlists to our clients. At CK Group we have a dedicated back-office team who support with all onboarding administration, allowing you to remain customer facing. Salary: We offer a base salary of £25,000 - £30,000 per annum depending on experience. For candidates with additional relevant experience, salary may be further negotiable. Hybrid home working available upon completion of an initial six-month training period. Rewards: 6.6 weeks holiday plus an extra day for long service. Additional annual leave purchase scheme. Enhanced sick pay. Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay. Private medical cover, life assurance and discounted gym membership. Flexible working options and dress down Fridays. Membership to the Cinema Society (discounted cinema tickets) and free meal incentives. An inclusive and social culture, including company days out and team building events. Requirements: We are looking for proactive candidates, with a positive mentality, who are passionate about supporting the team and delivering excellent service. For this role we will consider applicants with the following: Proven 360 recruitment consultant experience. Proven business development and business generation experience. A scientific interest. Comfortable working hybrid after probation. Happy to travel with work. Any experience gained within engineering recruitment would be advantageous. Apply: For more information or to apply, please use the application options available via your browser. Only applications containing a CV will be considered. It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference 124 676 in all correspondence.

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