​Location: London, Uk

Reporting To: Team Lead

Job Type: Full-time

About Us:

Vallum Associates Limited is a leading recruitment agency specialising in connecting top-tier talent with world-class companies across Energy & Utilities, Insurance, Engineering & Renewables, Technology, MEP/FP Engineering and Commodities & Financial Services. We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver tailored recruitment solutions that drive business success.

Job Overview:

The Principal Consultant is a dynamic role in our recruitment team, focused on delivering outstanding recruitment services to our clients and contributing to the achievement of our wider business objectives. This role is hands-on, requiring the ability to identify opportunities, build robust client relationships, and manage the entire recruitment cycle from start to finish. The Principal Consultant will also take on a mentoring role, sharing their expertise and industry knowledge to help develop less experienced team members.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Recruitment Strategy and Execution: Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle, designing and executing recruitment strategies that align with the needs of our clients and the latest market trends.

• Client Relationships: Build new client relationships, maintain and strengthen existing ones, and cross-sell our services to meet revenue targets. Sustain a thorough understanding of clients' businesses, their industry, and their recruitment needs.

• Mentoring and Team Development: Act as a mentor to less experienced team members, providing guidance and sharing knowledge to foster their professional growth and development.

• Market Analysis: Perform regular market analysis to identify opportunities, understand industry trends, and inform recruitment strategy. Provide relevant insights to the team and Team Lead.

• Performance Reporting: Regularly report on performance indicators, including client acquisition, placements, revenue generation, CV to interview ratios and 1st stage to final interview ratios.

• Time management: You will be responsible for managing your own time in the most efficient way possible and ensuring that all activities are completed on time.

• Cross selling: This position will require you to consistently seek new opportunities to leverage previously established relations and “break into” new functions within your clients which will benefit the wider business.

• Market specialist: This position will require you to be a market specialist in your Niche and do activities such as (but not limited to) host roundtable meetings, regularly post content on social media platforms, set up and run events, attend market events and provide market focused training sessions to our staff.

• CRM Management: consistently use of our CRM system to add, track, and manage candidate/client information, ensuring accurate and up-to-date data to support recruitment processes.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in a recruitment role with a successful track record in maintaining client relationships and successful placements.

• Demonstrable knowledge of recruitment strategies and market trends.

• Proven experience in mentoring or coaching less experienced team members.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to identify opportunities and make strategic decisions.

 Key Attributes:

• A proactive approach to recruitment, with the ability to identify opportunities and put strategies into action.

• Strong relationship-building skills, capable of developing and maintaining positive client relationships.

• A dedication to team growth, with a focus on mentoring and developing less experienced team members.

• An analytical thinker, capable of understanding market trends and converting them into actionable strategies.

• A commitment to the company's vision and goals.

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Vallum Associates Limited is an equal-opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.