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Recruitment Account Manager – Event Management - Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, West Midlands
Location: Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, West Midlands
Salary: £24k - £26k Basic + Commission (no threshold, uncapped) + Phone Allowance + 25 Days Holiday
Description: Due to the expansion and high volume of business in this specialist recruitment agency, the exciting opportunity for an experienced Perms Consultant has arisen to take over an existing client base of leading Events Management agencies to manage and develop working in a fun, hard working and rewarding independent agency where service is everything.

With a huge database of industry professionals and a large advertising spread, you will be given 3 major accounts from day one and have access to a strong candidate database allowing you to make placements quickly and take over as the agency specialist in line with growth plans. Reporting into the Account Director you will work alongside a strong recruiter with excellent market knowledge, who will ensure that you have a smooth handover of accounts.

Placing Events Agency specialists such as Events Managers, Technical Specialists and Production Managers throughout the UK on average salaries of around £30k - £35k, you will be part of a highly visible industry specialist with a strong growing client base and an enviable reputation in this fast-paced sector.

In addition to the basic salary you will have no threshold on your commission and no cap, allowing your hard work to be rewarded well. You will be supported by a part time brand specialist who focuses on creating new business, along with the fact that most business is called in, you will never have to cold call again!

You will be a strong client and candidate manager with a proven track record of developing and maintaining a happy client base. You will attract clients via networking, referral and the large advertising budget which covers monthly advertising in all of the specialist industry magazines and several specialist and generalist web job boards.
You will be given a solid training plan and ongoing guidance from the Managing Director to enable you to learn your market place and get up and running. You will not be given formal targets and will effectively manage your own time and workload.

Suitable candidates will have a minimum of 2 year’s permanent recruitment experience from a professional, service focused sector with a consultative approach. Perhaps you are in a professional sector and are looking for something more quirky and creative or you are currently doing some marketing/events recruitment within a generalist brand and want to specialise.

Client relationship management is a huge part of the role, therefore, you will be a personable, credible individual with a results driven attitude.

You will be a big part of a small, growing team - as part of your ongoing career development, you will have the opportunity to grow your division with the an additional recruit to join you once you are settled in. If looking for a Management opportunity there will be room to develop your division, or, if you don’t want to be in Management the opportunity to work towards Account Director with the pay increases will be available.

This is a truly autonomous role with no cold calling, no KPIs and targets, a casual dress code and an environment where you will get out what you put in!

To apply for this role in the strictest of confidence, please email your CV to: angela@ashwellforbes.com or call Angela Ashwell on 0871 871 7711.

Please note that candidates who meet the criteria will be contacted within the next working day to discuss the role further.

All applications are treated with discretion and adhere fully to the Data Protection Act 1998.

AshwellForbes Ltd is an ‘REC Inspected Status’ Recruitment Agency as defined under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.

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