Are you an experienced recruitment consultant looking for a slightly different challenge? Or perhaps you already work as a sales trainer / learning and development consultant within a recruitment business but are looking for a change.. If the above is true and you have a passion for development and a flair for delivery then my client may be interested in you.

I am working with a financial services focused recruitment business who have grown into a market leader in the past 15 years since inception, offering a range of services to their clients (exec search, permanent, interim) they have grown purely organically with a strong emphasis on investing into and developing junior talent. This role is a Learning and Development Consultant position working out of their Manchester office responsible for analysis and delivery of L&D initiatives, facilitating business growth and ensuring consistent development of new and existing employees from entry level to management.

Responsibilities include:

• Responsibility for the learning and development experience of Manchester based employees
• 121 mentoring and coaching delivered to employees in order to ensure continued advancement and maximum profitability
• Responsibility for analysis, preparation and delivery of group training
• Advising senior stakeholders on opportunities to maximise revenue and increase profitability across sales operations
• Design and delivery of roleplay scenarios to ensure best practice is adhered to in all client facing activities
• Identification, research and implementation of new sales models within the business to ensure sustained growth
• Accurate logging of employee development, providing advice on talent pipelining and promotion decisions
• Constant interaction with the rest of the senior team, providing critical advice on office environment, sales performance, and new opportunities for growth
• Monitoring of employee engagement levels and development pathways to ensure maximum retention of staff

Required skills & experience

• Expert knowledge of recruitment – ideally in financial services or a similar sector
• Minimum of 2 years experience a successful 360 biller
• Enthusiastic, engaging with a positive attitude
• Team leadership and mentoring experience gained in a recruitment environment
• Strong communication skills, ability to build rapport and long term relationships
• Proven ability to build long term relationships
• High level of verbal and written communication skills