Senior Recruitment Consultant – Local Government Interim Finance

Location: Oxford - Seacourt Tower, United Kingdom

Salary: £27,937–£38,423 plus uncapped commission

Company

hirify.global is a specialist recruitment and workforce solutions organisation operating across 16 countries and six core industries.

What you will do

• Build a dedicated Senior Local Government Interim Finance recruitment desk from the ground up.
• Source, interview, and match interim finance professionals, including Finance Directors, Section 151 Officers, Heads of Finance, and Financial Controllers, with roles across local authorities in the South West and Thames Valley.
• Develop new and existing client relationships through outreach, business development calls, client visits, networking, and events.
• Build relationships with local authority decision-makers as the sector adapts to Local Government Reorganisation.
• Manage recruitment processes from taking briefs through candidate and client guidance to offer negotiation.
• Meet targets and monetary goals while developing specialist market expertise and contributing to desk growth and profitability.

Requirements

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence in conversations with senior stakeholders.
• Customer-centric approach and ability to understand client needs and deliver tailored solutions.
• Strategic mindset for identifying opportunities and driving profitable outcomes; an interest in the Local Government and public sector market is preferred.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, target-driven environment and openness to change.
• Ability to develop new business relationships and maintain a network of client organisations.
• Collaborative, people-focused, sales-driven, resilient, bold, and curious approach.

Culture & Benefits

• Structured training and development from day one, including team leadership training.
• Competitive base salary with uncapped commission and high-performer incentives, including local and international trips.
• Generous leave entitlements, including parental leave, volunteering days, and a birthday day off.
• Cutting-edge tools and technology, wellbeing rewards, and health, leisure, and lifestyle partnership discounts.
• Inclusive workplace with diversity initiatives, Employee Resource Groups, and Working Groups.
• Global career opportunities within hirify.global.

Hiring process

• Apply to find out more about the role.