About the job

FourQuarters Recruitment is looking for an experienced Recruitment Consultant to join our established team in Melbourne's South East.

This is a genuine 360-degree recruitment role for someone who enjoys the commercial side of recruitment – developing new business, building client relationships, creating opportunities and delivering successful recruitment outcomes.

You will take ownership of the full recruitment lifecycle, from identifying and developing new clients through to taking job briefs, candidate sourcing and interviewing, managing recruitment processes, negotiating offers and making placements.

You'll be joining an office with a number of highly experienced and long-tenured recruiters, creating an excellent environment to continue learning and developing while still having the autonomy and accountability to build your own desk.

The OpportunityThis role has a strong emphasis on business development, sales and client acquisition.

You'll be expected to proactively develop new relationships, identify opportunities and build a sustainable client base, while continuing to develop existing relationships.

• Day to day, this will include:New business development and client acquisition
• Building and developing long-term client relationships
• Generating and converting recruitment opportunities
• Taking and qualifying job briefs
• Candidate sourcing, interviewing and assessment
• Managing end-to-end recruitment processes
• Negotiating and closing placements
• Building strong candidate and client networks within your market
• Managing multiple priorities and responding quickly when opportunities arise

This isn't a role where you'll simply inherit a desk and manage incoming jobs. You'll be expected to create opportunities as well as deliver them.

About YouYou'll have a minimum of 2–3 years' experience in a genuine 360-degree external recruitment role and be comfortable operating across both the sales and delivery sides of recruitment.

• We're particularly interested in someone who:Genuinely enjoys business development and sales
• Is driven by results and motivated by success
• Has a strong sense of urgency and purpose
• Is proactive and comfortable creating their own opportunities
• Builds credible, long-term relationships with clients and candidates
• Is adaptable, agile and able to pivot quickly as priorities change
• Can operate effectively within structure while also being comfortable with autonomy
• Takes ownership and follows through on commitments
• Enjoys working at pace and getting things done
• Wants to continue learning and developing as a recruiter

And while recruitment is a performance-driven business, we don't believe everything needs to be taken too seriously. A good sense of humour, coupled with plenty of drive, will go a long way here.

The role currently sits within our Business Support & HR division, however we're open to experienced recruiters from other disciplines where the individual's skills, approach and experience are transferable.

Why FourQuarters?FourQuarters has been operating for approximately 15 years and is an established national recruitment business backed by a large international listed organisation.

You'll have the security and resources of an established business, combined with an environment where experienced consultants are trusted to take ownership of their market and build their desk.

• We offer:A strong, performance-driven commission structure with significant earning potential
• Loyalty leave recognising tenure with the business
• Birthday leave
• Annual top billers' trips
• Quarterly lunches for top billers
• The opportunity to work alongside highly experienced and long-tenured recruiters
• A genuine 360-degree role with ownership and autonomy
• An established brand with approximately 15 years in the Melbourne market
• The backing and resources of a large international listed organisation
• A supportive environment where you can continue learning and developing
• Hybrid working – four days onsite Monday to Thursday, with Friday working from home
• A modern, state-of-the-art office in Scoresby
• Onsite underground parking
• An established presence and client base across Melbourne's South East