Candidate Relationship Consultant

Role: Candidate Relationship Consultant Location: Milton Keynes, MK Hours: Full time Salary: £26,000 – £30,000 + Commission An excellent opportunity has now arisen for a Candidate Relationship Consultant to join our client’s successful team.

Who are we? We are representing a well-established and highly regarded interim management firm based in Milton Keynes. With a strong reputation for delivering bespoke interim solutions to businesses across a range of sectors, our client is expanding its team due to continued success and increasing demand. This is a company with a collaborative, high-performance culture and a real focus on professional development.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working pattern: minimum 2 days in-office (Tuesdays and Wednesdays), with flexibility to work remotely 3 days per week

• 23 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each full year of service (up to 26 days)

• Birthday leave

• Office closure between Christmas and New Year

• Regular social events organised by the Social Committee

• Branded company merchandise

• One-to-one coaching and structured in-house development

• Generous training budget to support continued personal and professional growth

Duties of a Candidate Relationship Consultant:

• Identify, screen, and verify high-calibre interim finance professionals across a range of seniority levels

• Proactively arrange and conduct video and in-person meetings with candidates to build rapport and assess suitability for assignments

• Accurately maintain and update all candidate records and activity within Bullhorn CRM

• Initiate the candidate onboarding process, ensuring timely and efficient compliance checks

• Build and nurture long-term relationships with candidates, acting as a trusted advisor throughout their interim career journey

• Proactively match candidates to suitable interim assignments based on their experience, preferences, and availability

• Promote and represent candidates to internal consultants with compelling summaries and market insights

• Ensure relevant candidate updates are reflected on internal job boards and shared with the wider team

• Conduct detailed reference checks and extract commercial insights for potential business development leads

• Follow structured daily and weekly workflows to maintain momentum during quieter periods or when assignments are not active

• Use candidate networks, referee relationships, and referrals to identify new potential clients, contacts, and upcoming interim opportunities

• Collaborate closely with the business development and delivery teams to provide real-time candidate availability updates

• Ensure all candidate touchpoints and communications are logged in Bullhorn to maintain accurate records

• Provide regular check-ins and ongoing support to placed candidates to ensure successful engagement outcomes

• Maintain a high standard of candidate care through consistent, timely responses to calls, emails, and messages

Underpinning behaviours:

• Take ownership of communication by responding promptly and professionally to all candidate enquiries

• Act as an ambassador for the firm – upholding its values, commitment to quality, and reputation for excellence in the interim finance space

• Demonstrate resilience, initiative, and a proactive attitude in all aspects of candidate engagement and delivery

If you are interested in this role, please apply below with your most recent CV. MKTEMP

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