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    Michelle Waterworth Recruitment
    Leicestershire, Leicester
    Permanent
    Competitive
    On-Site

    Job Description

    Senior Recruitment Consultant Opportunities Warm Desks Available East Midlands

    Leicester Nottingham Derby Northampton Hybrid Working

    Are you an experienced Recruitment Consultant, Senior Consultant, Business Manager or Recruitment Manager with strong East Midlands market knowledge?

    Would you like to inherit a genuinely warm desk with established clients, live vacancies and immediate earning potential, whilst enjoying the flexibility and autonomy to run your market your way?

    Michelle Waterworth Recruitment is seeking experienced recruiters to join a growing business.

    Opportunities Available

    Temporary Recruitment Division

    Take ownership of a busy temporary recruitment desk with existing opportunities, established client relationships and significant potential for growth.

    Executive Search & Retained Recruitment

    For experienced recruiters looking to move beyond contingency recruitment, we offer the opportunity to transition into executive retained search with full training, mentoring and support.

    Recruitment Consultant

    Manage a busy desk and be paid bonus immediately on any existing accounts

    What We're Looking For

    • Proven success within recruitment, staffing

    • Strong billing and business development track record

    • Established network and market knowledge across Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Northampton or the wider East Midlands

    • Ability to develop long-term client and candidate relationships

    • Professional, consultative and relationship-led approach

    • Self-motivated individuals who enjoy autonomy and accountability What Makes This Different?

    This isn't a high-pressure, KPI-driven environment.

    • Collaboration over internal competition

    • Long-term relationships over short-term wins

    • Trust over micromanagement

    • Quality over volume We're looking for experienced recruiters who genuinely care about delivering an exceptional service to clients and candidates whilst contributing to a positive team culture.

    Flexible & Hybrid Working

    • Hybrid working model

    • Minimum one office day per week

    • Additional office time encouraged during onboarding and relationship building

    • Genuine work-life balance Recruitment Sectors

    Opportunities available across:

    • Accountancy & Finance

    • HR

    • Commercial

    • Food Manufacturing

    • FMCG

    • Engineering

    • Supply Chain & Logistics

    • Executive Search Thease roles are

    Genuinely warm desks with existing opportunities

    Established recruitment business with an excellent reputation

    Strong support and mentoring from an experienced recruitment leader

    Opportunity to progress from Consultant to Manager

    Opportunity to transition into Executive Search and Retained Recruitment

    Excellent earning potential

    No micromanagement

    Flexible working

    Long-term career development

    Interested?

    If you're an experienced recruiter with East Midlands market knowledge and would be open to a confidential discussion, I'd love to hear from you.

    Michelle Waterworth Recruitment

    Leicester Nottingham Derby Northampton East Midlands

    Connect with Michelle Waterworth or Michelle Waterworth Recruitment on Linked In to keep up to date with current and future opportunities

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    Posted on October 4, 2026

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