Senior Recruitment Consultant – Local Government Interim Finance

Oxford

£27,937- £38,423 + uncapped commission

Welcome to Hays!

At Hays, we believe in being long-term partners with our people as well as our customers. With over 50 years’ experience Hays operates in 16 countries within 6 core industries and a selection of local specialisms. Launch your career with the world’s leading specialist recruitment & workforce solution organisation. Join the Hays team!

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The Hays Oxford Finance team are an experienced and accomplished team with a range of experience and tenure.  This is a new opportunity focussed specifically on interim appointments within local government.  You will have the chance to shape a business and progress professionally alongside earning a competitive package and uncapped commission. In addition to this, you will work within a welcoming, inspiring, and charismatic team who champion everyone’s successes.

The Opportunity

What can I expect day to day?

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Hays Oxford Finance team, as we build a dedicated Senior Local Government Interim Finance desk from the ground up.

Local Government is going through significant change, creating a clear opportunity for a focused, commercially astute consultant to capitalise on the market. You’ll specialise in placing interim finance professionals, including Finance Directors / Section 151 Officers, Heads of Finance and Financial Controllers, into key roles across local authorities in the South West and Thames Valley.

You will gain exposure to a range of different activities whilst being supported by a structured training and development programme from day one. Some of your main responsibilities may include:

• Source, interview, and match high-quality interim finance professionals to roles across Local Government

• Identify and proactively partner with new and existing clients through outreach and business development calls, understanding their hiring needs and challenges to build better, profitable outcomes

• Build relationships with key decision makers across the local authorities in your remit, as the sector adapts to Local Government Reorganisation

• Manage the recruitment process by guiding candidates and clients through every stage, from taking a brief to negotiating offers

• Be bold and curious, developing specialist market expertise by actively seeking to understand your customers’ market

• Take accountability for meeting targets and delivering your monetary goals that contribute to the growth and profitability of Hays

• Be part of a vibrant and inclusive culture that cheers on progress by celebrating personal and team performance

Who are we looking for?

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to have honest conversations with senior stakeholders

• Customer centric by understanding clients’ needs and delivering tailored solutions

• A strategic mindset to spot opportunities and drive profitable outcomes, ideally with an interest in the Local Government and public sector market

• Open to change, and comfortable in a fast-paced, target driven environment

• Able to develop new business relationships and maintain your network of client organisations through business development calls, client visits, networking and events

• Collaborative in spirit, people focused with a sales-driven mentality

• Resilient, bold and curious

What you’ll get in return – The Hays Deal

• Access to team leadership training for you to evolve your career

• Cutting-edge tools and technology to enable you to make an extraordinary impact

• Generous leave entitlements to take advantage of parental leave, volunteering days and your birthday off!

• Celebrate success: Culture built on rewarding success with the opportunity to influence your earning potential with uncapped commission in addition to base salary

• High Performer Incentives including local and international trips. Montenegro 2024, South Africa 2025 and Mauritius this year!

• Global career opportunities – make your mark locally or explore international opportunities with Hays

• Thrive in a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone feels welcome

• Wellbeing rewards: Benefit from health, leisure and lifestyle partnership discounts

• Employee Resource Groups and Working Groups for you to connect and collaborate with like-minded colleagues

What to do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role please apply. Joining Hays means joining a business that’s going places.