Graduate / Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Job description

Graduate / Trainee Recruitment Consultant

Start date: Summer 2026

Location: Leeds

About Skills Alliance:

Skills Alliance is a fast-growing, international Recruitment and Executive Search business operating across Life Sciences and the wider STEM market. We partner with some of the most innovative organisations globally, helping them secure top-tier talent.

Following an outstanding year across our global offices, we’re continuing our expansion with further growth planned for our Leeds office this summer. Leeds is one of our strongest performing locations, led by an experienced and high-impact leadership team, and we’re now looking to bring in ambitious graduates and trainees to support the next phase of growth.

Our clients include leading businesses within Animal Nutrition, Food Ingredients, Chemicals and Agro-Chemicals, and you’ll work directly with organisations at the forefront of these industries.

The Role:

As a Graduate / Trainee Recruitment Consultant, you’ll be trained to manage the full recruitment lifecycle while building strong, long-term relationships with both candidates and clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Proactively sourcing and headhunting high-quality candidates for mid to senior-level and retained positions
• Developing new business and building client relationships across global markets
• Managing client accounts end-to-end once onboarded
• Guiding candidates through the full hiring process, from initial screening through to offer negotiation
• Building deep market knowledge and establishing yourself as a specialist within your sector

This is a client-facing role offering a high level of ownership and autonomy from an early stage.

What We Offer:

• High earning potential: Commission up to 50% with no threshold
• Benefits: Flexible working hours, monthly wellness allowance, wellness days, private healthcare, charity days, and your birthday off
• Incentives & culture: Quarterly lunch and breakfast clubs, annual fully-funded incentive trips, dress-down Fridays with early finishes, and regular social events
• Training & development: Structured onboarding, ongoing coaching, and continuous feedback from top performers
• Career progression: Clear promotion pathways with the goal of two promotions within your first year

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in sales, retail, hospitality, sport or other customer-focused environments is advantageous
• Driven by results and motivated by performance-based rewards
• Competitive, resilient and ambitious mindset
• Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with people globally
• A genuine desire to learn, improve and develop long-term
• Thrives in a fast-paced, high-performance environment

Working Pattern:

The role will be office-based during your initial training period, before moving to a hybrid model of three days in the office and two working from home.

If you’re looking to build a long-term career with clear progression, strong earning potential, and a collaborative, social culture, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply directly or email eleanor.smith@skillsalliance.com

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Leeds

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-02-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English