Principal Recruitment Consultant

At Stafffinders, we on the hunt for a Principal Recruitment Consultant with enough energy to power a small city, an attitude that keeps you and others smiling, and the kind of ambition that turns “good” into “phenomenal”.

If you dynamic, outgoing, and happiest when you building relationshipshether over the phone, over coffee, or in a room full of complete strangersou ticking our boxes.

What you will get

• Highly competitive salary of £36,000 to 42,000 d.o.e.,
• Achievable and competitive individual bonus opportunities,
• Time in lieu,
• Birthday day off every year,
• Length of service benefits such as extra days’ holiday and private healthcare,
• Paid volunteering days,
• Cycle to Work and Tech discount scheme,
• Autonomy in your role.

And we aren done yetAs well as the above benefits, we offer fantastic performance-related incentives and competitions. Upcoming prizes include a week-long trip to Paris, in a fantastic 3-bedroom cottage close to Disneyland Paris (flights included)!

Listening to our colleagues and letting everyone share their ideas is also extremely important. We offer a supportive and collaborative team culture and are always open-minded to new concepts and suggestions for the business, allowing everyones creative juices to flow.

What you doing (AKA: why you never be bored)

As a Principal Recruitment Consultant, you play a key role in steering the success of your division and shaping our next generation of consultants. You should love:

• Getting out and meeting people,
• Adapting to all kinds of personalities,
• Leading, inspiring, coaching and celebrating winsig etc,

If you someone who thrives on variety, ideas and human connection, you fit right in.

What you bring to the party
Commercial? Industrial? Hospitality? Something entirely different? If you got the recruitment chops, we open-mindedand we mean that. You might be a seasoned consultant who gets a buzz from seeing others smash their goals, or a natural mentor who wants to shape consultants into absolute stars, or someone who loves running their own high-performing desk like a mini business. Either way, we back you in the direction you want to grow.

To be considered, we are ideally looking for the following recruitment experience:

• 3+ years of proven recruitment consultancy success,
• Deep market insight in your specialist areas,
• Real relationship-building power (clients trust you, candidates love you),
• Advanced talent sourcing skills,
• Sharp interviewing instincts and assessment know-how.

Who are Stafffinders
Stafffinders proudly stands as Scotlands longest-established independent recruitment agency a family-led business at the heart of Scottish staffing for more than 55 years. Our strong heritage is built on family values, integrity, and genuine care for people, principles that continue to shape every aspect of our business today. Not only do we support clients and candidates locally, but also throughout the UK and internationally, operating across multiple specialist recruitment divisions, in both permanent and temporary markets.

Although we have decades of experience, we are far from traditional. Stafffinders is a forward-thinking, technology-driven organisation, empowering our consultants with innovative tools and systems to excel. Our dedicated in-house innovation and automation team is constantly developing smart solutions from streamlining administrative tasks to enhancing candidate sourcing, job advertising, and business development enabling our team to focus on what truly matters: delivering exceptional results.

Community and social responsibility are central to who we are. We actively support and partner with a range of charities and local organisations, including MND Scotland, RAMH, Alzheimer Scotland, and our 2025 charity partner, The Beatson Cancer Charity proudly helping to raise awareness and vital funds for causes close to our hearts.

Think you the one?
If you bold, brilliant, people-obsessed and ready to make big things happenwe definitely want to meet you. Hit Apply now!