Recruitment Consultant

  • CATALYST
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
  • Jan 30, 2026
Full time HR / Recruitment

Job Description

Catalyst is a leading North East recruitment consultancy employing a core team of highly experienced local recruitment experts. We assist SMEs and large corporates alike, calling upon our hard-earned knowledge and experience of the region's recruitment landscape, to solve our clients' hiring issues.

Following a year of sustained revenue growth and a successful doubling of our team, we now seek to recruit a talented and experienced recruitment consultant who can bring similar levels of market insight, determination and integrity to the team.

We recruit at management and executive level typically across Accounts/Finance, Data, Tech, Engineering & Manufacturing. Catalyst's success is based on the quality of our delivery across a mix of retained, exclusive and contingent assignments which leads to valued, long-term client relationships.

As Recruitment Consultant, you will:

  • Manage you own desk, encompassing the full recruitment lifecycle
  • Attract new clients via telephone, email, social media and in person
  • Source, vet, shortlist and propose suitable candidates
  • Utilise a modern CRM system and associated recruitment technology to co-ordinate your assignments
  • Co-operate and collaborate closely with other team members
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of your market sector

As Recruitment Consultant, you will need:

  • Proven experience in Technical or Professional permanent/interim/contract recruitment
  • A commercially astute mindset
  • An ability to identify and acquire high quality new clients
  • Experience sourcing and matching the highest calibre of candidates
  • Strong organisational and time management skills
  • A determination to consistently locate the best candidate for the job

Salary & benefits:

  • Basic up to £40k
  • Attractive commission structure, with no threshold
  • Hybrid/home working
  • Realistic opportunities for progression
  • Experienced mentors
  • 25 days holiday + stats
  • Auto-enrolment pension