Recruitment Consultant – Droitwich – 4-day week (with 5 days pay!)


Company:	Agricultural Recruitment Specialists
Salary:	£27,000 to £32,500 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Droitwich, WR
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	17 Sept 2026
Closing date:	22 Oct 2026

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Summary

Recruitment Consultant – Droitwich – 4-day week (with 5 days pay!) – Part Office (Droitwich) / Part Home-Based

Are you a go-getter with a passion for connecting top talent with amazing opportunities? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where every day brings new challenges and rewards? If so, we want YOU to join our team!

As a Recruitment Consultant with a focus on both account management and new business development, you’ll be at the forefront of our continued business growth. Your primary responsibility will be to cultivate and expand our client base, identifying and securing new business opportunities, as well as conducting account management, working with an established database (evolved since 2012), ensuring that their recruitment goals are delivered effectively and on-time in line with our existing service level agreements. As a proven Recruitment Consultant, you will be responsible for both new business and growing and nurturing our key accounts within market-leading companies within agriculture, farming and our associated sectors globally. You will be supported by a great resourcing team to help you find the best candidates in the market.

We have a fantastic and well recognised brand and are always one of the first points of call for potential clients looking to add to their teams.

Are you looking to be part of something great? We have a fantastic company culture, always ahead of the market, with the ability to work from home, as well as a standard 4-day working week with 5 days pay for every single one of our employees! No condensed week. No 12-hour days. Just standard operating hours, Monday to Thursday with every Friday off!

We are a fast-growing business and this is a role (and a business) that will continually evolve so flexibility is key, as is a 'can do' approach to life and business. We have a fantastic company culture, with a great work-life balance, where our employees do not get the Sunday night dread!

With a clearly defined career path, from day one, you will know what you have to do to receive your next promotion. We are looking for future Directors!

Job Purpose:

- To fulfil Client briefs in a timely and cost-effective manner

- To deliver a superior service every time to both Clients and Candidates.

- To build, manage and grow Client relationships and add value to the Client proposition offering

- Maintain and develop strategically important relationships with key accounts

- Leverage relationships to identify wider business opportunities for other departments

- Proactively cross-sell at all times

- Conduct new business development in delivering strategic sales goals

- Consistently update the team on latest developments and updates within their Client base and market

- Manage both Client and Candidate expectations

- Work closely with an established Resourcing Team to find the best candidates in the market

- Ensure regular and timely client reviews are conducted

- Facilitate Client Call Backs to monitor performance levels and maximise business opportunities

- Monitor own performance and adhere to SLA (Service Level Agreements) for each client

- Agree and produces SLA’s (Service Level Agreements) for all jobs including timeframes and KSF’s (Key Success Factors)

Essential Skills Required:

- Minimum of 18 months proven recruitment sales experience

- Excellent organisational and time-management skills

- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and other commonly-used office packages

- The ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure

- Good team-working skills

- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with the ability to converse at Senior and Board level

- Good negotiation and relationship-building skills

- Excellent attention to detail

- Great telephone manner

- Ability to follow a process

- Target / goal-oriented

- Positive / enthusiastic

- A coachable individual who loves to learn.

- Must be highly driven and ambitious

Salary and Benefits:

Excellent salary and benefits package, (£27, 000 - £32,500 basic dependent upon experience) plus a fantastic commission structure that could easily see you earning £78,000 OTE in your first year, including a 4-day working week with 5 days pay! Working hours Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 5.30pm with a one-hour lunch break, full training and ongoing support, company pension, 20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, as well as additional top performer incentives, salary extras, company bonuses, rewards, as well as additional incentives including team holidays, events and a clearly defined career progression path and so much more!

To Apply:

Please email your CV and covering letter to one of our Company Directors – Rebekah Shields – Rebekah@agriRS.co.uk

We thank all applicants who respond, but please be advised that only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

Agricultural Recruitment Specialists are a market leading, highly prestigious and professional recruitment agency within the agriculture, horticultural, equestrian, animal health and rural sectors, with a strong focus on jobs and job vacancies within sales, management, marketing, operations, technical, engineering sectors, including international and Senior/Director jobs, within our specialist and niche agricultural sector. We offer a range of services to clients including head-hunting, specialist advertising and general recruitment services. Please visit www.agriRS.co.uk to find out more or call us on 01905 345 155 to talk to a member of our recruitment team today.

Candidate Requirements

All applicants must hold a minimum of an NVQ Level 2, Scottish NVQ Level 2, or an equivalent qualification relevant to the role applied for. Candidates must also have the legal right to work in the UK or hold a valid visa permitting employment.

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About Agricultural Recruitment Specialists

Agricultural Recruitment Specialists is a market-leading, specialist recruitment partner connecting top talent with leading organisations across the agriculture, farming, food and fresh produce, horticulture, environmental, and rural sectors.

Why Work With Us?

With deep industry knowledge and an extensive global network, we are uniquely positioned to connect high-calibre professionals with forward-thinking organisations. Our consultative approach ensures we deliver not just candidates, but long-term value.

Get in Touch

Visit www.agriRS.com or speak to our specialist team on +44 (0)1905 345 155 to find out more.

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