Recruitment Consultant


Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary:	£27,937 to £38,423 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	OX2 0JJ
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	3 Nov 2026
Closing date:	3 Dec 2026

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Summary

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.

At Hays, we share a passion for creating a culture where there are opportunities for our people to flourish and succeed, whatever your background. We know that diversity of perspective and an inclusive approach, which encourages those experiences and views to be heard, is great for business and therefore your career with us.

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