Recruitment Manager

Recruitment Manager

Location: London Borough of Harrow, Forward Drive, Harrow, HA3 8NT (3 days office-based, 2 days working from home) Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum Contract: 9-Month Fixed-Term Contract Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm, Monday to Friday (30-minute lunch break)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Recruitment Manager to join a high-profile managed service supporting recruitment activity for the London Borough of Harrow.

This role would suit a proactive recruitment professional with strong leadership skills, experience in technical or specialist recruitment, and the ability to build effective relationships with key stakeholders, without the sales element.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing a team of employees.
• Delegating workload and monitoring overall team performance.
• Conducting regular one-to-one meetings to support development, engagement, and achievement of KPIs.
• Creating and updating pay and charge rates within internal systems.
• Ensuring compliance and onboarding activities are completed efficiently and within agreed timescales.
• Chasing outstanding compliance and providing regular updates to hiring managers on candidate progress.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the London Borough of Harrow.
• Ensuring daily and weekly are held with key account stakeholders.
• Managing temporary worker grievances and resolving escalated issues.
• Overseeing the performance and engagement of second-tier recruitment suppliers.
• Supporting the team with sourcing for niche and specialist vacancies when required.
• Arranging briefing calls with hiring managers and supplier partners.
• Producing reports and presenting contract performance data to senior management.
• Managing escalations received through the central contract mailbox.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Previous experience as Account Management, Team Leader or any managerial roles would be advantageous.
• The ability to work proactively in a fast-paced environment and respond effectively to business needs.
• Experience managing compliance processes within a recruitment or managed service environment.
• Experience within technical, specialist, or public sector recruitment.
• Confidence in direct sourcing and advanced Boolean searching techniques.
• A hands-on management style with a passion for developing and supporting teams.

Additional Information

Due to the nature of the role, applicants should ideally live within a reasonable commuting distance of Harrow and be willing to work on-site three days per week to facilitate right-to-work checks, compliance activity, and stakeholder meetings.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced recruitment professional to lead a successful team while managing a key public sector contract and building strong relationships with senior leaders across the council.

What We Offer

• Excellent training and career development support.
• Opportunity to gain industry-recognised qualifications (REC).
• 21 days holiday (rising to 29 days with service) + bank holidays.
• Access to Perkbox – national discounts with top retailers.
• A supportive, people-first culture – we’re proud to be an Investors in People accredited employer.

Why Pertemps?

We’re not a faceless corporation – we’re a people-powered business that’s been named one of the Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For 15 years in a row. Join us and be part of a team that values integrity, innovation, and impact.

Ready to make a difference? Click here to apply and start your journey with Pertemps today