Senior Public Sector Recruitment Consultant Opportunity
Belfast City Centre
MCS Group is expanding our high-performing Public Sector division, and we’re looking for a talented Recruitment Consultant to join our Belfast team. This is a full 360 role where you’ll combine customer service, business development, client relationship management, and candidate sourcing to support public-sector organisations across Northern Ireland. MCS are proud to supply a variety of Public Sector Frameworks in Northern Ireland including the HSCNI Framework, Local Councils, Arm’s Length Bodies and Charity Organisations
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy building relationships, and want a career with clear progression and strong earning potential, this is an opportunity to make a real impact.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Managing the full recruitment cycle – Taking ownership of roles from initial briefing through to placement, including job scoping, shortlisting, interview management, and offer negotiation.
- Business development – Identifying new opportunities across government, health, education, justice, and arm’s-length bodies; engaging potential clients; and promoting MCS Group’s recruitment solutions.
- Client relationship management – Building trusted partnerships, understanding workforce needs, and delivering a high-quality, consultative service.
- Talent sourcing – Proactively identifying and engaging skilled candidates, building strong talent pipelines, and ensuring a positive candidate experience throughout the process. Using a variety of techniques to source candidates including Linkedin, Job Boards, Referrals
- Compliance – Ensuring candidates are fully compliant with Public Sector Framework Requirements
- Market insight – Developing a deep understanding of public-sector recruitment frameworks, compliance requirements, and emerging workforce trends.
- Job Advertising – Creating and posting Job Advertisements in line with Public Sector job specifications
- Administration – Ensuring MCS Group Customer Relationship Management System is kept accurately up to date with relevant information
Why Join MCS Group?
- Career development – Clear promotional pathways, realistic targets, and multiple career routes depending on your strengths and ambitions. Our Investors in People Gold accreditation reflects our commitment to your growth.
- Specialist training – Industry-leading recruitment training, plus tailored development to help you become an expert in the public-sector market.
- Compensation – Competitive base salary (aligned to experience) and an excellent commission structure with no threshold.
- Benefits – Private medical insurance, health cash plan, Birthday leave, retail discounts, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, and hybrid working.
- Diversity commitment – Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, demonstrating our dedication to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Team culture – A collaborative, supportive, and ambitious environment where success is recognised and rewarded.
- High expectation / high reward – If you’re prepared to put in the work, you’ll progress quickly and see the financial rewards of your success.
What We’re Looking For
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport quickly.
- Resilience, competitiveness, and the ability to thrive under pressure.
- Ability to work at pace and prioritise workloads
- Strong organisational and administrative skills
- A proactive mindset and a genuine interest in developing a long-term recruitment career.
MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.
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