Head of Recruitment

Job Description:

Head of Recruitment /Temporary & Interim Recruitment 

Location: Nottingham (Hybrid)
Sector: Professional Services Recruitment

A leading Midlands professional services organisation is seeking a Recruitment Manager to lead and build a new Temporary & Interim Recruitment division in Nottingham.

This opportunity would suit an experienced Recruitment Manager, Recruitment Team Leader, or Senior Recruitment Consultant ready to step into a strategic leadership role. The successful Recruitment Manager will benefit from warm client relationships, an established professional services network, and a respected brand across the Midlands.

The Role

This is a rare opportunity for a commercially driven Recruitment Manager to build and lead a new temporary and interim recruitment function.

The successful Recruitment Manager will take ownership of the division, working with existing clients across both the private and public sectors while developing new business opportunities across the Midlands.

As Head of Division, the Recruitment Manager will shape the strategy, build the desk, implement processes, and recruit and develop a specialist team.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the Temporary & Interim recruitment division

• Use existing client relationships to generate immediate opportunities

• Develop new business across Nottingham and the Midlands area

• Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing recruitment team

• Drive commercial growth and divisional performance

• Maintain compliance and service excellence across all placements

• Work closely with senior leadership on long-term growth strategy

Candidate Profile

This role would suit:

• A Senior Recruitment Consultant looking to step into a Recruitment Manager role

• An established Recruitment Manager seeking more autonomy and strategic influence

• A Recruitment Manager with experience in temporary, contract, or interim recruitment markets

Skills & Experience

• Proven success in agency recruitment

• Strong business development and relationship-building skills

• Experience mentoring consultants or leading a recruitment team

• Ability to grow revenue through warm clients and new business

• Ambition and confidence to build a new recruitment division

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity for a Recruitment Manager to lead and grow a new division

• Access to warm clients and an established Midlands network

• Competitive salary, leadership bonuses, and benefits

• Supportive and collaborative professional services environment

• Hybrid working with a Nottingham office base ideally 2/3 days office based but can be flexible 

If you're interested in this opportunity but your experience doesn't match every requirement, we still encourage you to apply or connect with Michelle Waterworth on LinkedIn for a confidential conversation and to follow Michelle Waterworth Recruitment for future opportunities.