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Branch Manager

Date posted : 07/09/20
Salary dependant on experience and qualifications

Job description

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Teaching Personnel are looking to appoint a Branch Manager for the Northants and Hertfordshire branch. Teaching Personnel is the UK’s market leading education recruitment agency and proudly offer the best and fastest opportunities for progression in the sector, developing and rewarding future leaders in a team led and community spirited culture that attracts and retains the best talent. If you are an experienced senior education recruiter looking for a management role or are already in a management role but seeking a new challenge, this role could be for you.

The role

We are looking to hire a Branch Manager to lead our Northants and Hertfordshire branch and drive it forward to new levels of growth and achievement. The branch services Primary, Secondary and SEN schools across Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, Luton, Hertfordshire and has a lot of potential for new growth. The branch has a strong team of individuals working collaboratively who would excel with a manager who could provide the right growth and development opportunities for them while leading from the front, setting an example, and growing their own business.  

The Branch is based in Northampton and is part of a successful location with strong Branch Managers, Business Managers, and Senior Managers that all work collaboratively to grow the location together. The Branch Manager role forms the backbone of our branch network and gives you the opportunity to build and grown your own business while managing a team of like-minded career driven individuals. It is a demanding but rewarding role with many layers requiring you to drive high performance through being a leader, an expert, a coach, and a mentor.

We are ideally looking for someone to step into the role in the normal capacity and be branch based – however given our new way of working, we consider applicants that can manage a team ‘remotely’ and who can demonstrate the ability to be able to do so. We would be looking at least of two days in the office and the rest of the week managing remotely.

Key responsibilities include:

-          To embed and manage short term routines and practices

-          To drive long term campaigns and candidate led tactics

-          Recruit and retain the right number and mix of quality candidates

-          Lead, manage and motivate a stable team of recruitment consultants

-          Ensure productivity and create a positive working atmosphere

-          Maintain and protect welfare and wellbeing of team members

-          Adapting management style to work effectively both in an office and remote working environment

Person specification

You may already be a successful Branch Manager looking for further development and progression or a Senior Consultant who is ready to take the next step in your career. Either way successful applicants should be able to demonstrate:

-          A strong work ethic and ability to lead from the front

-          Embedded beliefs in team work, quality and continuous improvement

-          Experience of working in a recruitment role (minimum of two years)

-          Management/leadership experience within recruitment or other sectors (at least six months)

-          ‘Always Improving’ attitude with the desire to learn and improve current performance/behaviours

All new managers within Teaching Personnel attend our tpDRIVE management development programme and an up and running support programme so there will be plenty of support and learning opportunities available for the successful applicant. Teaching Personnel are a destination employer and can offer many positive career pathways for those looking for career longevity, diversity and loyalty. There is potential for successful branch managers to develop into more senior management roles, strategic development roles and even Director positions.

Salary & Benefits

A generous package is also on offer for the successful candidate, including:

  • A competitive salary
  • Performance related commission
  • Eligibility to join our management share scheme
  • Regular company-wide, regional, and personal incentive rewards
  • A host of other lifestyle benefits such as discounted gym membership and retail shopping discounts
  • Life Assurance and enrolment in a pension scheme

Next Steps

Applications are particularly welcomed from experienced recruiters who want to be part of a company who are looking to raise standards in professional recruitment and who wish to make a difference by partnering and supporting the education sector with the provision of quality services.

Please apply now with an up to date CV.

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