Recruitment Consultant
| Posting date: | 27 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £36,400 to £40,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | uncapped commission |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 May 2026 |
| Location: | Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4EQ |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 37572_1777302092 |
Summary
Hays Recruitment - Recruitment Consultant - Audit, Risk & Compliance (Public Sector Interims) Covering the South of the UK.
Location: Basingstoke, Reading or Guildford
Contract: Full-time, Temporary Recruitment Desk
Specialism: Audit, Risk & Compliance - Public Sector
Salary: £36,500-50,000 + uncapped commission
About the Role:
We're looking for an ambitious Recruitment Consultant to take ownership of a well-established Audit, Risk & Compliance (ARC) Public Sector interim desk. This is an exciting opportunity to capitalise on a growing, regulation-led market.
The desk already generates consistent temp revenue and sits within a sector experiencing sustained demand due to audit reform, economic crime legislation, ESG, AI governance, operational resilience and enhanced regulatory scrutiny across the public sector.
What you'll be doing:
- Managing and growing a Public Sector-focused ARC interim desk
- Building strong relationships with public sector clients, identifying off-contract spend and new opportunities
- Delivering end-to-end interim recruitment solutions across audit, risk, governance and compliance roles
- Actively developing candidate pipelines within key ARC skillsets
- Working closely with an experienced manager who leads a permanent ARC desk, enabling collaboration across temp and perm where appropriate
The Opportunity:
- Opportunity to fully focus on Public Sector ARC, rather than split-sector delivery
- Strong existing client demand and warm leads in place
- A market forecast to continue strengthening due to ongoing and upcoming regulatory change
What We're Looking For:
- Proven recruitment experience (temp or interim preferred, but strong perm consultants also considered)
- Interest or experience in audit, risk, governance or compliance markets
- Confidence in business development and client engagement
- Commercial awareness and the ambition to scale a high-potential desk
Why Join us?
- 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, enjoy your birthday off, volunteering days, lifestyle and flex leave
- Celebrate success: Culture built on rewarding success with the opportunity to influence your earning potential with uncapped commission in addition to base salary.
- 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
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.