Senior Research Associate – Executive Search
Job Details
| Published on | 10/01/2025 |
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| Job location | Derby |
| Job sector | Academic, Research |
| Job type | Full-time, Permanent |
| Company Name | Ford & Stanley |
| Experience | See details |
| Qualification | See details |
Description
SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE – EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Ford & Stanley Group is a talent services company in the business of improving the performance of individuals, teams and whole organisations. Because great performance always begins with having the right people, we have specialist recruitment brands that cover permanent and contract opportunities from shop floor to boardroom. Furthermore, because people who are inspired, developed and supported perform better, we have a portfolio of performance services that develop leadership skills, personal focus, teamwork, performance culture and a mentally healthy workforce
The future is extremely bright for Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group – with exciting and ambitious growth plans for the years ahead to develop from a £22m business to a £50m business. We have been awarded our sixth major multiyear recruitment framework contract and for the last three years, the business has reported 48% year-on-year growth resulting in the investment of an additional 5,000 square feet of additional office space on Pride Park, Derby. We value our employees and offer a vibrant working environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, ensuring our consultants have access to all the tools they need to consistently deliver a first-class level of service.
If you’re looking to join an exciting growing company, full of passionate people, an award winning culture and real career prospects, make Ford & Stanley your next career destination.
Why join?
- Do you want to maximise your billing potential? We will provide you with all the tools, training, hints, tips and techniques to become a top-performing consultant and expert headhunter.
- Do you want a clear and defined progression and promotion structure? From day one you will join the company People Programme where the 6 stepping stones from Trainee Recruitment Consultant through to Head of Business are clearly defined.
- Do you have ambitions to become a Divisional Lead? Here we don’t “grow desks,” we develop business verticals, that are only limited to your ambitions and capabilities.
- Do you want to be able to personally manage your monthly commission? Via your personal commission calculator, you can plan in advance, how much you will earn and plan how you want to spend it! We operate an uncapped monthly commission scheme where you can start earning a commission in your first month.
- Would you like to rid yourself of limitations and exercise your right to entrepreneurial thinking? Ford & Stanley is built entirely on the ideas and the creativity of its employees. Each employee can benefit from “vertical” progression and develop horizontal mastery.
- Do you want to become known as an “industry expert” within your discipline? We want every consultant in our business to develop a strong reputation and personal brand within their area of expertise. We provide personal brand coaching and mentoring to complement this.
- Would you like to passionately believe in the company you are working for, feel valued and empowered every day you come into work? We are the business for you.
What does the role entail?
As an experienced recruitment consultant, you will know the duties and responsibilities better than most… but a headline of responsibilities of a Senior Research Associate within our Executive Search business includes but not limited to:
- Relationship lead Sales & New Business Development.
- Account Management & Account Development
- Developing trusted and lasting relationships with candidates and clients
- Representing the business at Networking Events, Client Socials & Trade Shows.
- Undertaking Searches and delivering winning shortlists.
- Identifying Post Placeable Candidates (MPC) and proactively marketing
- Sourcing and appointing executive contractors to provide interim solutions to clients and ensuring a world-class aftercare service to each
- Candidate Pool Collation & Mapping of talent
- Client & Candidate Consulting, Trouble Shooting & Problem Solving
- Ownership of your career plan and driving your progression through the competency matrix (be it a focus on mastery or current role of progression/promotion into the next)
What are the Benefits and Perks?
Benefits
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- Market-leading basic salary package.
- Uncapped commission scheme
- Holidays: 23 days + 8 bank holidays. 25 days & 8 bank holidays (Management level)
- Pension: 4% employer / 4% employee
- Life Assurance: 3 x Annual Salary
- Location: Full time office based. HQ in Pride Park Derby (Free parking)
- Health Care Cash Plan: Health Shield
- Sickness: After probation – 10 days at 100% pay then SSP thereafter.
- 24/7 Mental Fitness & Performance Coach Access
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Perks
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- Company Away Days
- Ad hoc rewards/incentives for top performance
- Bespoke Career plan
- Regular team nights / company socials including Christmas Party
- Editorial, PR & Comms plan of your joining
- Internal & External Training Programmes
- Earlier Friday finishes (4pm wash up)
- Free fresh fruit, unlimited teas & coffees
- Free Parking
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Likely Job Titles:
Recruitment Consultant, Senior Recruitment Consultant, Talent Acquisition Manager, Managing Consultant, Recruiter, Recruitment Manager.
Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group is a cluster of companies that are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas – recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.
- Ford & Stanley TalentWise – Business specialising in blue collar trade & technical services – permanent and temporary.
- Ford & Stanley Recruitment – Business specialising in white collar spanning all company functions with specialist verticals within Digital, Rail Engineering, Civils & Infrastructure, General Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics both permanent and contract.
- Ford & Stanley Executive Search – Business specialising in Executive Search & Executive Interim Solutions in the UK, North America, Middle East and Europe.
- Ford & Stanley Genius Performance – Performance is always accelerated when good people are coached, inspired, trained and focused in the right way.
We are: First by choice in the mind of Employers looking for highly competitive and effective recruitment services, because they know they can rely on us to consistently deliver exceptional people, service and performance.
We are: First by choice in the mind of candidates seeking alternative employment within engineering, rail, general manufacturing and digital sectors, because they trust in our consulting and know we have the knowledge, expertise and access into the employers of choice.
We are: First by choice in the mind of smart individuals keen to develop a career within the recruitment sector, because of our truly differentiated proposition, culture and because we are a progressive organisation that genuinely lives by our values.
Commitment to sustainability: A Tree for Every Placement
As part of Ford & Stanley’s commitment to sustainability and conservation, every time we make a permanent placement with a client company, we make the offer to joint-fund the planting of an oak tree. What this means is that, irrespective of the nature of that person’s employment up to 500 years of daily environmental benefit will be realised as a direct result, demonstrating our commitment to conservation.
Each time a client contractually engages part of the Ford & Stanley Group to supply a service we plant a fruit tree in recognition of the agreement and the fact that both will ‘bear fruit’ into the future.
Our ‘Tree for Every Placement’ project sits on the site of our Ford & Stanley Conservation Meadow in Derbyshire. The meadow provides the opportunity for employees to get involved in a regular programme of conservation efforts throughout the year, providing a focus for team building and improved mental fitness.
Ford & Stanley Group Ltd is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers and approach all opportunity with a mindset of who is right for the job irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination.