Graduate Business Consultant - Education Executive Search

Graduate Recruitment Consultant - Education Executive Search Office based - Leeds City Centre | Full-time | Soka Partners

Are you a driven, ambitious graduate looking to launch a career in executive search? Soka Partners is growing, and we're looking for our next Graduate Recruitment Consultant to join our Education & Children's Services desk.

About Us

Soka Partners is a specialist executive search firm working across Education, Nursery, Children's Services, dental and veterinary care. We connect exceptional leadership talent with organisations shaping the future of these sectors - and we're only getting started.

The Role

This isn't your average graduate scheme. You'll be trained from day one in the fundamentals of executive search - building relationships with senior leaders, understanding what makes a great C-suite or operations hire, and learning how to identify and place the very best talent in the Education sector. You'll work closely with senior consultants, get hands-on client and candidate exposure early, and have a clear path to building your own desk.

What you'll be doing:

Researching and mapping the Education leadership talent market
Sourcing and engaging senior candidates (Headteachers, CEOs, Operations Directors, and beyond)
Building genuine relationships with clients and candidates alike
Managing your own pipeline of live search assignments
Learning the full 360 recruitment cycle, with a focus on executive-level search

What we're looking for:

A recent graduate (any degree discipline) hungry to build a career in recruitment or executive search
Excellent communication skills - you'll be speaking with senior leaders from day one
Resilience, curiosity, and a genuine interest in people and organisations
Someone who wants to be coached, and who takes ownership of their own development
Previous sales, customer service, or client-facing experience is a plus, but not essential

What you'll get:

Uncapped, market leading commission scheme
Structured training in executive search methodology
Direct mentorship from experienced consultants
Clear progression path and earning potential
The chance to build a specialism in a growing, high-value sector

If you're looking for a career where hard work is genuinely rewarded and no two days look the same, we'd love to hear from you.

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Graduate Recruitment Consultant - Education Executive SearchOffice based - Leeds City Centre | Full-time | Soka Partners
Are you a driven, ambitious graduate looking to launch a career in executive search? Soka Partners is growing, and we're looking for our next Graduate Recruitment Consultant to join our Education & Children's Services desk.
About UsSoka Partners is a specialist executive search firm working across Education, Nursery, Children's Services, dental and veterinary care. We connect exceptional leadership talent with organisations shaping the future of these sectors - and we're only getting started.
The RoleThis isn't your average graduate scheme. You'll be trained from day one in the fundamentals of executive search - building relationships with senior leaders, understanding what makes a great C-suite or operations hire, and learning how to identify and place the very best talent in the Education sector. You'll work closely with senior consultants, get hands-on client and candidate exposure early, and have a clear path to building your own desk.
What you'll be doing:Researching and mapping the Education leadership talent marketSourcing and engaging senior candidates (Headteachers, CEOs, Operations Directors, and beyond)Building genuine relationships with clients and candidates alikeManaging your own pipeline of live search assignmentsLearning the full 360 recruitment cycle, with a focus on executive-level search
What we're looking for:A recent graduate (any degree discipline) hungry to build a career in recruitment or executive searchExcellent communication skills - you'll be speaking with senior leaders from day oneResilience, curiosity, and a genuine interest in people and organisationsSomeone who wants to be coached, and who takes ownership of their own developmentPrevious sales, customer service, or client-facing experience is a plus, but not essential
What you'll get:Uncapped, market leading commission schemeStructured training in executive search methodologyDirect mentorship from experienced consultantsClear progression path and earning potentialThe chance to build a specialism in a growing, high-value sector
If you're looking for a career where hard work is genuinely rewarded and no two days look the same, we'd love to hear from you.

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