Recruitment Operations Director- Permanent Recruitment

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Job description

Operations Director- Permanent RecruitmentDivision: A&E Agency (part of Acacium Group)Location: London, Gray's Inn RoadAbout us:Acacium Group is the UK's largest healthcare solutions partner offering recruitment staffing, managed services and innovative delivery models to health and social care systems and the life sciences industry. We are a global business with offices across the UK, Europe, Australia, USA and Asia and we work collaboratively in our common purpose to improve people's lives through expert healthcare services. The Acacium Group lives by three core values- Driven by excellence, putting people first, always by your side- they determine our priorities and are the driving force behind everything we do.A&E Agency:Part of Acacium Group, A&E Agency have been providing specialist doctors to healthcare clients since 2008. The business has grown phenomenally, and we are now an established market-leading doctors recruitment agency operating UK-wide. We provide our clients with high-calibre locum and permanent doctors, that leave a positive impact on their trusts or private hospitals, specialising in areas such as: A&E, Anaesthetics, Medicine, Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Surgery.Due to the aggressive growth of our business and a high demand within the market, we are expanding to focus on placing international Doctors into the NHS and private organisations across the UK.Benefits of working for A&E Agency:Competitive basic salary plus a lucrative bonus structureDedication to developing you and your career through our internal training programmeCareer development within the company and the wider GroupWorkplace pension schemeFully funded qualificationsSeason travel ticket loanHoliday incentives abroadRegular competitions and incentivesDiscounted Tastecard membershipCycle to work schemeHealth assessments and dental insuranceLife Assurance, Critical Illness Cover and Private Medical InsuranceAbout the opportunity:Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will have overall responsibility and accountability of the day to day activities of the revenue generating element of our Permanent Doctor's division. You will maintain and build on current profit margins and take responsibility for the profit and loss of the division- ensuring sales and profitability meet and exceed budget forecasts. You will manage the maintenance of existing relationships with clients, build new relationships and generate new business. You will deputise for the Managing Director as and when required.As an Operations Director, you will be responsible for:Overall responsibility and accountability for the day-to-day sales activities of the divisionProviding effective leadership and giving advice and guidance to the team when and where necessary, providing the example to be followed by others by creating an open, positive, and inclusive atmosphereOverall responsibility for sales employees, delegating responsibilities and authority where necessary and taking into account the ability of the individuals on your team and their developmental needs.Responsible for the profitability and gross margin of the division, ensuring current business levels are maintained and growth opportunities are maximisedLeading large scale, multiple account management strategies to deliver effective permanent staffing services to meet client needs, retain client accounts and develop servicesInput into the strategic and business planning process with the Managing DirectorKeeping up to date with market changes and business opportunitiesBuilding and maintaining relationships with clientsContributing to planning, solution design, tender support, implementation, and evaluation of potential new client opportunities within a specific areaIdentify opportunities to increase revenue, market share and grow pipeline across the divisionDriving sales and margin growth in collaboration with the Client Development DirectorDrive performance, productivity, and engagement with the teams to embrace new ways of workingOversee the roll out and project delivery of new technological initiativesIntroducing new campaigns to drive market growth and developing attraction strategies across all media platforms and external agenciesDevelop and shape the divisional attraction and customer engagement strategy, leading on delivery of digital recruitment activity aligned with the strategic business objectivesIdentify, develop and lead on the candidate attraction improvement that supports the marketing and internal recruitment objectives for the brandSkills and experience required:Proven experience of managing and leading a high performing permanent sales divisionExperience of creating and implementing volume attraction strategiesExperience of managing a large team, both directly and indirectlyExperience of performance management and development of team membersExperience of managing operational delivery and achievement of KPIsDemonstrable experience of developing customers and implementing new processes to improve serviceCollaborative working across professions and services both internal and externalExperience of budget management and requirement forecastingExperience of developing and presenting operational plans and achievements to stakeholders