About us

Net Zero Careers (NZC) is committed to advancing careers that make a meaningful impact on environmental sustainability and the green economy. We work with business across London to create real opportunities for skilled workers for a range of net zero aligned projects.

Do you want to connect local communities to great careers, and give businesses the people they need to tackle climate change?

We combine tech-enabled support with in-person delivery to connect local communities to good work, across a range of net zero sectors, with a particular focus on construction. We work with partners from Local Authorities, Housing Associations and developers, to educators, corporates and business networks.

We’re growing fast, and looking for a talented and motivated Recruitment Consultant to join our team. You will be driving forward some of the most ambitious and impactful employment programmes in the UK, with a particular focus on construction, green skills and the wider built environment. We’re open to a range of experience levels.

You’ll be part of a purpose driven team that cares about the communities and people we serve, as well as playing our part in tackling climate change - and allows you to be yourself, develop your skills and have fun.

The Role

The Recruitment Consultant will be engaging with businesses of all sizes, our training partners and other networks to unlock job opportunities at scale – then using a variety of routes to engage, support and place local candidates. In particular you will be working closely with our training partners and their learners on-site, to ensure a consistently high quality of candidate

Key Activities:

• Candidate sourcing and screening: Identify, attract, and engage suitable candidates through job boards and referrals from our partners; conduct interviews to assess skills, experience, and cultural fit.
• Job Advertising & Marketing: Write compelling job adverts, promote opportunities across multiple platforms including in person jobs fair to attract top talent.
• Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, understanding their hiring needs, providing tailored recruitment solutions, and offering market insights, particularly in construction and green skills. Work closely with internal colleagues and external stakeholders to manage partnerships and align delivery.
• Candidate Support and Sessions: Provide tailored 1:1 and group support to learners, including employability sessions, CV and interview prep, and confidence building, to help them progress into work.
  Process Improvement and Automation: Identify ways to improve and streamline processes, including the use of digital tools and automation to boost efficiency and impact.
• Record keeping and reporting: Keep accurate records of jobs, candidates and applications to improve outcomes and meet targets.

Demonstrated experience in a successful recruitment role, ideally delivering 360 recruitment and ability to deliver job outcomes at scale.

Experience of working at high pace and accuracy in a target driven environment, and ability to consistently deliver above programme targets

Experience working with employers of all sizes – especially the construction, built environment or green skills industries

Experience working with entry-level jobseekers or those with barriers to work, and/or providing careers support and employability

Proactive, entrepreneurial and a self-starter, comfortable both working independently and as part of a team

Demonstrated ability to establish, optimise and semi-automate processes and very comfortable in the use of data and digital tools with good attention to detail

To be purpose driven, and passionate about community, equality and impact!

• £32,000 - £40,000 base depending on experience, plus additional target-based commission with potential for OTE earnings of £55,000+
• 25 days holiday pro rata
• A yearly flexible training and development budget
• Private healthcare provision and 24/7 access to a GP