Job Description

Candidate Manager

London | Hybrid (Mon, Wed & Thurs in office)

At Joss Search, we partner with some of the world’s most influential private equity and alternative investment firms, delivering exceptional EA, PA and operations talent into high‑growth environments.

Now, we’re looking for an experienced recruiter to join us as a Candidate Manager in our flagship London Perm Team – a high‑performing, relationship‑led group at the heart of our business.

Why Joss Search?

We’re a boutique global brand with offices in London and New York along with a leading reputation for doing recruitment properly. High quality, deeply relational, and genuinely human.

We’re also proud to be:

• Employee owned via an Employee Ownership Trust
• Award‑winning – including APSCo and The Sunday Times Best Places to Work
• A business where top consultants bill £300k+, supported by exceptional Candidate Managers

This is a fast‑paced, high‑performance role where standards are high, learning is constant, and success is shared.

The Role

As a Candidate Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in building and nurturing our candidate network, the backbone of Joss Search.

You’ll work closely with various levels of consultants to:

• Proactively source high‑quality business support candidates (EA, PA and senior support roles).
• Conduct screening and registration interviews.
• Build long‑term, trusted relationships with candidates.
• Shape and manage talent pools for repeat and retained searches.
• Deliver an outstanding, thoughtful candidate experience at every stage.
  

This is not CV‑flicking recruitment. It’s consultative, values‑led and relationship‑driven – with real ownership and commercial exposure.

About you

We’re open on background, but curious about two profiles in particular

• Recruitment experience, ideally within an agency environment and/or recruiting business support roles
  OR
• A PA / EA background, partnering closely with senior stakeholders, now keen to move into a people‑focused, commercially rewarding career

What matters most is that you:

• Thrive in a high‑pace, high‑standards environment
• Care deeply about people, detail and delivery
• Are naturally relationship‑oriented and commercially curious
• Enjoy being part of a collaborative, high‑performing team

If you’re ambitious, values‑driven and want to build a long‑term career, we’ll invest in you. This is a very popular opportunity so APPLY NOW so that you don’t miss out.