About
Us
Who we are
Berwick Partners is a division of Odgers Berndtson operating in the senior
leadership recruitment market. We operate a 100% retained search model
within the £70,000-£120,000 basic salary bracket and believe we stand out
in a congested market by offering a quality and client-led service.
This is a market which we believe is poorly serviced by the contingent
players with their volume based approach, and traditional search firms with
their focus on board positions.
We are a national firm with offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds and
Manchester. We collaborate and work closely with Odgers Berndtson,
benefiting from their brand and reputation. We share a database, offices,
events and away-days. We also benefit from their brand, reputation and
work. This relationship means that for business development purposes, we
are not a cold call environment.
What we offer
At Berwick Partners, we have created a mature and “grown-up” culture, one
where you are trusted to deliver without weekly targets and sales incentives.
We provide our consultants with a huge amount of support to enable them
to be as effective as possible. Support comes in the form of:
 Dedicated PA
 In-house Research Team
 Events Executive
 Marketing Executive
 Client Development Team
How we work
Berwick Partners has built an excellent reputation for filling senior
management and executive positions across a number of different sectors.
We have split our market into three main areas, Commerce & Industry,
Public Sector and Functions.
This split lays the foundation for our 18 different practices and we are
always open to expanding into new areas. We believe that this structure
offers clients the opportunity to tap into sector specialists and functional
experts as the mandate dictates.
The
Opportunity
Over the last eight years, Berwick Partners has built a strong reputation
amongst senior HR professionals, which has been achieved through the work
of both the HR team and colleagues in other practice areas.
With ambitious growth plans to build on this success we now seek to expand
the HR practice by recruiting an established consultant to join the team. The
successful candidate will be an experienced professional, with the confidence
to win and transact retained business.
The mandates we typically handle are the “hard-to-fill” roles. It’s not an HR
Business Partner for a Blue Chip company, it is more likely to be a FTSE
250/Owner Managed Business or SME looking for their first HR Director;
needing advice, support, challenge and consultative approach to their
assessment.
We challenge the brief, the role profile and we ensure that remuneration
packages are built to secure the right hire at the right level. We believe what
we do matters.
This role has a national remit and could be based from any of our offices and
report into Basil leRoux, Partner and Head of HR Practice.
Personal Attributes
 Confident, self-assured, tenacious and a self-starter
 Able to operate with pace, make decisions and move relationships &
assignments forward appropriately
 Self-managed, you will know what it takes to develop your personal brand
and position both internally and externally, without the need for heavy KPIs
 Lead by example, act as an Ambassador and uphold the culture, philosophy,
integrity, quality, professionalism and ethics of the Berwick Partners brand
Commercial Activity
 Develop relationships with clients (new/existing) through high level
marketing calls, offering market intelligence, cross selling through and with
Odgers Berndtson and Odgers Interim, presenting at pitches and business
development meetings, and actively introducing colleagues
 Listen to and interpret client requirements, developing commercially sound
solutions in line with the Berwick Partners offering and our Terms of
Business
 Professionally manage and deliver all assignments won, to successful
completion
 Drive account management and support the development of key accounts.
Identifying clients to target, network and develop on behalf of the brand with
the view of creating high levels of continued work; expanding client
relationships that further develop the firms offering
 Create, develop and deliver events that offer clients and senior candidates the
opportunity to network, whilst promoting and developing the Berwick
Partners brand in the ‘right way’
 Develop a personal profile both internally and externally, through effective
relationship building as well as via LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media
tools (blogs etc.) ensuring that you become a recognised go-to/respected
recruiter in your specialism
 Producing quality written documents that are in-keeping with the
expectations of the greater OB and BP brands
 Be proactive – suggest new ways of improving processes and systems, better
assignment management and overall methodologies
Join
Us
This role could be based at any of our UK offices:
London
20 Cannon Street
London EC4M 6XD
0207 529 6340
Birmingham
9 Brindleyplace
Birmingham B1 2HS
0121 654 5955
Manchester
82 King Street
Manchester M2 4WQ
0161 498 3420
Leeds
10 South Parade
Leeds LS1 5QS
0113 386 8540
Rewards:
• Upper-quartile base salary
• Transparent commission structure, equal to 1/3rd of billings (less
salary costs). Additional support is provided in the 1st year
• Pension (including death in service)
• 25 days holiday (and 3 extra over the Christmas period)
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Mobile phone and laptop
How to apply:
If you have any questions or are interested in exploring a career with us, please
contact Anwen John on:
D: +44 121 654 5944
M: 07834 430 877
E: [email protected]