Business Development Executive

Business Development Executive (Hospitality Recruitment) Fully Remote | Choose Your Own UK Territory £17.50 per hour + 10% commission + performance bonuses 10 hours per week initially, with potential to increase to around 15 hours Freelance | 12-month contract | Initial 4-week paid performance review E Junior Recruitment is looking for a confident, commercially minded Business Development Executive (Hospitality Recruitment) to develop a new client base within one dedicated UK territory. This is a genuine new-business role focused on identifying hospitality employers with recruitment needs and converting those opportunities into paid managed recruitment campaigns. Choose your territory The successful candidate will choose one region to own and develop: Greater London South East South West Midlands North East North West Yorkshire You will not be expected to cover the entire country. We want you to focus on your chosen territory, understand the hospitality businesses within it and progressively build your own client base and pipeline. What will you be selling? E Junior provides a managed recruitment campaign service to employers that need to recruit but don't necessarily have the time or internal recruitment resources to manage the complete process themselves. Rather than simply introducing one candidate and charging a traditional agency placement fee, we can manage the recruitment campaign from beginning to end. This can include: Vacancy briefing and campaign setup Advert creation Job-board advertising Application management Candidate screening Shortlisting Interview scheduling Candidate communication Offer management Collection of agreed onboarding information The employer retains the final hiring decision. Recruitment campaign delivery will be managed centrally by an experienced recruitment professional with previous hospitality recruitment experience. Your focus is winning and developing the client relationship, not screening candidates yourself. What you'll be doing Developing hospitality clients within your chosen territory Researching suitable prospective employers Making proactive outbound calls and other appropriate approaches Speaking with owners, managers and other hiring decision-makers Identifying current and upcoming vacancies Understanding recruitment challenges Introducing our managed recruitment campaign service Creating interest and professionally handling objections Following up prospective clients Converting opportunities into paid campaigns Maintaining relationships with clients you've introduced Identifying repeat recruitment opportunities Maintaining accurate records of activity and pipeline Attending a short weekly performance and pipeline review Potential clients could include hotels, restaurants, pubs, hospitality groups and other suitable hospitality employers. What we're looking for Previous hospitality, recruitment or sales experience would be useful but is not essential. We're more interested in your confidence, attitude, professionalism, organisation, resilience and ability to generate results independently. You must be comfortable developing business from scratch. There will be no established portfolio of clients or warm leads handed to you. You should not require daily supervision or constant instruction on what to do next. We'll provide the service, territory, support and expectations. We want someone confident enough to structure their working week, identify opportunities, follow prospects consistently and take responsibility for developing their pipeline. Pay and commission £17.50 per hour for 10 hours per week plus 10% commission on service revenue generated from clients you win , subject to payment being received. Additional performance bonuses will be available for consistently generating paid campaigns. Strong performance could lead to additional hours, continued ownership of your territory and a longer-term opportunity as the service grows. Initial performance review The first four weeks will be fully paid. We'll review progress using clear weekly activity and commercial KPIs, including: Prospecting activity Decision-maker conversations Qualified opportunities Pipeline development Paid recruitment campaigns Revenue generated This is not a heavily supervised telesales role. You'll have considerable freedom over how you develop your territory provided your activity is professional, properly recorded and producing measurable progress. A short weekly review will cover results, pipeline, objections and next steps. Why join? You'll have the opportunity to build a hospitality recruitment sales territory from the beginning rather than inheriting someone else's desk. Your role is to open doors, develop relationships and win business. The recruitment service itself is delivered centrally, allowing you to remain focused on building your territory. If you're confident that you can create opportunities from scratch and convert conversations into paying clients, we'd like to hear from you.