Associate Consultant - Executive Search

Our global business is growing rapidly so we are recruiting Associates (1-4 years’ experience) across our teams in New York.

Associates play a vital role providing a world class service to our candidates and clients in all the countries and markets in which we operate.

Associates take part in a robust onboarding and development program to ensure they are well equipped to work collaboratively and effectively with a range of colleagues, and develop a successful career in recruitment.

What you will do

• Engage with, and cultivate a candidate network – developing your own personal brand and reputation within your market
• Support colleagues with the execution of projects mandated by clients – taking ownership at critical stages of the process
• Play a lead role in defining and executing search strategies
• Identify, approach and engage with candidates for specific requirements using a range of research tools and methodologies
• Keep up to date with market trends and developments. Updating relevant team members when appropriate
• Develop and execute on a range of talent attraction strategies
• Build and develop your career in recruitment benefiting from training and development opportunities which allow you to progress rapidly within our business

Basic qualifications

• 1-4 years’ experience in a recruitment environment (ideally executive search)
• Professional approach to work and a self-starter
• Exemplary communication skills, both written and verbal
• Natural curiosity and willingness to learn from experienced colleagues
• Strong desire to build a career in recruitment with some knowledge of the industry
• Ability to deliver on numerous tasks at any one time and prioritise effectively
• The appropriate authorisation to work in the US without visa sponsorship

About The Barton Partnership

Having been founded in 2007, The Barton Partnership has established itself as the pre-eminent and a multi award-winning, niche, executive recruitment firm providing permanent search and independent consulting services across all aspects of Strategy & M&A, Digital, Data & Analytics, ESG & Sustainability, and Transformation & Change.

We have offices in London, New York, Chicago, Paris, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Our clients include FTSE listed and Fortune 500 companies across all sectors/industries; SMEs, Strategic, Innovation & Management Consulting firms (large and boutique), Global Financial Services, Private Equity and Venture Capital organisations. Our network represents talent from Analyst to Partner/MD level across all disciplines and sectors associated with Strategy & M&A, Digital, Data & Analytics, ESG & Sustainability, and Transformation & Change.

Our independent consulting business provides clients with individuals and teams for business-critical projects across Europe, North America and AsiaPac. We maintain a curated global network of more than 5,000 independent Consultants, and in 2022 we ranked Gold for Consulting Networks in the UK’s Leading Management Consultants report by the Financial Times.

The key to our success lies in the experienced talent we have acquired ourselves. Our team consists of industry veterans and former tier-one strategy consultants working alongside sector-specialised experienced recruiters, which gives us a clear and distinct advantage in understanding the needs of the people we work with, whether you are an employer seeking new talent or an individual looking for a career change.

TBP is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our colleagues is critical to our success as a global organisation.

Employment at TBP is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of age, race, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.