Senior Defence Recruitment Consultant in Adelaide

The Network, part of Sovereign Capability Group, is continuing to build a specialist Technology and Defence recruitment practice. This is an opportunity for an experienced recruiter to help shape a growing business at the intersection of Defence, national security, technology, and sovereign industrial capability. Operating within a professional, collaborative office environment, this role is well suited to experienced and mature recruitment professionals seeking a long-term career opportunity.

The company is an experienced recruitment and workforce solutions business with a strong contractor base, government and commercial relationships, and a growing presence across Technology and Defence. Through Sovereign Capability Group, we are also connected to broader capability areas, including the defence industry, engineering, mission-critical technology, AI, nuclear supply chain services, and sovereign capability programs.

We are looking for a commercially minded Senior Recruitment Consultant who can develop client relationships, identify workforce needs, build trusted candidate networks and convert market opportunity into sustainable revenue.

The role

You will be responsible for developing and managing a portfolio of Defence, Federal Government and defence industry clients. This will include existing relationships, warm introductions through Sovereign Capability Group, and new business development across primes, SMEs, consultancies and aligned technology businesses.

You will work across permanent and contract recruitment assignments, with a particular focus on Leadership positions, commercial roles, engineering, technical delivery, security-cleared talent, ICT, cyber, project services, and defence-adjacent roles.

Key responsibilities

• Build and manage client relationships across Defence, Federal Government, primes, SMEs and consultancies
• Develop a territory plan covering existing accounts, target clients and priority relationships
• Generate new business through disciplined sales activity, referrals, account development and market mapping
• Identify, attract and manage high-quality candidates, including security-cleared professionals
• Work closely with The Network and Sovereign Capability Group leadership to convert group relationships into recruitment outcomes
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from client qualification through to offer, placement and onboarding
• Maintain accurate CRM, pipeline, activity and account information
• Contribute to the growth of a specialist Defence and Government recruitment practice in SA

About you

You may already be an experienced recruitment consultant in Defence, Federal Government, technology, engineering, cyber or project services. Alternatively, you may come from a strong recruitment background and want to move into a more strategic Defence-oriented market.

You will bring:

• Proven recruitment, business development or account management experience
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to deal with senior stakeholders
• A practical understanding of Defence, Federal Government, technology or professional services markets
• Commercial discipline and the ability to manage activity, pipeline and revenue outcomes
• A relationship-led approach to clients and candidates
• High personal standards, resilience and a willingness to build something properly
• Existing SA, Defence, or government networks would be highly regarded

This is not a standard recruitment desk. You will be joining a business with existing capability, established infrastructure and access to a broader Defence and sovereign capability group. The role offers the opportunity to build a meaningful market position in SA, supported by The Network’s recruitment platform and Sovereign Capability Group’s industry relationships.

For the right person, this is a chance to help build a practice, not simply inherit a job list.

Hybrid working environment

Additional loyalty leave benefits

Up to 4 weeks remote working from anywhere in the world