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Discover the Connections Difference, In the world of recruitment, grand promises often take center stage. At Connections Recruitment, we pride ourselves on setting a different standard, rather than making extravagant claims to revolutionize your life, we prefer to take a more grounded approach. Here’s what you can expect from us:
Expect thoughtful and candid advice on various aspects of your professional journey, spanning from interview strategies to exploring your career prospects. We are committed to placing you in roles that align with your skills and ambitions, all while enhancing your future opportunities.
Count on us to consistently present you in the most favorable light to our esteemed clients, showcasing your unique strengths and potential. Our relationship doesn’t end at placement. We maintain an ongoing connection with our candidates, providing guidance and opening doors to opportunities that can shape your career over time.
You'll be responsible for supporting customers, processing orders and coordinating activities between the Sales, Operations and Compliance teams to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Key Responsibilities
Responding to customer enquiries and keeping customers updated.
Processing sales orders and purchase orders.
Preparing quotations, reports and customer documents.
Maintaining accurate customer records on the CRM system.
Coordinating bookings, appointments and customer requests.
Liaising with internal teams to ensure orders and requests are completed on time.
Following up on outstanding tasks and helping resolve any issues.
Providing general administrative support to the team.
If you're organised, enjoy working with customers and are looking for a varied role with a growing business, we'd love to hear from you.
Location: Whitefield
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, full-time, office-based
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Apply today with your CV to find out more.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in property management, lettings, housing or the wider private rental sector who enjoys helping people, solving problems and providing clear, practical advice.
You'll receive a structured training programme to support you in the role, alongside flexible hybrid working and a strong benefits package.
What you'll do
Act as a first point of contact for landlords via phone, email, live chat, video calls and online forums
Provide clear, accurate and solution-focused guidance on property and tenancy-related queries
Support landlords with questions around property management, tenancy processes and legislation within the private rental sector
Understand the landlord's situation, ask the right questions and identify appropriate solutions
Signpost landlords to relevant resources, third-party services and training where appropriate
Accurately record and maintain customer interactions and information
Work towards agreed KPIs, including response times and customer satisfaction
Build positive relationships with landlords and provide a consistently high level of service
What we're looking for
We're interested in people with experience in the property or housing sector, particularly those who have worked in roles such as:
Property Management
Lettings
Landlord Services
Housing
Tenancy Management
Property Services
Customer or Member Services within the property sector
You'll be a confident communicator who can explain information clearly, deal with a wide range of queries and build rapport with landlords. You'll also be comfortable researching information, solving problems and working within legislation, policies and procedures.
What's on offer
£28,135 starting salary
4 days working from home per week
1 day per week in a centrally located office
25 days' annual leave, increasing to 26 after 3 years' service and 27 after 5 years
Life assurance at 4 times salary
Westfield Health
10-week structured training and development programme
37.5 hours per week
Working hours between 8.30am and 5.30pm
Outbound Sales | Training & Development
We're looking for an experienced Sales Advisor to join a growing sales team, with a specific focus on outbound sales of training courses.
This is a proactive, target-driven sales role where you'll identify potential customers, make outbound calls, understand their training requirements and convert opportunities into course bookings.
The Role
Make a high volume of outbound calls to prospective customers
Identify opportunities to promote and sell training courses
Speak with customers and businesses to understand their training requirements
Follow up leads and previous enquiries to generate course bookings
Build and maintain a strong sales pipeline
Handle objections confidently and close sales
Maintain accurate customer and sales information within the CRM
Work towards agreed sales targets and activity KPIs
Provide a professional and engaging customer experience throughout the sales process
About You
We're looking for someone who is confident, commercially minded and comfortable with outbound sales.
You'll ideally have experience in:
Outbound sales or telesales
Cold calling and lead generation
Selling training, courses, qualifications or professional services
Working towards sales targets and activity-based KPIs
Managing a sales pipeline and following up opportunities
Building rapport quickly over the telephone
Handling objections and converting conversations into sales
You'll need to be resilient, motivated and proactive, with the confidence to pick up the phone, make the call and ask for the sale.
Experience within training, education, professional development or other B2B/B2C sales environments would be useful but isn't essential.
This is a great opportunity for someone with strong customer service experience who enjoys building relationships, solving problems and learning new things. You don't need previous protection experience or financial services qualifications as full training will be provided.
You'll be supporting advisers with protection-related queries, helping them navigate products, providers and processes while delivering a high level of service.
The Role
Provide first-line support to financial advisers across the network
Respond to queries around protection products, providers and quotation systems
Support advisers with underwriting, new business and existing policy queries
Help advisers navigate protection research tools and processes
Handle queries and objections confidently while maintaining a focus on good customer outcomes
Identify opportunities to support advisers and increase protection activity
Keep up to date with developments across the protection market
Build strong relationships with advisers and internal teams
Share feedback and ideas to help improve processes and the service provided
Work closely with the wider Protection team and Technical Specialist
Support colleagues and provide cover when required
Contribute to wider projects and continuous improvement initiatives
What we're looking for
We're more interested in your approach and customer service skills than having a specific financial services background.
You'll ideally have:
Experience in customer service, account management, sales support, administration or a similar role
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
A confident and professional telephone manner
Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
A proactive approach to problem solving
Good attention to detail
The confidence to ask questions, challenge where appropriate and make suggestions
A commercially aware mindset with an interest in identifying opportunities
The ability to learn technical information and apply it confidently
A genuine interest in developing a career within financial services
Financial services, insurance, protection or mortgage experience would be advantageous but isn't essential.
Training & Qualifications
No financial services qualifications are required to apply.
The business will provide full training and fund relevant professiona
Location: Manchester & Cheshire
Travel: Some travel to London with occasional overseas travel
Salary: £38,000 per annum
An exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly organised Personal Assistant to provide administrative, financial and property support within a private family office.
This is a varied and trusted role, combining diary management and personal assistance with financial administration, property management and coordination with external professional advisers.
The successful candidate will be commercially aware, financially confident and comfortable managing confidential information and multiple priorities with a high level of discretion.
Key Responsibilities
Personal Assistance
Manage diaries, appointments, meetings and travel arrangements
Arrange meetings, events and private functions
Manage correspondence, documentation and confidential information
Provide general administrative support and ensure effective systems are maintained
Financial Administration
Manage payments, transfers, credit card statements and financial records
Monitor expenditure and assist with regular spending reviews
Liaise with accountants, tax advisers and other professional advisers
Collate information for tax returns and assist with tax-related administration
Support the administration of insurance policies and other financial matters
Property Management
Assist with the management of a diverse property portfolio
Manage tenancy agreements and liaise with agents, tenants and contractors
Review contracts, service charges and property-related documentation
Assist with property sales, acquisitions and associated administration
Coordinate refurbishment and renovation projects, including budgets and schedules
Liaise with councils, surveyors, solicitors, agents and other external professionals
Support basic assessments relating to land values and development opportunities
Staff Administration
Manage employment contracts, payroll, holidays and expenses
Coordinate staff schedules and holiday cover
Monitor overtime and staff-related costs
About You
We are looking for someone who is organised, discreet and proactive, with strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently.
Previous experience in PA, private office, property, finance or a similar environment would be advantageous. Strong communication skills, financial awareness and confidence dealing with external advisers are essential.
Manchester & Cheshire based
What you’ll do:
Act as a first point of contact for landlords via phone, email, live chat, video calls, and online forums, providing clear, accurate, and solution-focused guidance.
Log and maintain all interactions to ensure information is accurate and up to date.
Meet and maintain high standards of performance, achieving KPIs such as call response times and customer satisfaction scores.
Signpost landlords to additional resources, third-party services, or training where appropriate.
Support landlords with queries on property management, tenancy processes, and legislation within the private rental sector.
Additional Information:
4 days from home per week, with a centrally located office for the 5th day.
25 days, increasing to 26 after 3 years’ service, and 27 after 5 years.
4 times salary.
Westfield Health.
10-week structured plan to support your development.
12-month fixed-term 37.5 per week between 8.30am – 5.30pm.
Support the Garment Technologists throughout the product development process, from initial samples through to production.
Assist with fit sessions by preparing samples, taking accurate notes and updating fit comments.
Measure and assess garments against technical specifications and size charts.
Help maintain accurate technical files, specifications and product records.
Liaise with Design, Buying and Production teams to ensure clear communication throughout development.
Review and monitor sample quality, construction and workmanship, escalating any concerns where necessary.
Support communication with suppliers regarding fit, construction and quality comments.
Assist with garment testing, care label approvals and product compliance documentation.
Help ensure critical path deadlines are met by tracking samples and approvals.
Contribute to continuous improvements in fit consistency, product quality and technical standards across collections.
This is a great opportunity for someone with strong customer service experience who enjoys building relationships, solving problems and learning new things. You don't need previous protection experience or financial services qualifications as full training will be provided.
You'll be supporting advisers with protection-related queries, helping them navigate products, providers and processes while delivering a high level of service.
The Role
Provide first-line support to financial advisers across the network
Respond to queries around protection products, providers and quotation systems
Support advisers with underwriting, new business and existing policy queries
Help advisers navigate protection research tools and processes
Handle queries and objections confidently while maintaining a focus on good customer outcomes
Identify opportunities to support advisers and increase protection activity
Keep up to date with developments across the protection market
Build strong relationships with advisers and internal teams
Share feedback and ideas to help improve processes and the service provided
Work closely with the wider Protection team and Technical Specialist
Support colleagues and provide cover when required
Contribute to wider projects and continuous improvement initiatives
What we're looking for
We're more interested in your approach and customer service skills than having a specific financial services background.
You'll ideally have:
Experience in customer service, account management, sales support, administration or a similar role
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
A confident and professional telephone manner
Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
A proactive approach to problem solving
Good attention to detail
The confidence to ask questions, challenge where appropriate and make suggestions
A commercially aware mindset with an interest in identifying opportunities
The ability to learn technical information and apply it confidently
A genuine interest in developing a career within financial services
Financial services, insurance, protection or mortgage experience would be advantageous but isn't essential.
Training & Qualifications
No financial services qualifications are required to apply.
The business will provide full training and fund relevant professiona