Job Description
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Melbourne CBD | Six-month contract | 100+ outbound calls per day
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Tradewind Australia is hiring an Appointment Setter/ Business Development Consultant to generate current business opportunities for our Social Services recruitment team.
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This is a phone-based outbound sales role. Your job is to reach decision makers, handle objections and turn cold prospects into quality meetings.
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You will not manage a recruitment desk. You will own the front end of the sales process, creating opportunities for our Recruitment Consultants to develop into new business.
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What you will don
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Make 100+ outbound calls each day
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Prospect current Social Services organisations and decision makers
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Reconnect with former and inactive Tradewind clients
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Navigate gatekeepers and reach the right contacts
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Handle firm objections and move conversations beyond the initial "no"
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Identify recruitment needs and potential business opportunities
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Book quality meetings for Recruitment Consultants
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Follow our business service standards to uphold a consistently high level of service
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Record all activity and opportunities accurately in our CRM
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Achieve clear targets across calls, conversations and appointments
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You may also support candidate screening and recruitment activity when required.
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What we are looking forn
Recruitment experience is not required. Strong outbound sales capability is.
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You must be comfortable making high-volume cold calls, speaking with senior decision makers and continuing the conversation when the first response is no. You will know how to challenge objections professionally,



change the direction of a call and create enough value to secure a meeting.
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Experience in any of the following would be beneficial:
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Appointment setting
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Telesales or outbound sales
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Lead generation
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Business development
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Door-to-door sales
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Recruitment
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High-volume, target-driven sales
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You will be successful if you:
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Build rapport quickly over the phone
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Ask direct and relevant questions
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Listen for opportunities within objections
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Remain confident when facing rejection
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Follow established service standards
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Take ownership of your results
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Perform well against clear activity and conversion targets
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Why Tradewind?n
Tradewind Australia is a specialist recruitment agency working across Social Services, Education and Healthcare.
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You will join an established Social Services team with strong market knowledge and a clear growth agenda.
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We offer:
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An initial six-month contract, with the potential to extend or become permanent based on performance and business requirements
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A light and bright Melbourne CBD office
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Clear activity, appointment and performance targets
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Support from experienced Recruitment Consultants and leaders
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Regular learning and development
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Wellbeing initiatives and employee benefits
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Team events, celebrations and company incentives
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Exposure to recruitment, business development and client relationship management
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Autonomy to manage your calls without relying on a rigid call centre script
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If you can handle resistance, influence the conversation and turn cold calls into quality meetings, apply today.
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📌 Appointment Setter/ Business Development Consultant (Melbourne)
🏢 Tradewind Australia Pty
📍 Melbourne