Corporate and professional services recruitment
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Corporate & Professional Services

High-performing organisations depend on exceptional people. In increasingly competitive markets, attracting and retaining the right talent has become one of the biggest challenges facing businesses today.

Since 2005, Venesky Brown has partnered with organisations across the UK to provide specialist professional, commercial and business support talent.

From strategic leadership appointments to specialist functional hires, we help businesses build the teams they need to grow, adapt and succeed.

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Why Corporate & Professional Partners with Venesky Brown

Our established Professional Services Division focuses purely on corporate functions, from finance and HR to procurement, programme management and communications.

The team combines sector knowledge with a proven track record of success across public sector and selected private sector clients.

We deliver through a range of regional and national contracts and frameworks, including the Scottish Government Interim Professional Services National framework, ESPO Executive & Managerial frameworks and a number of Crown Commercial Service agreements.

This ensures compliant routes to market, clear commercials and auditable processes.

We focus on contract, interim, statement of work, fixed term and permanent positions.

This blended approach allows organisations to secure short-notice expertise, manage peak workloads and make strategic permanent hires through a single partner.

We provide a personal, friendly and consultative service to both candidates and clients.

By taking time to understand culture, ways of working and stakeholder expectations, we are able to present shortlists that are strong on both skill and team fit, supporting long-term success.

Corporate & Professional Services at a Glance

Our footprint has expanded rapidly since 2019, driven by repeat business, framework wins and referrals across the public and private sector corporate services community.

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Built for Corporate and Professional Services. Whether you’re looking for your next professional role or need skilled support across business-critical functions, Venesky Brown can support your next step.

Typical Roles We Recruit

We recruit qualified, professional and skilled people across the full breadth of corporate and professional services functions. Roles range from specialist advisors to senior leadership.

Senior Leadership

  • Directors
  • Heads of Service
  • Assistant Directors

Programme Delivery

  • Programme Managers
  • Project Managers
  • PMO Managers and Analysts

Change & Product

  • Product Managers
  • Service Owners
  • Transformation and Change Leads

Finance Leadership

  • Finance Managers and Business Partners
  • Financial Controllers
  • Heads of Finance

Accounting & Commercial

  • Management Accountants
  • Financial Accountants
  • Commercial Managers
  • Category Leads

Risk, Governance & Audit

  • Risk specialists
  • Governance specialists
  • Audit specialists

People & Talent

  • HR Business Partners
  • HR Managers
  • Talent specialists
  • Resourcing specialists
  • L&D specialists

Procurement & Contracts

  • Procurement Managers
  • Buyers
  • Contract Managers
  • Supplier Relationship Managers

Corporate Operations

  • Estates Managers
  • Facilities Managers
  • Estates Coordinators
  • Facilities Coordinators

Communications

  • Internal Communications specialists
  • External Communications specialists
  • PR Officers
  • Media Officers

Marketing & Campaigns

  • Campaigns Officers
  • Marketing Managers
  • Digital Marketing specialists

Engagement

  • Stakeholder Engagement Leads
  • Community Engagement Leads

Our Partners & Certifications

Cyber Essentials
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
SSIP
Workforce Assured
CIRAS
Builder's Profile
Building Confidence
Constructionline Gold Member
Recruitment and Employment Confederation
RISQS
Scottish Building Federation
Armed Forces Covenant
Disability Confident
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
Investors in Diversity
Lighthouse Charity
Living Wage Employer
Mates in Mind
Social Value Quality Mark
The 5% Club
Young Person's Guarantee
Supply Chain Sustainability School

How We Work with Corporate & Professional Services Clients

Our process is designed to help organisations secure skilled corporate and professional services talent quickly, compliantly and with confidence.

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Understand the Brief

  • We confirm key details such as grade, salary or day rate and IR35 status.
  • We clarify location, hybrid working expectations, contract length, timescales and approval routes.
  • We explore team culture, key stakeholders and success measures.
2

Shape and Promote the Opportunity

  • We refine or create the job description.
  • We advise on market realistic profiles and advertise through agreed channels.
  • We actively search our networks, framework talent pools and referrals for suitable professionals.
3

Shortlist, Interview and Selection

  • We provide a clear, curated shortlist with evidence against your criteria.
  • We schedule and manage interviews and prepare candidates.
  • We gather structured feedback from both sides to support a confident hiring decision.
4

Offer, Onboarding and Ongoing Support

  • We manage offers, referencing and onboarding.
  • For contingent workers, we handle payroll and contractor care.
  • We stay in touch with hiring managers and workers to support extensions, handovers and future requirements.

What Sets Us Apart

We combine market insight, long-term partnership and specialist networks to help clients make confident hiring decisions.

Strategic Talent Partnership

We understand that professional recruitment is about more than filling vacancies. Every appointment has the potential to influence business performance, culture and long-term success. We take the time to understand our clients' goals, challenges and growth ambitions, enabling us to identify talent that delivers value beyond technical capability alone.

Market Knowledge & Networks

Our consultants maintain extensive networks across professional services, commercial and corporate functions, allowing us to identify and engage high-calibre talent, including candidates who may not be actively seeking new opportunities.

Safety, Compliance and Quality

Corporate and professional services roles often operate at the heart of governance, finance and decision-making.

Our compliance framework ensures you can trust the people representing your organisation. This approach protects organisational reputation while giving hiring managers the confidence to move quickly on critical appointments.

ISO 9001 quality management and ISO 14001 environmental management underpin our documented recruitment and contractor-care processes.

We follow framework rules, organisational policies and public sector procurement requirements, ensuring fair, transparent and auditable campaigns.

Right to work, identity and reference checks are completed as standard, with Disclosure Scotland/DBS, PVG and higher-level clearances arranged where needed.

We advise on engagement routes and work with clients’ HR, finance and legal teams to ensure assignments are set up correctly and compliantly.

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Certifications & Accreditations

Cyber Essentials
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
SSIP
Workforce Assured
For Candidates Public sector career opportunities

Looking for a Role in the Public Sector?

Whether you’re an experienced professional, interim specialist or just starting your career, we offer opportunities across government, public services and framework-based projects nationwide.

Join organisations delivering essential public services with flexible contracts, long-term opportunities and clear career progression.

Work with trusted public sector teams and help deliver services that make a real difference.

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Looking to Hire for Your Public Sector Team?

From interim leaders and project managers to IT, business support and operational staff, we provide skilled professionals across public sector and government organisations nationwide.

Support your organisation with compliant, reliable recruitment solutions that help maintain service delivery, respond to changing demand and meet framework requirements.

We act quickly, deliver efficiently and ensure you have the right people, at the right time.

Speak to Our Public Sector Team