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Seeking a property expert with incredibly strong Excel modelling skills – for roles both from Analyst level all the way to Head of Analytics? Cobalt Recruitment can support. 

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Numerically-led surveyors have never been more in-demand. Should you be seeking a property expert with the advantage of incredibly strong Excel modelling skills &ndash; for roles both from Analyst level all the way to Head of Analytics, our team is ready to support you. We've serviced this space since Cobalt's inception in 2001 and benefit from sector partnerships with leaders in their field like Bayfield Training, further enhancing our coverage and knowledge of this space.&nbsp;

Specialist Analysis Recruitment for Real Estate organisations

Either seeking established value-add Asset Managers, or dynamic Property Managers to step-up, our asset management recruitment experience since 2001 will have you in good company.

Asset Management

An original space we've supported clients within since 2001. Whether you are seeking established value-add Asset Managers, adept at executing both cap ex strategies and leasing campaigns; or instead dynamic Property Managers looking to step into this seat, our experience supporting a host of property companies, fund managers, REITs and more with their asset management needs will have you in good company.

Real Estate Asset Management recruitment specialists

Real Estate and Infrastructure Debt recruitment specialists. From origination and investments through to portfolio management and monitoring, Cobalt's serviced this space since inception in 2001.

Real Estate & Infrastructure Debt

Real Estate and Infrastructure Debt recruitment specialists. From origination and investments through to portfolio management and monitoring, Cobalt's experience servicing this space since its inception in 2001, has seen us evolve as the sector has. Recruiting from Analyst to Director-level executive searches across the UK and mainland Europe, the team typically work with organisations ranging from banks to funds, developers are others across the real estate financing spectrum.&nbsp;

Real Estate & Infrastructure Debt recruitment specialists

Residential Development and Town Planning recruitment, from Surveyors to Strategic Land, and urban and rural town planners from RTPI-qualified to Director-level.

Development & Town Planning

Residential Development and Town Planning Recruitment - the people to plan and develop the UK and Ireland in its new era. Within Residential Development, our team place professionals from MRICS-qualified Development Surveyors and Development Managers, to Land Buyers, Land Managers and those in Strategic Land from Assistant to Director-level.From urban planning and regeneration to rural town planning, our Town Planning recruitment team place those working towards their RTPI Chartered Town Planning status through to Directors with years of experience. Across both spaces, the team works with a range of organisations including Hill, Berkeley Group and hgh Consulting.

Residential Development and Town Planning Recruitment

Specialist Fund Management recruitment for the real estate sector, established since 2001 and having evolved as the space has during this time.

Fund Management

Fund Management recruitment for the real estate sector. Established as a core offering of Cobalt's since 2001, our understanding of the fund management space has evolved as the area has.

Specialist Fund Management recruitment for the real estate sector

True property experts are hard to find. Should you be seeking a property expert with the advantage of incredibly strong Excel modelling skills, our team has an intimate understanding of investment management across asset classes.

Investment Management

True property experts are hard to find. Should you be seeking a property expert with the advantage of incredibly strong Excel modelling skills, our team has an intimate understanding of investment management across asset classes. We've serviced this space since Cobalt's inception in 2001 and benefit from sector partnerships with leaders in their field like Bayfield Training, further enhancing our coverage and knowledge of this space.&nbsp;

Investment Management recruitment specialists for real estate

A niche, specialist area with a limited candidate-pool needs a niche, specialist consultancy.

Valuation

A niche, specialist area with a limited candidate-pool needs a niche, specialist consultancy. Our valuation recruitment specialists, with knowledge built up across the space since Cobalt's inception in 2001, have an enviable network of technically proficient Valuation Surveyors capable of completing high quality valuation reports with experience across softwares including Argus, Excel, Kel, and more.

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Property & Capital Markets Recruitment, specialising in:

Property &amp; Capital Markets Recruitment, specialising in:<ul><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-capital-markets/banking-capital-markets">Real Estate &amp; Infrastructure Debt</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-capital-markets/analysis">Analysis</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-capital-markets/asset-management">Asset Management</a></li><li><a href="/cm//our-specialisms/property-capital-markets/fund-management">Fund Management</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-capital-markets/investment-management">Investment Management</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-capital-markets/valuation">Valuation</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-capital-markets/development-town-planning">Development and Town Planning</a></li></ul>&nbsp;

The leading white-collar construction recruitment agency.

Technical delivery

The leading white-collar construction recruitment agency. From professional roles such as Building Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors and Project Managers, through to a variety of construction disciplines including Construction Managers, Site Managers and Project Planning specialists, our specialist recruiters have over 20 years of experience recruiting exclusively for these positions with 90% of the construction and real estate market in the UK, and are the preferred supplier for the majority of Tier 1 contractors.

The leading white-collar construction recruitment agency

Construction – Technical Delivery specialist recruitment services.

<a href="/cm/our-specialisms/construction/technical-delivery">Construction &ndash; Technical Delivery</a> specialist recruitment services.

A core part of Cobalt's service to the real estate market since 2001. We recognise the need for highly adept Property Managers remains a constant pressure to our real estate clients.

Commercial Management

A core part of Cobalt's service to the real estate market since 2001. We recognise the need for highly adept Property Managers remains a constant pressure to our real estate clients. Our specialist Commercial Property Management team have over two decades of experience in finding best in class property managers - both Qualified Surveyors, and those qualified via their quality of experience. We have expertise both placing Property Managers into internal roles, as well supporting our Consultancy clients.&nbsp;

Recruitment for the management of commercial real estate

Total Facilities Recruitment. Covering hard and soft FM, as well as health and safety, we are the leading recruitment agency for facilities management, building management and workplace management in the UK.

Facilities Management

Total Facilities Recruitment. Covering hard and soft FM, as well as health and safety, we are the leading recruitment agency for facilities management, building management and workplace management in the UK. We cover it all from add from Building Managers to Regional Facilities Managers, through to Head of FM jobs, placing FM specialists across a range of commercial, residential and alternative asset classes, for both landlords and occupiers.

The leading recruitment agency for facilities management

Residential Management

Specialist residential property management recruitment. Partnering with managing agents, chartered surveyors and estate agencies, the residential real estate recruitment team work on roles dedicated to the hands-on management of different residences. The team has established itself as a market-leader in the growing BTR, PBSA and Co-Living spaces, building on an established portfolio of work within Leasehold, Block Management and PRS recruitment. This team focuses on roles in the day-to-day management of residential sites, in positions like Residential Property Managers, General Managers and Resident Services Managers.

Specialist residential property management recruitment

Specialist Property Management recruitment services across:

Specialist Property Management recruitment services across:<ul><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-management/facilities-management">Facilities Management</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-management/residential-management">Residential Management</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-management/commercial-management">Commercial Management</a></li></ul>

The Accountancy and Finance recruitment specialists in real estate, property and construction.

Corporate Accounting & Finance

The Accountancy and Finance recruitment specialists in real estate, property and construction. The team boast an enviable network of experienced professionals across both permanent and, uniquely, contract/interim finance roles in the industry. From part-qualified Assistant Accountants, to temp Financial Controllers for year-end and other busy periods, as well as Finance Directors and Interim CFOs, the team has a long history of placing finance professionals across both fund and corporate accounting teams, within commercial, residential and alternative asset classes across the built environment.

Accountancy & Finance recruitment specialists in real estate

Property Management Accounting Recruitment Leaders.

Property Management Accounts

Property Management Accounting Recruitment Leaders. The only specialist recruitment practice dedicated to property accounting professionals, the PMA team specialise in placing the Service Charge Accountants, Property Accountants, Client Accountants and more, that are so important to managing service charge budgets and cash flows within real estate. The team typically place these finance professionals across property consultancies, managing agents, landlord and real estate developers.

Property Management Accounting recruitment specialists

The critical support for your business. Our Business Support recruitment team works with a wide range of organisations within real estate, property and construction, from property investors and developers, to private practices, property managers and support service providers across London, the wider UK, and Middle East.

Business Support

The critical support for your business. Our Business Support recruitment team works with a wide range of organisations within real estate, property and construction, from property investors and developers, to private practices, property managers and support service providers across London, the wider UK, and Middle East. Our unparalleled network of those with experience in real estate, property and construction, in roles like personal assistant, executive assistant, administration, front of house and office management capacities, is what sets us apart from the competition.

Business Support recruitment in real estate & construction

The tech talent to elevate your real estate, construction and facilities management teams

Technology & IT

The tech talent to elevate your real estate, construction and facilities management teams. Our specialised real estate technology recruitment team has two core focuses; Proptech professionals (across sector-specific technologies like Yardi, Tramps, MRI, Manhatten and Propman), capable of developing new or supporting existing property technology roll-outs, and Business Systems professionals that are either focused on the engineering, development or implementation of Systems, or in the management, support and maintenance of them across traditional IT infrastructure and other key business areas like CRMs, HR and Finance.These roles like Data Engineers, Business Analysts, Systems Managers and more are typically placed within proptech providers/third-party consultancies, developers, landlords, investment &amp; asset managers and more types of organisations across the built environment. &nbsp; &nbsp;

Specialist IT and Technology recruitment for real estate

Finance, Technology, Operations and other business support critical to your business, specialising in recruitment

Finance, Technology, Operations and other business support critical to your business, specialising in recruitment across:<ul><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/finance-technology-operations/corporate-accounting-finance">Corporate Accounting &amp; Finance</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/finance-technology-operations/property-management-accounts">Property Management Accounts</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/finance-technology-operations/business-support">Business Support</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/finance-technology-operations/technology-it">Technology &amp; IT</a></li></ul>

Property & Capital Markets, Construction, Property Management, Finance Technology & Operations

<h3>Property &amp; Capital Markets</h3><ul><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-capital-markets/banking-capital-markets">Banking and Capital Markets</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-capital-markets/analysis">Analysis</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-capital-markets/asset-management">Asset Management</a></li><li><a href="/cm//our-specialisms/property-capital-markets/fund-management">Fund Management</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-capital-markets/investment-management">Investment Management</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-capital-markets/valuation">Valuation</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-capital-markets/development-town-planning">Development and Town Planning</a></li></ul><h3> Construction</h3><ul><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/construction/technical-delivery">Construction &ndash; Technical Delivery</a></li></ul><h3> Property Management</h3><ul><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-management/facilities-management">Facilities Management</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-management/residential-management">Residential Management</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/property-management/commercial-management">Commercial Management</a></li></ul><h3> Finance Technology &amp; Operations</h3><ul><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/finance-technology-operations/corporate-accounting-finance">Corporate Accounting &amp; Finance</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/finance-technology-operations/property-management-accounts">Property Management Accounts</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/finance-technology-operations/business-support">Business Support</a></li><li><a href="/cm/our-specialisms/finance-technology-operations/technology-it">Technology &amp; IT</a></li></ul>

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<h5>&nbsp;</h5><h5>We exclusively work across the real estate, property and construction sectors, meaning we&rsquo;re connected to the biggest opportunities with the best businesses within the space. Our 23+ years of experience helps us understand what makes one organisation or role the right fit for you and your career aspirations over another.</h5><h5>Whether you&rsquo;re looking for real estate jobs in London, property vacancies in Manchester, or construction opportunities in Birmingham, find your next role across the UK below.</h5><h5>With new jobs being added every day, sign up to email alerts and never miss a new opportunity with our specially selected employers.</h5><h5> <a href="/cm/team" title="talk toa recruiter">Talk to a recruiter&nbsp;</a> &nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="/cm/submit-cv" title="CV drop&nbsp;">CV drop&nbsp;</a></h5>

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<h5>We&rsquo;re the market-leader in real estate, property and construction recruitment, executive search, and HR advisory services - helping property professionals and businesses in the sector get to their goals faster since 2001.</h5>We&rsquo;ve also won a lot of awards on the way &ndash; for our recruitment services from APSCo (the Association Of Professional Staffing Companies), but have also regularly featured in the Times Top 100 companies over the past decade, and as an &lsquo;Outstanding&rsquo; place to work in recent Best Companies&rsquo; awards. Check out our Glassdoor reviews <a href="https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Overview/Working-at-Cobalt-Recruitment-EI_IE1182760.11,29.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. <h5>What we look for at Cobalt</h5>Our team are aligned by our shared values. We strive for quality, we excel at delivery, we act with integrity, and we take responsibility. We celebrate successes together and we enjoy ourselves along the way.Have experience in real estate, property or construction recruitment? Bring that brilliance and join like-minded high-performers in an environment where you&rsquo;ll develop personally and professionally, and be rewarded and recognised for your success. Newer to our sectors? You bring the attitude and you&rsquo;ll get the opportunity to learn from the best and some of the most experienced consultants in the UK in their specialist areas.At whatever level you join us, from Associate Consultant to Director, you&rsquo;ll benefit from regular training and development programmes, an environment where cross-selling is applauded and rewarded, and a culture where you will flourish and become the best in your field.What we can offer youWe&rsquo;re always looking to tailor our rewards and benefits to suit our teams the best, so they can achieve the best, adopting some of the most innovative practices in the sector on our journey. <a href="https://www.cobalt.gen-dev-docker.recruiterweb.net/static/download_files/Life-at-Cobalt-March-2024.pdf" title="Download our Life at Cobalt brochure." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download our Life at Cobalt brochure&nbsp;</a>to find out more about the benefits on offer at Cobalt.<h5>Our Culture</h5>We said we like to have fun along the way. Summer and Christmas parties, Dream Team Lunches, weekly competitions and end-of-year incentive holidays &ndash; all this, and plenty more each day.<h5>Like what you see?</h5>We&rsquo;re always looking for top talent. Get in touch with our Talent Manager, <a href="mailto:idodd@cobaltrecruitment.com">Imgoen Dodd</a>, for an informal, confidential chat about your potential future with us.

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The Cobalt Group is a multi-brand recruitment company, primarily specialising in the built environment.

The Cobalt Group is a multi-brand recruitment company, primarily specialising in the built environment.<h3>Cobalt Recruitment </h3>Where it all began. As our flagship business, Cobalt has continued to specialise and further develop its reputation across these same core sectors that we originally started within &ndash; real estate, construction, and finance recruitment, partnering with local clients across the world to become the trusted partner of choice from its 11 offices across the UK, Germany, and the US.<h3>Valdivia Consulting</h3>Boutique Executive Search. Focused on C-Suite and leadership requirements within European capital market investment, <a href="https://valdivia-consulting.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Valdivia</a> was founded in February 2021, Valdivia Consulting has been responsible for some of the most influential and successful appointments in their markets.<h3>Comanos</h3>Renewables recruitment specialists. <a href="https://comanos.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Comanos</a> is The Cobalt Group&rsquo;s newest division, specialising in providing permanent and interim recruitment solutions to the renewable energy sector. Originally launching in mainland Europe, and expanding to the UK in 2024, Comanos was founded due to the demand of our real asset clients transitioning into the renewable energy space. Comanos&rsquo; expertise encompasses a range of roles, including M&amp;A and Corporate Finance to Project Development, Construction, Asset Management, and Operations &amp; Maintenance. The team are dedicated to connecting industry leaders with the best and brightest talent in the solar, offshore, onshore and offshore wind, battery storage, and hydrogen energy sectors, ensuring the continued growth and innovation of renewable energy.

Our philosophy is simple: build recruitment solutions that meet our clients’ needs.

Our philosophy is simple: build recruitment solutions that meet our clients&rsquo; needs.Solutions tailored to your specific requirements, with flexibility in mind. We support you to hire and retain the best talent, and scale up or down when you need us to. We build strong partnerships to act as an extension of our clients&rsquo; businesses, creating seamless, inclusive processes across the recruitment cycle.Whether this has been for a one-off recruitment need for that critical, immediate hire, or in the development of a wider employee attraction program for multiple permanent or interim hires, we can support your wide range of recruitment needs to help you get to your goals faster.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<h2>How we can recruit for you</h2><h3>Exclusive recruitment</h3>Our most popular way of working with the sectors. Our exclusivity model allows us to source candidates from a wide talent pool &ndash; including a dedicated, deep search for those passive candidates not actively looking for a new role at the time. This method has an incredibly high success rate and comes at a low cost that is only paid on the successful placement of the right candidate with you.<h3>Retained recruitment</h3>Our retained model, which includes a minimal upfront engagement fee and has 100% fill rate, allows us to think outside the box for you. Working with you to identify the most suitable candidates for your positions, this includes direct and discrete approaches to these high-potential candidates. This more consultative approach provides a market overview and enhances the diversity of your candidate pool.<h3>Contingent recruitment</h3>Our contingent approach supports you when you need it most, when you have a vacancy to fill now. This method can be deployed quickly, and you will only pay if we are successful in placing the right candidate with you.<h3>A recruitment partnership</h3>Through a Partnership agreement, we can create a customised package that suits your requirements. This model allows us to work as a true partner with your organisation when you have multiple vacancies, whether they&rsquo;re across your whole business, a single department, or various locations. This is a cost-effective recruitment method that includes everything above plus more. Your dedicated specialist Cobalt team will not only find the best possible candidates for your vacancies but also partner with you throughout the full recruitment lifecycle with our offering of consultative services below.<h2>Our Consultancy Services</h2>Our 23+ years of working with the sectors has given us real insight into what clients want to know when they&rsquo;re trying to attract employees, and what candidates want to see. We use this knowledge to offer our clients more than &lsquo;just&rsquo; recruitment services. We&rsquo;re proud to be an extension of their talent attraction strategy encompassing everything from research through to market mapping and branding, so to be able to help our clients stand out to the best talent in a competitive market. Contact us via <a href="mailto:info@cobaltrecruitment.com">info@cobaltrecruitment.com</a> to find out more, or speak to your Cobalt Consultant.&nbsp;

To Cobalt, DE&I is a journey, not a checkbox.

To Cobalt, DE&amp;I is a journey, not a checkbox.Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&amp;I) at Cobalt is foundational to the way we work, underpinning all elements of our company culture, the way we work with our candidates and clients, how we work with, value and celebrate our colleagues, and beyond.&nbsp;DE&amp;I is a journey and not just a tick box. That&rsquo;s why we are dedicated to hiring and retaining a representative workforce, and continually educating our team on DE&amp;I best practices, which sets the foundations for truly inclusive recruitment.We recognise that in our position as a specialist search, recruitment and HR consultancy, we play a vital role in the DE&amp;I journey across the Real Estate and Construction sectors. We want to promote equity and improve not only the prospects of potential candidates working within these industries but the opportunities for our clients to engage with a relevant and representative talent pool too.Every day, we work with businesses at different stages in their DE&amp;I journey, from initial awareness of the need for greater diversity, real equity and inclusive workplaces, through to the implementation of key pillars of inclusion across both recruitment and internal practices.Pillars of InclusionDE&amp;I at Cobalt is built upon four key pillars; services to clients, hiring &amp; onboarding, company culture and language.&nbsp;<img src="/static/imglib/EDandI-icons.png" height="291" width="905" alt="" />​1. Services to ClientsAttrition is the biggest cost to any business, so a focus on DE&amp;I can improve retention and save costs across the board.&nbsp;We know many of our clients face similar challenges when it comes to DE&amp;I, so by sharing our collective successes and challenges, Cobalt can help take your business from intentions to actions.It all starts with a conversation to understand the values of your business &ndash; what is important to you, and how does DE&amp;I fit into that?As part of our commitment to supporting DE&amp;I with our clients all our consultants are trained Inclusive Recruiters, helping to optimise your hiring processes and access broader talent pools while ensuring equity and inclusivity for all candidates we work with, allowing the best possible outcomes for our clients in hiring the best talent. We can also offer our clients:<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bespoke diversity reports based on specific requirements</li><li>Recruitment process reviews to optimise for inclusion</li><li>Regular reporting on our industry-wide candidate diversity data</li><li>Invites to our industry-leading Cobalt Conversations networking events</li></ul>2. Hiring and OnboardingThe what, the who, and the how of hiring.&nbsp;We&rsquo;ve left no stone unturned in analysing our processes to optimise them for diversity, equity and inclusion, through the Inclusive Hiring workshop that internal Hiring Managers complete we ensure our recruitment and onboarding is equitable and accessible for all. In these workshops we aim to understand and interrupt biases and create hiring processes that focus on letting candidates best showcase their skillsets.&nbsp;3. CultureWe want to cultivate a diverse, interesting, and healthy work culture that is driven by our people, for our people.&nbsp;Culture is everything from the way we work with each other, the way we make decisions, how we recognise, reward, and celebrate our successes, and how we communicate. As recruitment specialists, we welcome sharing our own best practices with clients for the betterment of workplace cultures through the Real Estate and Construction sectors.4. LanguageInclusive language is woven into our policies, training, and day to day communications.&nbsp;This encompasses how we talk about and communicate Cobalt to the world, but also how we talk about our people, our candidates, or clients. We have also held a&nbsp;Cobalt Conversations event about the importance of inclusive language&nbsp;to discuss and share best practice amongst our clients.Cobalt ConversationsCobalt Conversations is our series of panel events focused on diversity, equity and inclusion where we bring together clients with similar goals, but perhaps at different points in their DE&amp;I journey, to hear from experts from the industry and beyond discussing their expertise, challenges and successes, with the aim of providing our clients with actions and solutions to apply in their own organisations.Previous events have included how we can foster inclusivity at work, how language impacts belonging and diversity initiatives, and the importance of incorporating inclusive recruitment into an organisation&rsquo;s DE&amp;I strategy.We are always interested to explore opportunities to collaborate with like-minded people to bring these conversations to the real estate and construction industries. Whether you are a DE&amp;I advisor/practitioner, or a real estate or construction company that want to explore the potential to work together or attend our next event, then please&nbsp;<a class="Hyperlink SCXW128507771 BCX0" href="mailto:mbond@cobaltrecruitment.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">get in touch with our Head of Inclusion, Megan Bond.</a>​<img src="/static/imglib/image.jpg" height="300" width="905" alt="" />

<h2>Cobalt&rsquo;s Climate Commitment</h2>Carbon neutral since 2023/Net Zero by 2030Cobalt Consulting (UK) is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2030, aligning with the Mayor of London's ambitious climate goals. We recognise the urgency of addressing the climate emergency and have set an accelerated timeline to minimise our impact.To meet this target, we are actively measuring and managing our carbon footprint. Using 2023 as our baseline year, we recorded total emissions of 229.7tCO2e &ndash; approximately 220.2tCO2e of which was arising from Scope 3 (supply chain) emissions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We measure our carbon footprint annually in March for the proceeding year, so our 2024 figures will be available in Q2 2025. From this, we can offset carbon emissions and help our clients and candidates understand what impact they have by using our services.<h3>Carbon Reduction Plan </h3>Our Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP) focuses on three key areas to minimise our carbon footprint:Sustainable Purchasing: As an office-based service provider, our emissions primarily stem from purchased goods and services, staff commuting, and business travel, rather than the production or transportation of physical goods. We have implemented a sustainable purchasing policy to prioritise environmentally responsible goods and services.Staff Initiatives:&nbsp;Staff events, including socials and parties, significantly contribute to our emissions due to transportation, accommodation, and consumption of food and beverages. To address this, we have adopted a policy that emphasises selecting event suppliers with strong sustainability credentials.Supplier Engagement: A significant portion of our emissions is tied to spending with major suppliers. We are actively collaborating with them to understand their environmental impact and identify opportunities for reduction.Staff Training &amp; Awareness: To further embed our net zero goals into the company culture, we have engaged our staff with training programs and awareness campaigns. This includes learning sessions that focus on the importance of sustainability and provide practical advice on reducing carbon footprints both at work and at home. We have also integrated sustainability modules into our onboarding process to ensure that new hires understand our environmental commitments from day one.&nbsp;A copy of our CRP is available on request to <a href="mailto:info@cobaltrecruitment.com">info@cobaltrecruitment.com</a>

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Current Modern Slavery Act 2015 StatementAs part of our Equal Opportunities Policy and Procedure, Cobalt strives to understand all potential modern slavery risks related to the business.Cobalt recognises that it has a responsibility to take a robust approach to slavery and human trafficking and is absolutely committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in its corporate activities, and to ensure that its supply chains are free from slavery and human trafficking.New Modern Slavery Act 2015 Statement for 2020Organisational Structure<ol><li>The organisational structure of Cobalt Recruitment (referred to as &ldquo;The Company&rdquo;) comprises of offices in five (5) different countries.</li><li>Cobalt Recruitment is controlled by a Board of Directors. Cobalt Recruitment&rsquo;s Head Office is located in London, with other UK offices located in London and Manchester. It also has offices overseas in Germany and USA.</li><li>Cobalt Recruitment is predominately a leading specialist recruitment provider to the Property, Construction &amp; Engineering and Financial Services &amp; Accounting sectors. We recruit professionals from our offices in the UK, Europe, and America for clients ranging from large corporate organisations to niche entrepreneurial entities, as well as into the public sector. business and legal services to other businesses in both telephone, email and face to face consultancy formats. It offers a 24-hour advisory service for which demand is consistent throughout the year.</li></ol>DefinitionsCobalt Recruitment considers that modern slavery encompasses:<ol><li>Human trafficking&ndash; involves transporting, recruiting or harbouring people for the purpose of exploitation, using violence, threats or coercion.</li><li>Debt bondage or bonded labour &ndash; the world&rsquo;s most widespread form of slavery, when people borrow money they cannot repay and are required to work to pay off the debt, then losing control over the conditions of both their employment and the debt.</li><li>Descent-based slavery &ndash; where people are born into slavery because their ancestors were captured and enslaved; they remain in slavery by descent.</li><li>Child slavery &ndash; many people often confuse child slavery with child labour, but it is much worse. Whilst child labour is harmful for children and hinders their education and development, child slavery occurs when a child is exploited for someone else&rsquo;s gain. It can include child trafficking, child soldiers, child marriage and child domestic slavery.</li><li>Forced labour, through mental or physical threat, against their will</li><li>Being owned or controlled by an employer through mental or physical abuse or the threat of abuse;</li><li>Being dehumanised, treated as a commodity or being bought or sold as property;</li><li>Being physically constrained or to have restriction placed on freedom of movement.</li><li>Forced and early marriage &ndash; when someone is married against their will and cannot leave the marriage. Most child marriages can be considered slavery.</li></ol>Commitment<ol><li>Cobalt Recruitment acknowledges its responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and is committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking within its own businesses and in its supply chains. Cobalt Recruitment understands that this requires an ongoing review of both its internal practices in relation to its labour force and its supply chains.</li><li>The labour supplied to Cobalt Recruitment in pursuance of the services it provides is carried out wholly in the countries where those services are provided i.e. United Kingdom, Germany and USA as appropriate.</li><li>Cobalt Recruitment has a zero tolerance policy towards modern slavery. It will refrain from entering into business, and/or will discontinue any current business with any other organisation which knowingly supports or is found to involve itself in servitude, slavery, and forced or compulsory labour.</li><li>No labour provided to Cobalt Recruitment in the pursuance of the provision of its own services is obtained by means of slavery or human trafficking. Cobalt Recruitment strictly adheres to the minimum standards required in relation to its responsibilities under relevant employment legislation in the United Kingdom, Germany and USA as appropriate, and in many cases exceeds those minimums in relation to its employees.</li><li>Cobalt Recruitment offers employment contracts on a guaranteed hours basis only; no offers of employment are made on a zero hours basis.</li><li>Part-time and fixed-term employees within Cobalt Recruitment are provided with the same pro-rata contractual entitlements as full-time and permanent employees. If these are not offered, Cobalt Recruitment is able to rely on objectively justifiable grounds.</li><li>Group employees are offered a competitive remuneration package and Cobalt Recruitment prides itself on the additional benefits it is able to offer its employees on a wide variety of platforms. It conducts staff surveys on an anonymous basis to give employees a voice on their individual employment, their department and Cobalt Recruitment company as appropriate. Commitment to creating career progression in a supportive environment has been rewarded by being ranked in the top 100 of the Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work for in 2015 and 2016.</li></ol>Potential Coverage and Steps<ol><li>Cobalt Recruitment considers its coverage to modern slavery to be limited. Nonetheless, it has taken steps to ensure that such practices do not take place in its business nor the business of any organisation that supplies goods and/or services to it.</li><li>Cobalt Recruitment carries out due diligence processes in relation to ensuring slavery and/or human trafficking does not take place in its supply chains.</li><li>Cobalt Recruitment has not, to its knowledge, conducted any business with another organisation which has been found to have involved itself with slavery and/or human trafficking.</li><li>Cobalt Recruitment encourages use of its Whistleblowing Policy to report any concerns regarding modern slavery and will investigate any complaints thoroughly.</li><li>To ensure effectiveness in combatting modern slavery, Cobalt Recruitment maintains an accurate supplier list including contact details. It will ensure action is taken in response to reports of modern slavery in its supply chains and any complaints made via the Whistleblowing Policy will be responded to in accordance with the policy.</li><li>Following a review undertaken for Cobalt Recruitment&rsquo;s statement of the previous financial year, Cobalt Recruitment confirms its supplier list is up to date for the current financial year.</li><li>As in the previous financial year, there have been no reports that any of Cobalt Recruitment&rsquo;s suppliers have been involved in activities covered by the Modern Slavery Act.</li></ol>Training<ol><li>Upon commencement of employment, all employees undergo a structured onboarding process. All employees are made aware of Cobalt Recruitment policies relating to standards of behaviour that it requires from them. Cobalt Recruitment also provides training on awareness of modern slavery to those within Cobalt Recruitment who have been identified as having responsibilities in this regard, namely those involved in finance and procurement. Cobalt Recruitment ensures that annual update training is provided.</li></ol>PolicyA Whistleblowing Policy is in place which encourages the reporting of any wrongdoing which is in the public interest.Data Protection and Compliance OfficerCobalt Recruitment has a Group Data Protection &amp; Compliance Officer, to whom all concerns regarding modern slavery should be addressed. Cobalt Recruitment Data Protection &amp; Compliance Officer undertakes an annual review of Cobalt Recruitment&rsquo;s obligations towards eradicating modern slavery within its organisation and supply chains.ReviewThis statement is made in pursuance of Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2010 and applies to all companies within and associated to Cobalt Recruitment. It is reviewed for each financial year.This statement relates to the 2023/2024 financial year and was approved by:Jonathan Page, Group Finance DirectorOn 2nd January, 2025.​

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