HR Recruitment That Puts People First

More Than a Recruiter

From the beginning, our focus has been on building trusted, lasting relationships with clients and candidates. We work with businesses across the island of Ireland, from growing SMEs bringing HR in-house for the first time to large organisations navigating periods of transformation and change.

Our CIPD-qualified consultants work at the heart of the HR market in Northern Ireland. We share quarterly market insights with our clients, support employment law events as headline sponsor with Legal Island, run employment law events with Lewis Silkin and bring the HR community together through our Lighthouse HR series.


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Whether you’re building an HR function, growing an established people team or searching for your next opportunity, our specialist HR recruitment team understands the market you’re operating in. We recruit across permanent, fixed-term and interim HR roles, from HR Administrators and HR Officers through to specialist, management and senior leadership appointments.

For candidates, that means honest career advice and access to HR jobs with employers across Northern Ireland and Ireland. For our clients, it means a recruitment partner who understands the skills available, what the market is paying and what it takes to attract the right HR talent.

At the Heart of the HR Community

Our partnerships keep us connected to the people, conversations and developments shaping HR across Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Opening Doors to Tomorrow's HR Talent

At MCS, we help your organisation connect with the right HR talent. With our wide network of HR people across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, we find the right person for the role and the right role for the person. Our consultants work within defined specialisms so the conversations start from a place of genuine understanding.


The right HR leader can shape far more than the people function. We recruit senior HR professionals who can influence business strategy, lead transformation and build people strategies that support long-term growth.


From Heads of HR and People Directors to HR Directors and Chief People Officers, we work with organisations across Northern Ireland and Ireland to identify experienced HR leaders with the commercial understanding, credibility and leadership skills to make an impact.

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Great Learning and Development teams help businesses build the skills they need for what comes next. We recruit L&D professionals across Northern Ireland and Ireland, from coordinators and advisors through to Learning and Development Managers and senior leaders.


Whether you are developing leadership capability, introducing new learning programmes or building a wider talent development strategy, we connect organisations with L&D professionals who can turn development priorities into meaningful results.

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Reward has become an increasingly important part of attracting, motivating and retaining people. We recruit professionals across reward, compensation and benefits, helping organisations find the expertise they need to build competitive and effective reward strategies.


From Reward Analysts and Compensation and Benefits Specialists to Reward Managers and senior appointments, we understand the combination of market insight, data, benchmarking and commercial thinking these roles require.

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As HR becomes increasingly driven by technology and data, the right HR systems expertise can transform how a people function operates. We recruit HRIS and HR systems professionals who can help organisations implement, manage and optimise the technology behind their HR operations.


From HRIS Analysts and Systems Specialists to implementation and leadership roles, we connect businesses with people who understand how to make HR technology, systems, processes and data work better together.

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Employee Relations professionals play a critical role in helping organisations manage complex workplace issues while creating fair and consistent environments for their people.


We recruit Employee Relations specialists across Northern Ireland and Ireland, from ER Advisors and Consultants through to Managers and senior specialists. Whether you need additional expertise for complex casework, organisational change or day-to-day employee relations, we understand the experience and judgement these roles demand.

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HR Generalists are at the heart of people functions across businesses of every size. We recruit across the full generalist HR market, from HR Administrators and HR Officers to HR Advisors, HR Business Partners and HR Managers.


Whether you are bringing HR in-house for the first time, adding capability to an established team or strengthening support during a period of growth or change, we connect businesses across Northern Ireland and Ireland with HR professionals who can make an impact from day one.

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Finding the right people is getting harder in many specialist markets. Strong Talent Acquisition teams help businesses look beyond the immediate vacancy, building talent pipelines, understanding candidate expectations and giving hiring managers a clearer view of the people they're competing for.


MCS recruits Talent Acquisition Specialists, Talent Acquisition Partners, Recruitment Business Partners, Internal Recruiters and Talent Acquisition Managers across Northern Ireland and Ireland. Our relationships across the HR and recruitment community give us a close view of the market, helping businesses strengthen their internal recruitment capability and TA professionals find opportunities where they can make a real impact.

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The Difference Is in Who You Know

Our consultants are CIPD-qualified, giving them a genuine understanding of the HR profession and the roles they recruit for. From generalist HR to specialist and leadership appointments, conversations start with an understanding of the skills, experience and challenges involved.

Knowing what the market is actually paying can make the difference between securing the right person and losing them. We provide upfront salary benchmarking and honest advice on candidate availability, expectations and what it will take to make a competitive hire.

Our involvement in Legal Island, CIPD Northern Ireland and Lighthouse HR keeps us close to the conversations shaping the profession. It gives our team a deeper understanding of what HR leaders and professionals are dealing with right now, not just what appears in job descriptions.

With more than 30 years of combined experience in HR recruitment, our team brings a depth of market knowledge to every search. We know when to challenge the brief, when expectations need to flex and where a different approach could deliver a better outcome.


From salary and benefits to experience, skills and candidate availability, we give you an honest view of the market and help shape an approach that gives you the best chance of securing the right person.

What Does Your HR Team Need Next?

No two HR functions are at the same stage. You might be making your first HR hire, struggling to keep good people, changing the way your team operates or looking for a leader who can take HR somewhere new.


Whatever is happening in your business, we’ll help you understand the people and skills you need to move forward.

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    Bringing HR In-House for the First Time

    Regulated businesses need candidates who understand their obligations and have the conduct record to support it. We recruit for FCA and PRA regulated firms and we know what a compliant hire looks like at each level. We do not put candidates in front of you who look right on paper and create problems six months later.



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    Growing Faster Than Your HR Team Can Keep Up

    Headcount is increasing, responsibilities are stretching and the HR structure that worked a year ago no longer fits. You might need your first HR Business Partner, additional ER capability or specialist support across L&D, Talent or Reward.


    We’ll help you identify where the gap really sits and find people who can make an impact now, without losing sight of where the business is heading next.



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    Holding On to the People You Already Have

    Sometimes the challenge is not recruitment. It is retention. Counter-offers, salary expectations and changing employee priorities are forcing businesses to think much harder about reward, progression and development.


    Whether you need Reward expertise, stronger career frameworks or L&D capability, we can show you what other employers are doing and connect you with HR professionals who can turn retention into a strategy rather than a reaction.



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    Leading Your Business Through Change

    Restructures, new systems, transformation and efficiency programmes put very different demands on an HR function. At this stage, you need people who can do more than manage HR processes. They need to influence leaders, make difficult decisions and understand the commercial impact behind them.


    From specialist HRIS and transformation expertise to Heads of HR and HR Directors, we’ll help you find people who can lead through change and take the wider business with them.

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The People Behind Your HR Hires

Name: Ryan Calvert
Job Title: Head of HR, Sales & Marketing Recruitment
Team: HR
Years Experience: 10+
Ryan is a highly experienced recruitment professional with over 10 years of specialist expertise across the Island of Ireland. He oversees the strategic direction and growth of the HR, Sales, and Marketing divisions, partnering with hundreds of organisations as a trusted advisor to evaluate and deliver effective talent solutions.
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Name: Rebekah Mulligan
Job Title: HR Recruitment Manager
Team: HR
Years Experience: 6
As a Senior Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group, I help clients and candidates find their ideal match in the HR sector across Ireland. With my background in retail management, I have the skills and knowledge to understand the needs and preferences of both parties and to provide tailored and effective solutions. In 2023 I completed my CIPD Level 5 qualification, which shows my commitment to developing my own skillset and shows my profession and the area that I recruit within, that I value knowledge and ethical practice.
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Can We Answer Your FAQ's?

We recruit across the full range of HR roles from HR administrator and HR officer through to HR director and chief people officer. We also place into specialist roles including talent acquisition, learning and development, reward and compensation and benefits, HRIS and employee relations. We cover permanent, fixed term contract and part-time positions across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.


Find Talent

Our consultants are CIPD-qualified and embedded in the Northern Ireland HR community. We sponsor the Legal Island Annual Review of Employment Law conferences in both Northern Ireland and Ireland, the CIPD Northern Ireland awards, and run our own Lighthouse HR events series. We meet candidates face to face, provide salary benchmarking upfront and give honest advice on what the market will and will not deliver. Many of the people we place come back to us as clients when they have their own hiring needs.

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Our primary market is Northern Ireland and we are growing our presence across the Republic of Ireland. We work with organisations that have operations across the island of Ireland and have strong relationships with employers on both sides of the border.

Job Search

You can register through the MCS website or contact our HR team directly. We meet everyone face to face as a standard part of our process, taking time to understand your background, your ambitions and what the right next move actually looks like for you.

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Demand varies across the market, but we regularly recruit for HR Administrators, HR Officers, HR Advisors, HR Business Partners and HR Managers, alongside specialist roles in employee relations, talent acquisition, learning and development, reward and HR systems. We also recruit senior HR leadership appointments across Northern Ireland.

A specialist agency can be particularly valuable when you are recruiting for a difficult-to-fill, specialist or senior HR position. Recruiters who work specifically within the HR market can advise on salaries, candidate availability and market conditions while giving you access to professionals beyond those actively applying for jobs.

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Whether you’re building your HR team or thinking about your next career move, our specialist HR recruitment team is here to help.

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