Researcher

We are Damia Group, an Employee Owned Business, it’s nice to meet you! We’ve been providing talent solutions for companies, from early start-ups to well established global corporations and many others in between, since 1995. We are passionate about supporting businesses with their transformation projects, enabling them to modernise their tech, streamline their operations and enhance their security, all with little if any disruption to their daily business operations.

About the Role: We are seeking a detail-oriented and resourceful Researcher to join our recruitment team, specialising in identifying and engaging Security Cleared (SC, DV, CTC, etc.) professionals across the UK. Working alongside a Senior Account Associate, this role is critical in supporting our efforts to source top-tier candidates for roles in defence, government, and other security-sensitive sectors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct proactive research to identify individuals holding active UK Security Clearances (e.g., SC, DV, CTC, NATO).
• Use a variety of tools and platforms including LinkedIn, CV databases, job boards, and networking groups to identify and source suitable candidates.
• Develop and maintain talent pipelines of cleared professionals across technical, engineering, and project delivery roles.
• Collaborate with recruiters to understand role requirements and clearance levels.
• Maintain and update internal candidate tracking systems (e.g., ATS or CRM) with accurate and up-to-date candidate data.
• Monitor market trends and competitor activities in the cleared talent landscape.
• Help to identify prospective new clients alongside our Commercial Team.
• Ensure all sourcing activities are conducted in line with data privacy laws and MOD/government compliance requirements.

Requirements:

• Prior experience of Research in a commercial business, ideally within a Recruitment environment, would be highly beneficial.
• Understanding of UK Security Clearance levels and the associated requirements (e.g., SC, DV), or an ability to Research and understand the various clearances that there are.
• Ability to learn and pull together Boolean search skills and familiarity with sourcing tools and platforms.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and discretion, especially when handling sensitive candidate information.
• Experience working in sectors such as defence, aerospace, cyber security, or government recruitment is desirable, OR an interest in these sectors and a desire to learn.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with recruitment CRM or ATS systems.
• Knowledge of IR35 and UK employment regulations relating to cleared contracts or a capacity to learn.
• Prior experience working in a research position is a real plus.

For this position we are looking for the successful candidate to work a minimum of 3 days per week in our Guildford Head Office, and 2 days from home. We will offer a competitive base salary of between £25,000 to £28,000, a bonus scheme to incentivise the growth of our talent pool and the potential of an EO Annual bonus dependent on company success. Outside of this we also offer a range of company benefits.