Joining Our Research Team
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The Role<br />
Society’s <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Team</strong> is the engine<br />
room of our business. It provides the<br />
crucial underpinning of all our assignments.<br />
We seek to hire and develop truly worldclass<br />
researchers who understand every<br />
element of their trade in exquisite detail,<br />
who possess genuine flair and creativity in<br />
how they approach research, and who can<br />
execute the process elements of even the<br />
trickiest assignments with clinical precision.<br />
The core elements of a researcher role include:<br />
Headhunting<br />
• utilising sourcing calls, our in-house CRM system (currently<br />
FileFinder), LinkedIn, external databases, social media, and<br />
the internet in order to generate suitable candidates and<br />
market intelligence for each assignment;<br />
• approaching potential candidates and personally<br />
advocating opportunities to them in order to secure<br />
their interest or recommendations;<br />
• assessing the suitability of candidates through initial<br />
telephone or video screening interviews;<br />
• providing regular verbal or written updates to clients;<br />
• attending and/or leading candidate interviews;<br />
• attending client briefings and Candidate Review Meetings.<br />
Relationship and Knowledge Management<br />
• routinely communicating with candidates and clients<br />
around the world;<br />
• building and maintaining these relationships to the<br />
highest possible standard;<br />
• continually expanding your sector knowledge and<br />
broadening your networks;<br />
• turning down unsuccessful candidates in a manner<br />
that ensures future approaches will still be welcomed<br />
and valued;<br />
• helping to raise the profile and reputation of the firm;<br />
• enhancing team performance through sharing<br />
expertise across the business.<br />
Project Leadership<br />
• managing and delivering projects to a high standard<br />
and to agreed deadlines, meeting all quality benchmarks;<br />
• producing high quality client reports including Candidate<br />
Review Documents, commentaries, and proposals;<br />
• creating attractive and informative candidate<br />
information packs;<br />
• booking media space on behalf of clients and<br />
negotiating rates where appropriate;<br />
• handling reference checks.<br />
<strong>Our</strong> most experienced researchers (Principal <strong>Research</strong>ers<br />
and Delivery Consultants) operate with a high degree of<br />
autonomy and can have significant client management<br />
responsibility. All colleagues are encouraged to take on<br />
wider responsibilities within the firm. We are also happy<br />
to support colleagues looking to pursue a fee-earning<br />
consulting career in the longer-term.<br />
04 Society | <strong>Joining</strong> our <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Team</strong>