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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>

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