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Senior Researcher

Employer: PwC
Location: North West England
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 29 Nov 2019

Sector: Professional Services
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Job Type: Recruitment & Resourcing

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Job Details

Sales & Marketing is a centralised support function and covers all aspects of professional services marketing, sales support and business development. The prime area of focus for the function is to support the development and implementation of the firm’s market strategy and in particular to deliver

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The role

Research Solutions is part of Sales and Marketing, a centralised support function covering all aspects of marketing, sales support and business development. The Research Solutions team is part of the Creative Centre of Excellence within the Delivery Hub. The prime area of focus for the capability is to support client facing staff to win work and then complete that work so the client receives a distinctive brand experience.

Research Solutions is a very well respected team which has a great reputation for providing quality research support.

In this role, the successful candidate:

Provides research support primarily to the UK firm

Provides advice on how client staff can undertake their own research

Delivers training to client staff in the use of self-serve tools

Collects and analyses data to help staff make decisions

Proactively evaluates new research tools and formulates new research offerings

Works with a range of staff at all grades

Works effectively with other parts of Sales and Marketing to support business strategy and revenue growth

Brings curiosity and challenge so that research offerings are continuously improved.

Who we're looking for

PwC is looking for an experienced researcher to join the Research Solutions Team at Executive level. The role will support all our lines of service with their secondary desk research needs – but there is scope to focus on particular parts of the business as well, such as Deals Research or Market Data.

Experience of conducting secondary desk based research is required, so the key skills required are:

The ability to undertake research and analysis from a wide range of research tools utilised in PwC such as Factiva, Refinitiv products, S&P Capital IQ, BvD products, Fitch Solutions.

Researchers provide insight and intelligence rather than large downloads of data.

Further the post-holder will need to interact with client facing staff on a daily basis and at a range of grades in order to explain their research findings, as well as defining the remit of a research service.

The role will report to the Head of Research Solutions, and be part of a team of 8 research staff. The team provides research support to all parts of the UK firm.

The candidate should be based in Manchester.

RequirementsEssential skills:

Degree qualified.

Able to demonstrate extensive experience in using research tools.

Able to explain the data found during the research process accurately and completely

Able to balance and prioritise multiple requests from staff at all levels, alongside own administrative and team responsibilities

Can demonstrate that they have effectively shared knowledge across teams

Has knowledge of relevant trade associations, bodies and journals

Good technical knowledge of using Refinitiv Eikon, Boardex, S&P Capital IQ, Factiva, and Mergermarket amongst others

Experience of searching for industry/company/biographical information

Experience of training staff on a technical competency such as research skills and also on products such as Factiva

Experience of working in a customer or service focused role

Able to work as part of a team, but also on own initiative and without direct supervision

Good report writing and presentation composing skills (including the use of Powerpoint and Word and / or Google Suite)

Desirable skills:

BA or MA in Information Research

Able to use the advanced functionality of Excel and/or Google Sheets

Demonstrate that they have effective networking and marketing skills

Company

Our values define how we do things. And our purpose is why we exist - now more than ever - to build trust in society and solve important problems for our clients and our communities. In a world we no longer recognise, we need to rely on the strength and agility of our people to help us to navigate these uncertain times.

We're committed to ensuring that care and our people's wellbeing remains central to our culture. While we may not know what’s ahead, we can do all we can to help shape the future. As we continue to navigate this unprecedented time, it’s important that we support our people, to help them take care of themselves and to ensure the right support is available when it’s needed.

For now, we ask you to join our talent network and stay in touch with what’s happening in real time, including new possibilities as they arise. Visit our website for more information on how we’re responding to this pandemic and what changes we’re making to our recruitment process.

Stay safe and stay connected in this rapidly changing world.

PwC

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What we do

We’re one of the world’s leading professional services organisations. From 158 countries, we help our clients, some of the most successful organisations on the globe, as well as its most dynamic entrepreneurs and thriving private businesses, to create the value they want. We help to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.

What we offer

‘Dress for your day’ policy

At PwC our culture drives our success and gives us a sustainable advantage, and we want to create an environment where our employees feel empowered to work in a way that works best for them and help them become the best that they can be. To support our flexible work environment we’ve evolved our dress code policy to “dress for your day”. This reflects the trust we have in our employees to decide what they think is appropriate given their daily responsibilities.

Flexible Talent Network/Flexible working

We’re looking for talented professionals we can deploy on a recurring basis across all areas of PwC, depending on our business needs. The way you work is up to you, whether that’s full-time, part-time, term-time or reduced hours, just let us know and we’ll try and match you to a suitable role. As well as wide ranging opportunities across our business, we have a specific need for qualified accountants to work during our busy season and a programme supporting those returning to work after a break.

Our Flexible Talent Network video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhaNetNieV4

As a leading professional services network we’re confident we can offer outstanding training and development opportunities, exposure to multi-disciplinary teams, and support from industry-leading experts. Discover where your talent could take you and join an employer focused on helping you reach your full potential.

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