Bilingual Research Consultant - Financial Market Intelligence

Bilingual Research Consultant - Financial Market Intelligence

Location: London , South East Salary: From 22,000 to 22,000 per annum Date posted: 05/04/2012 12:11 Job type:Contract Company: Liberty Resourcing Contact: Stewart James Ref: Totaljobs/ResearchCon Job ID: 53296304

Bilingual Research Consultant - Market Intelligence.

Employment type: 6 month FTC

Salary: 22,000

PLEASE NOTE: 1st or 2:1 class degree and strong academics are essential.

The Company

A vibrant, dynamic marketing consultancy, with aggressive plans for growth. They advise on strategic marketing and commercial issues for clients in a range of services and industries.

Requirements:

A recently formed a dedicated team focusing on ma rket intelligence to serve the specific needs of one of our major clients. The team is responsible for driving revenue through maintaining and building long-term relationships with one of the most prestigious financial services providers globally.

Key elements of the job are:

Use own initiative to pro-actively seek and develop understanding of the financial services industry, through different data collection methods and interpret findings. Utilise a combination of rigorous desk research and primary research skillsAble to locate and persuade busy and often reluctant executives to share information - candidates must be confident and enthusiastic Analyse and interpret qualitative information and numerical data through cross-checking to a build story of recommendations / implicationsSynthesise findings to prepare well-written, insightful and credible reports using tools such as Powerpoint, Word and Excel

The candidate must meet the following criteria:

Keen interes t in financial services, in particular the payment cards market and quick to understand complex financial terms and concepts Able to demonstrate they can work in a demanding environment and be able to manage their own time Good verbal communicator and telephone mannerExperience in creating and conducting presentations in PowerpointAble to demonstrate attention to detail in their work, including precise written EnglishComplete fluency in English is essential and preferably be bi-lingual (to mother tongue) in another European language 1st or 2:1 class degree and strong academics are essential. We are interested in both arts and science graduates

The nature of project work and our clients demands can often lead to long hours, which means that personal flexibility and motivation are imperative, although we rarely work on client site for extended periods.

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