Senior Research Executive

Instant Group ,
London, Greater London
Contract Type: Contract

Overview

Role Purpose The research team provides vital knowledge to the Instant business while providing insight and research to external companies using Instant’s industry leading data and market position. The Senior Research Executive’s purpose within the team will be to take on the day to day responsibility and ownership of research & data requests from across the business and support bespoke industry research. Key responsibilities With the industry continuing to evolve and see high growth, this role will provide information on its size, the changing customer base and key insights relating to performance using our internal data and external research. The role will involve basic industry research, data manipulation and insight generation in the form of reports and presented deliverables to a mixture of clients ranging from FTSE 250 Executive Boards to Real Estate start-ups. A strong understanding of insight generation using Excel and Power BI platforms is expected while being able to present data and trends in a professional and engaging format is vital to the role. The individual will be joining a growing team within The Instant Group and must have experience working with both internal and external clients alongside having commercial experience and an analytical mind set. Industry Research Conduct industry research to support The Instant Groups knowledge of industry movements and occupier demand Work with other Instant teams to ensure our industry data matches with current internal and external requirements Improve the strength of internal industry data Improve the quality of The Instant Groups internal data through primary research projects Produce regular reports highlighting areas for improvement and monitor change Support and manage day to day partner research requests Day to day ownership of research requests from our industry partners Insight generation and production of deliverables Support commercial modelling on a request by request basis Background and experience Solid background in research and market analysis Strong working knowledge of research methodologies, including statistical analysis and data gathering techniques Experienced in the preparation of reports and the communication of insight to external and internal stakeholders Attention to detail, with a proven ability to deal with abstract, and imperfect data sets Experience in commercial negotiations with external customers, proposal and contract creation Key skills and competencies This role involves having the following key skills and competencies, namely: Skills : Exceptional organizational skills, a self-starter, excellent communication skills, flexible and adaptable approach to work Technical proficiencies: Microsoft Office Suite (Advanced MS Excel), experience of analytical software, ideally Microsoft SQL for analyzing data, Power BI for visualization Competencies (Behaviours): collaborative, responsible, confident, detail orientated Successful management from initial contact to end deliverable of incoming research requests Improved internal data quality Drive increased revenue from Instants data & industry knowledge Measures of success and key stakeholders Key Stakeholders Internal Head of Research and Insight Operator Relations Team Marketing Team External Clients Partners