Research Associate - London, United Kingdom - PEI Group

PEI Group

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About The Role:

We at PEI Group are looking for a Research Associate to join our welcoming, diverse and growing team in London.

The successful research associate will be a part of a global team, responsible for the research and maintenance of contacts information of investors and fund managers active in the alternative asset classes, as well as playing a key role in survey-based research activities.

The role demands first-rate organisational skills, excellent verbal and written communication, strong excel and data management skills and an analytical mind.

The ability to focus and a keen eye for detail are essential to ensure that we maintain accuracy and a high quality of output.

The research associate also needs to be able to balance competing priorities and demonstrate an ability for adaptability.

The Research Associate is primarily engaged in the following activities:

Research:

Build surveys according to briefs from different internal departments, making sure questions are well written and survey functionality is optimised.
Ensure survey respondent quality remains high, screening respondent lists for relevance, duplicates and lowquality responses.
Becoming an expert in how best to collect and present survey data in excel, chart and graph form.
Develop a general awareness of all survey activity at PEI, and the types of surveys run across departments and editorial titles.
Conduct regular public domain contacts research to corroborate suggested updates from internal and external sources and populate our database with accurate and relevant information.
Meet regular deadlines for recurring contacts projects and maintain flexibility to accommodate adhoc ones.
Regular update of information within surveys and contacts research.
Participate in contacts review and feedback projects, with capacity in machineassisted technology.

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Knowledge:

Maintaining an excellent knowledge of alternative assets, and an understanding of the different teams at PEI and their structures.
Demonstrating bestpractice techniques in contributing to survey projects.
The ability to manage time well and being detailorientated are essential to ensure a high degree of accuracy and quality of output.
Opensource research skills, ability to conduct Boolean searches and experience working with survey software is a plus.

Key relationships:

Building relationships with editorial, sales, event and marketing staff members across offices where necessary, and developing a good understanding of the research requirements of each team
Assisting in liaising with vendors to deliver feedback regarding contact research.

Key success measures:

Managing time well and meeting agreed deadlines.
Meeting agreed targets of numbers of contacts researched and updated, and continually communicating progress towards targets.
Building surveys and contact lists efficiently and to a high standard.
Accuracy of data researched.
Maintenance of an enthusiastic and positive attitude towards work.

adaptability.

About You:

About You

The role would suit individuals with;_
Highly developed research skills.
High levels of selfmotivation.
Excellent verbal communication skills.
The ability or willingness to learn the dynamics of the private markets industry to have informed conversations about market data.
Experience within a research role or working with surveys is useful, but not necessary.
Attention to detail and patience so that work is completed on time and to the required standard.
Confidence in multitasking and strong time management skills are also essential.
Excellent spoken and written English skills and be degree educated.
Be inquisitive and have a proactive, methodological and enthusiastic approach to work.
The ability to work on one's own initiative whilst maintaining close and effective relationships with others in the team and company is needed.

This role would suit recent graduates, individuals looking for a step up onto the career ladder or someone looking for a career change.

If you have a keen willingness to learn, are able to take the initiative and think of new ideas to improve the department please do consider applying, even if you don't tick every box Our supportive team will be there to guide you.

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About Us:

Who we are:

PEI Group is a subscriber-focused business intelligence company.

With our multi-talented global team of over 440 people, spread across EMEA, USA & Asia, our purpose is to inform and connect investment professionals across global, specialised markets.

We identify specific high growth, high value investment sectors and themes where deep insight, strong market relationships and active capital flows are critical for success.

What we do:

PEI Group provides industry-leading journalism, data, and market insight to subscribing clients via a wide portfolio of specialist brands supported by our robust and scalable digital publis