Senior Associate / Researcher

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The role

The purpose of the role is to deliver a Rolls Royce service to our clients, taking full responsibility for running the search process for assigned client work, and acting as a bridge between the commercial and delivery functions.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Attending client calls and briefings
• Working with Partners, Consultants and Delivery team on search strategy
• Writing briefs and job descriptions
• Researching and sourcing potential candidates from our database and external sources
• Speaking with potential candidates, explain the role in detail, influence and establish interest, and assess suitability for the role
• Ensuring effective and authoritative responses to detailed candidate questions
• Developing positioning maps, target lists, briefing sheets and proposal documents
• Building, populating and refining search lists
• Preparing profiles and candidate reports
• Collating weekly status reports and deliver assignment milestones on time
• Collating and providing the candidate briefing pack to the candidate post ORESA interview and pre client. Briefing and de-briefing candidates for client interview as required
• Researching companies and gather strategic information including building organisational structure maps
• Proactively developing relationships with candidates and clients, and identifying business development and candidate opportunities post-assignment
• Source and present candidates for contingency and interim roles
• Inputting all relevant information onto the internal database with support from the admin team.

The successful candidate will have:

• Strong recruitment background and experience in fulfilment of client assignments
• A qualification, ideally at degree level
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Articulate, with the ability to tailor content for a C-suite audience
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy, with strong planning and organisational skills
• An ability to work independently to tight deadlines; highly proactive and self-motivated
• Committed to continual improvement
• Technical proficiency, particularly with database management
• Curiosity and passion for the technology, fashion and consumer industries is an advantage
• A strong drive for self-improvement and the confidence to articulate issues and opportunities

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Remote working
• Pension: auto-enrolment statutory contributions
• 23 days holiday + bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Bonus scheme
• Group life assurance (DIS): 4x base salary
• Wellbeing benefits including EAP, counselling (CBT, financial support, career coaching), Smart Health, and access to a wellbeing app
• Oresa team/ social events
• Paid time off each year to volunteer
• Professional membership fee support