Research Associate

Sprweb; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Montagu Evans is a leading UK property consultancy. We are seeking a creative and insightful research associate to lead production of our regular outputs across key property sectors and work with the head of research on our programme.

The role sits in the Clients, Brand & Markets team and offers opportunities to specialise in market segments over time, with collaboration across the wider partnership.

Qualifications

• A degree, preferably in a relevant subject (such as Economics, Geography, Real Estate or Planning).
• At least 5-6 years’ experience within the research team of a property consultancy or investor, or similar role.
• Excellent analytical, report writing and presentational skills, as well as strong commercial awareness and the ability to work to challenging deadlines.
• Knowledge of, or interest in, the UK’s commercial and residential property market, UK’s urban geography and urban economics more generally.
• Good presentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the research & insight programme; write regular outputs and contribute to one-off projects.
• Lead the collation and analysis of key market data.
• Manage and interrogate third party datasets and maintain our suite of economic and market slides.
• Respond to internal support requests.
• Present to clients and attend meetings if required.
• Manage a research analyst.
• Support wider partnership strategy as needed.
• Respond to client requests and authoring client reports where appropriate.

Skills

Analytical skills

Report writing

Presentation skills

Commercial awareness

Deadline management

Education

Relevant degree (Economics/Geography/Real Estate/Planning)

Tools

Excel

GIS

R/Python

Job description

Montagu Evans is a leading UK property consultancy that helps clients unlock value from complexity.
Specialising in high-value, complex assets across the property lifecycle, we combine deep expertise, strategic insight and a collaborative approach to deliver innovative solutions and long-term value.
Working across key sectors including Residential, Industrial & Logistics, Central London and the Public Sector, we bring clarity, creativity and conviction to complex challenges, helping ambitious clients realise the full potential of their assets.

Role Overview

Montagu Evans is seeking a creative and insightful research associate to lead the production of our regular outputsacross key property sectors. The successful candidate would work with the head of research on devising andexecuting our research programme, with responsibilties ranging from data collection and analysis through to content delivery. There would be opportunities to present both internally and externally and become more involved in client facing activities.

The role will be based within our Clients, Brand & Markets team, but would work closely with key stakeholdersacross the wider partnership. There will be an opportunity to specialise in a particular market segment over time.

Key Responsibilities

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Defining and delivering the research & insight programme; writing our regular outputs and contributing to one-offprojects;
• Leading the collation and analysis of key market data;
• Managing and interrogating third party datasets and maintaining our suite of economic and market slides
• Responding to internal support requests;
• Presenting to clients and attending meetings if required;
• Managing a research analyst;
• Supporting wider partnership strategy as and when needed

Wider responsibilities include:

• Responding to client requests and authoring client reports where appropriate;
• Liaising with the marketing and business development teams and contributing to their objectives;
• Developing new ways to visualise data and explain trends;
• Representing research & insight within the firm

Skills & Capabilities

The successful candidate should have:

• A degree, preferably in a relevant subject (such as Economics, Geography, Real Estate or Planning)
• At least 5-6 years’ experience within the research team of a property consultancy or investor, or similar role;
• Excellent analytical, report writing and presentational skills, as well as strong commercial awareness and the ability to work to challenging deadlines
• A knowledge of, or interest in, the UK’s commercial and residential property market, UK’s urban geography andurban economics more generally
• Good presentation and communication skills

Knowledge and experience of the following will be advantageous:

• A variety of commercial and residential property markets;
• Microsoft Excel (intermediate to advanced is essential)
• GIS skills (not essential)
• Statistical languages such as R or Python (not essential)