Research Consultant

Thomas Gray Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is seeking a dynamic Research Consultant to support their team. This role involves identifying new business opportunities, assisting with assignments, and developing candidate relationships. The ideal candidate will have strong phone communication skills and ambition to progress within the company. This initial role has the potential to evolve into a Junior Consultant position within six months.

Qualifications

• Experience working on the phone in a sales environment.
• An innate ability to learn quickly and thoroughly.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Mapping, identifying and following up on new business opportunities.
• Assist in the delivery of permanent and search assignments.
• Develop and sustain client and candidate relationships.
• Identifying candidates, initial approaches and pre-screening.
• Manage candidate pipelines and CV preparation.
• Create job adverts and define role criteria.

Skills

Outbound calling

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Ability to meet deadlines

Curiosity

Work ethic

Ambition to progress

Job description

We are looking to strengthen our team at Thomas Gray by hiring a dynamic and motivated individual to join initially as a Research Consultant, with potential to progress into a Junior Consultant within six months.

You will report directly to our Business Manager and work closely with our Digital Executive, where your main aim will be to support our team of experienced consultants who specialise in Executive Search, Contingency Recruitment and Interim opportunities.

It is essential you feel comfortable and confident working on the phone as this would be a major requirement in the role.

Duties included:

• Mapping, identifying and following up new business opportunities
• Assist in the delivery of permanent and search assignments
• Work with the wider team to develop and sustain client and candidate relationships with the purpose of working across all functions, assisting in the generation of sales
• Candidate identification, initial approaches and pre-screening
• Develop a pipeline of relevant and high quality candidates
• CV preparation and CRM management
• Creating job adverts and deciding the criteria required for a role

Our ideal candidates will have:

• Experience working on the phone, outbound calling
• An innate ability and hunger to learn
• The ability to work within tight deadlines
• A curious nature
• An outstanding work ethic
• Organisation skills
• An eye for detail
• Great communication skills
• Ambition to progress