Description
Associate – Professional Services Firm
WeWork, No1. Spinningfields, Manchester City Centre
£20,000 + benefits (OTE £24,000 Year 1)
The opportunity:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious, business minded graduate to join a fast-growing start-up recruitment company based in central Manchester. As an Associate, you will work alongside an experienced industry leaders on key strategic consultancy assignments with some of the world’s most recognisable professional services brands. After a period of intensive training, you will have the opportunity to liaise with business contacts on key projects whilst learning business processes and how to deliver exceptional client service.
This is a rarely available opportunity to gain hands-on commercial business experience in a company that has exciting growth plans for the North West. Competitive salary, benefits and structured development are on offer for the right individual. The office at WeWork, No1. Spinningfields is an exciting, state of the art concept with lots of member benefits, including weekly yoga, beer & cider on tap, cycle storage and dog-friendly policy.
Key duties and responsibilities:
- Sourcing business information and market intelligence through social media, business press etc
- Assisting Head of Practice with lead generation and business development
- Attending client meeting, pitches and follow up discussions
- Booking appointments and attending interviews
- Drafting of reports and researching social media content
- Managing CRM system effectively in line with data integrity regulations
Key attributes and qualities required:
- University graduate (any discipline) with excellent verbal and report writing skills
- Practical work experience gained outside of study - ideally in a customer facing role
- Inquisitive with an investigative approach to data gathering
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to credibly build relationships
- Self-motivated, mature attitude and able to work alone as well as part of a team
- Strong interest in working with large corporate organisations on strategic projects
- Adaptable and willing to take on additional tasks and duties as required
The opportunity – what next?
As a values driven organisation we aim to be the business partner of choice for the key stakeholder groups we serve. Our key values reflect how we work and what we expect of each other. These values are “Be Famous for Excellence”; “Make a Difference”; “Be Passionate and Determined”; “Always to the Right Thing”; “Together We Achieve More”. If you feel these values reflect your personal ethos and you would like to be part of an exciting start-up with strong financial backing and existing leadership capability, please email your CV and a personal profile outlining your motivations for applying to [email protected].
What’s on offer:
Excellent basic salary with fair and achievable commission structure, company pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, 2 days CSR leave annually, performance related company incentives based on team performance.