Electus is excited to offer an opportunity with an award-winning specialist communications consultancy focused on providing a first-class service to their clients.

The Research Manager

Overseeing the Research Assistant and research team, the research manager opportunity offers the chance to tackle a varied, exciting workload and interact with a range of exciting clients on huge projects.

Key duties:

• Monitoring intelligence via relevant media and other sources
• Leading on all intelligence and research gathering
• Providing intelligence to the organisation and clients to educate, engage, and lead on changes
• Liaising with clients, stakeholders, and relevant groups
• Maintaining the organisation’s intelligence systems
• Over-seeing the social media presence of the organisation
• Supporting the team on new building and marketing
• Supporting the team in the production of its monthly publication

Required Skills:

• An in-depth knowledge of local and regional politics, research, communications, and media
• Advanced written and oral communication skills. The ability to produce detailed, concise briefs is central to the role and organisation.
• Excellent drafting skills
• Exemplary client management and stakeholder engagement skills
• A positive attitude which easily transfers to being an engaging, proactive team leader
• Line-managing experience
• Social media experience
• Experience of monitoring
• Highly organised, efficient, and with a keen eye for detail
• This is a consultancy with a strong sense of togetherness; the ability to have fun and collaborate effectively are key components of this role.

Package

• Competitive Salary + Benefits
• Pension: Up to 5% of salary (in addition to salary) where matched by the employee
• Bonus scheme: Discretionary annual bonuses based on both personal and company performance – these are significant and make a meaningful contribution to total annual remuneration
• Leave: 25 days’ leave
• Training: Separate budget allocated for personal development

Please find further details of the role here - http://www.electus-group.com/vacancies/117-research-manager