Associate Programme for top-flight Graduates with European Languages

Job reference:

Two-year Associate Programme for top-flight Graduates with European Languages

Location:

Dublin, Ireland

Salary:

Job type:

Perm - Non-consulting

Sector:

Telecoms/ Media/ Technology

Date posted:

14/10/2011

Contact:

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Our client is a fast-growing technology and services company driving dramatic changes in the business information, consulting, and expert network industry. With its proprietary and cutting edge technology, a highly trained team manages a global network of experts and enables timely and customised engagements among these experts and the client-base made up of the world’s leading institutional investors, Fortune 500 companies, and the top professional services firms.

The Associate Programme involves a fast-paced progression through our client’s global market-making operation. Associates gain exposure to a wide array of cutting-edge business topics, thought leaders, and decision-makers. The program places an imperative on developing strong business acumen, time-management skills, and practical communication skills. Associates can make an immediate impact by liaising with key opinion leaders and senior level industry executives.

The Programme:
During the course of the two-year program, Associates work with colleagues across offices, and in a team environment, to undertake the following tasks:
• Fulfill time-sensitive research requests for the company’s clients by analysing inquiries and identifying and qualifying primary populations of topic experts;
• Efficiently identify and establish consulting relationships with professionals best suited to consult on highest priority client inquiries via telephone and email;
• Understand clients’ research workflows and objectives, and thereby grow client relationships;
• Develop a working substantive knowledge of the industry dynamics relevant to expert recruitment and client service (including the possibility of formal sector specialization for some Associates);
• Execute on higher-level service fulfillment by managing premium products including Custom Reports and Custom Research Trips.

At the outset, Associates will participate in a training program where they will:
• Learn the company’s expert management and search systems and begin communicating actively via telephone with the experts;
• Master the communication skills required to bring new experts into the network and develop consulting relationships which will be valuable to the company’s clients;
• Assist team members in responding to and addressing inquiries.

The Successful Candidate:
Our client insists upon business-wide excellence, integrity, creativity, and professionalism
• Bachelors or masters degrees from top-tier colleges or universities (grade requirement of a high 2.1 or better), or equivalent work experience;
• Superior communication and interaction skills, including demonstrated oral, written and presentation abilities;
• Demonstrated commitment and attention to detail, ideally in a high-volume, fast-paced environment;
• Strong problem-solving skills;
• Passion for fast-paced learning, especially in a technology-enabled environment;
• Passion for sales and conversation, especially a successful track record in phone sales or outreach;
• Ability to communicate and manage relationships across the full professional spectrum including senior colleagues and extremely senior outside professionals;
• Fluency in a foreign language including but not limited to: German, French, Italian, Spanish or Russian;
• Must be eligible to work in EU

Pay and Benefits
• Competitive base salary plus year-end performance-based discretionary bonus and benefits;
• Stimulating and varied professional environment;
• Opportunity for career progression: graduates of the programme would ideally attend top business schools and law schools, or go to work for leading corporations or asset managers.

Additional Information
• Programme duration: 2 year
• Location: Dublin, Republic of Ireland

To apply by email to this position, please send your CV to: valerija@mindbench.co.uk, quoting "APG". Successful candidates will be contacted within 3 working days.