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Market Research Analyst
| Posting date: | 06 March 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 April 2025 |
| Location: | Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stock-on-tees |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | OCO Global |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
OCO Global is a technology enabled advisory firm focused on trade, investment and economic development.
We work with our clients to ensure that their international business thrives, by delivering innovative and sustainable outcomes and connecting them to opportunities across the world that create prosperity, employment and economic growth.
The jobholder will be expected to work in line with OCO’s values which are: Challenge, Create and Collaborate.
Purpose of the role
OCO Global’s advisory division supports our clients with a range of analytics, research and strategy development – combining a data driven approach with first-hand insights.
Operating at the intersection of business and government, we bring clarity, transparency and intuition to industry-specific trade and investment environments in a rapidly changing and complex geopolitical landscape.
The advisory division support a wide range of clients globally, from national & regional economic development agencies through to private sector industry seeking support on international expansion.
Key responsibilities
Under the management and direction of the Advisory Manager, the role will involve:
Delivering great work for our clients through high quality research, analysis and communication:
- Assist with the creation of client-facing deliverables
- Monitor and check work to ensure high quality standards, identify mistakes and take appropriate action for future work
- Understand and clearly articulate the research question and the problem at hand
- Identify the problem and consider potential solutions
- Conduct research to identify key data points and high-level trends
- Collect and compile data into consistent formats so that it can be easily analysed
- Produce reports and summaries of research undertaken, identifying areas which may be of interest to the client/s
Winning profitable work for the company through customer focus and commercial awareness:
- Develop a good understanding of the client’s needs and make client’s needs a primary focus
- Identify and raise issues to the relevant person internally to ensure appropriate action is taken
- Learn from feedback to ensure OCO continuously provides a quality service
- Develop a clear understanding of OCO’s services and clients
- Understand individual KPIs for projects and behaviours OCO are seeking to drive
Improve your knowledge and skills through effective communication, planning and organisation:
- Confidently and proactively use both verbal and written communication to communicate to clients and colleagues
- Organise own time and work effectively to meet various competing deadlines
- Advise colleagues or manager early of any obstacles to work delivery
- Effectively handle multiple tasks and requests for support
Supporting your colleagues by leading, working as part of a global team and being flexible:
- Demonstrate openness to changing work priorities, circumstances and deadlines
- Establish rapport and build relationships with colleagues and managers through sharing ideas and listening to what others have to say
- Collaborate effectively with other team members to solve problems across markets and Divisions
Essential Criteria
- Third level degree or equivalent professional qualification in Business, Economics, Geography (other disciplines will be considered where candidates can demonstrate core skills required).
- Strong research and analytical skills
- Up to date knowledge of and ability to locate key sources of information
- Ability to process large volumes of data
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Displays initiative in taking greater responsibility without being asked
- Demonstrated ability to problem solve
- Experience of Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable Criteria
- Experience working in inward investment and understanding of FDI processes highly desirable.
- Experience of working in a similar research role
Closing Date
If you are interested in applying for this position please send a covering letter and CV outlining your suitability for the role to recruitment@ocoglobal.com by 21 March 2025.
OCO Global is an Equal Opportunities Employer
We work with our clients to ensure that their international business thrives, by delivering innovative and sustainable outcomes and connecting them to opportunities across the world that create prosperity, employment and economic growth.
The jobholder will be expected to work in line with OCO’s values which are: Challenge, Create and Collaborate.
Purpose of the role
OCO Global’s advisory division supports our clients with a range of analytics, research and strategy development – combining a data driven approach with first-hand insights.
Operating at the intersection of business and government, we bring clarity, transparency and intuition to industry-specific trade and investment environments in a rapidly changing and complex geopolitical landscape.
The advisory division support a wide range of clients globally, from national & regional economic development agencies through to private sector industry seeking support on international expansion.
Key responsibilities
Under the management and direction of the Advisory Manager, the role will involve:
Delivering great work for our clients through high quality research, analysis and communication:
- Assist with the creation of client-facing deliverables
- Monitor and check work to ensure high quality standards, identify mistakes and take appropriate action for future work
- Understand and clearly articulate the research question and the problem at hand
- Identify the problem and consider potential solutions
- Conduct research to identify key data points and high-level trends
- Collect and compile data into consistent formats so that it can be easily analysed
- Produce reports and summaries of research undertaken, identifying areas which may be of interest to the client/s
Winning profitable work for the company through customer focus and commercial awareness:
- Develop a good understanding of the client’s needs and make client’s needs a primary focus
- Identify and raise issues to the relevant person internally to ensure appropriate action is taken
- Learn from feedback to ensure OCO continuously provides a quality service
- Develop a clear understanding of OCO’s services and clients
- Understand individual KPIs for projects and behaviours OCO are seeking to drive
Improve your knowledge and skills through effective communication, planning and organisation:
- Confidently and proactively use both verbal and written communication to communicate to clients and colleagues
- Organise own time and work effectively to meet various competing deadlines
- Advise colleagues or manager early of any obstacles to work delivery
- Effectively handle multiple tasks and requests for support
Supporting your colleagues by leading, working as part of a global team and being flexible:
- Demonstrate openness to changing work priorities, circumstances and deadlines
- Establish rapport and build relationships with colleagues and managers through sharing ideas and listening to what others have to say
- Collaborate effectively with other team members to solve problems across markets and Divisions
Essential Criteria
- Third level degree or equivalent professional qualification in Business, Economics, Geography (other disciplines will be considered where candidates can demonstrate core skills required).
- Strong research and analytical skills
- Up to date knowledge of and ability to locate key sources of information
- Ability to process large volumes of data
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Displays initiative in taking greater responsibility without being asked
- Demonstrated ability to problem solve
- Experience of Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable Criteria
- Experience working in inward investment and understanding of FDI processes highly desirable.
- Experience of working in a similar research role
Closing Date
If you are interested in applying for this position please send a covering letter and CV outlining your suitability for the role to recruitment@ocoglobal.com by 21 March 2025.
OCO Global is an Equal Opportunities Employer