PA, Residential Research
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- England,London
- full-time
- Salary negotiable
Job Description:
Role Overview
• The Residential Research team provide research and consultancy on residential property to both internal and external clients. This involves using data analysis to help clients formulate strategy and make decisions. Our clients come from across the whole spectrum of UK residential property. They include some of the largest developers, investors and housing associations in the country, as well as national and local government. The team also write market leading research publications. These provide our clients with market intelligence and insightful analysis. They often feature in national newspapers, such as the Financial Times, The Times and The Telegraph
• This role is to provide PA support to the Directors within the B2B arm of the Residential Research team and general support to the wider team
• This role works alongside the PA to Head of Residential Research
• This is a 12 month FTC based in our Margaret Street HQ in central London
• Download to read the full job description. To apply, please submit a CV and Covering Letter with salary requirements
• Please note this role commences in September 2024
Key Responsibilities
PA duties:
• Support the Directors with complex diary management
• Oversee the department accounts (with support from the team), managing billings, issuing invoices (internal and external), creation of PO numbers
• Coordinate team meetings and minute taking when required
• Booking both domestic and international travel
• Management of contacts and instructions on our CRM database
Marketing Coordination:
• Project management of the production of research output including; reports, web articles, blogs and press releases
• Liaise with stakeholders, marketing, designers, PR and researchers, to ensure appropriate resourcing and on-time delivery
• Event management: liaising with key stakeholders and marketing in the lead up to webinars/seminars/report launches, ensuring the correct audiences are targeted
• E Campaigns: Coordinating with the digital marketing and social media team to distribute the research report to key clients/website upload
• Proof reading of research and marketing content
Wider team responsibilities:
• Organising client and staff entertainment for the Research department alongside the other PAs within the team
• HR support (recruitment, scheduling appraisals, managing and monitoring team holiday, sickness, etc)
• Ensuring CVs, Case Studies and Team Sheets are kept up-to-date
• Handling telephone calls, taking messages and covering phones
About you:
• The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate skills and experience that show they are comfortable with working in a fast paced environment, dealing with large teams and working across a number of departments in the business
• The candidate must be very organised with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to take initiative and build a rapport with the team, internal and external clients
• They will be a self-motivated and proactive individual, able to demonstrate reliability and flexibility where necessary
• A good team player with a positive attitude, willing to get stuck in
• Interest in marketing
Key Skills
• 2 years’ experience in a similar role
• Strong IT skills and Intermediate/Advanced Microsoft Office skills (incl. Outlook, PowerPoint & Excel)
• Experience with travel bookings (trains/flights/hotels/taxis) preferred
• Self-starter, who relishes challenges and strives for the best
• Excellent organisational and co-ordination skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong proof reading and attention to detail skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to multitask and to work accurately and effectively under pressure
• Must understand the principles and practice of client care
• Strong team player: builds relationships and consults with others, quickly establishes trust and credibility. Ability to understand team dynamics
• Reliable and able to handle confidential matters and be discreet at all times
• Continuous improvement: delivers efficiency
• Ethical with strong integrity
Team Overview
The Residential Research Team includes 31 members from Analyst to Director level. The team is split to cover both B2B and B2C. The B2B (Business to Business) team’s work primarily focuses on providing research and consultancy on residential property to both internal and external clients. External clients include national government, house builders, developers, housing associations, charities, and investors. B2C is Business to consumer, so has a focus on Prime real estate publications and supporting the Estate Agency side of Savills. This PA role is to support the B2B side of the team.
Find out more about Savills offer
Recruitment agencies
Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.
Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.
• The Residential Research team provide research and consultancy on residential property to both internal and external clients. This involves using data analysis to help clients formulate strategy and make decisions. Our clients come from across the whole spectrum of UK residential property. They include some of the largest developers, investors and housing associations in the country, as well as national and local government. The team also write market leading research publications. These provide our clients with market intelligence and insightful analysis. They often feature in national newspapers, such as the Financial Times, The Times and The Telegraph
• This role is to provide PA support to the Directors within the B2B arm of the Residential Research team and general support to the wider team
• This role works alongside the PA to Head of Residential Research
• This is a 12 month FTC based in our Margaret Street HQ in central London
• Download to read the full job description. To apply, please submit a CV and Covering Letter with salary requirements
• Please note this role commences in September 2024
Key Responsibilities
PA duties:
• Support the Directors with complex diary management
• Oversee the department accounts (with support from the team), managing billings, issuing invoices (internal and external), creation of PO numbers
• Coordinate team meetings and minute taking when required
• Booking both domestic and international travel
• Management of contacts and instructions on our CRM database
Marketing Coordination:
• Project management of the production of research output including; reports, web articles, blogs and press releases
• Liaise with stakeholders, marketing, designers, PR and researchers, to ensure appropriate resourcing and on-time delivery
• Event management: liaising with key stakeholders and marketing in the lead up to webinars/seminars/report launches, ensuring the correct audiences are targeted
• E Campaigns: Coordinating with the digital marketing and social media team to distribute the research report to key clients/website upload
• Proof reading of research and marketing content
Wider team responsibilities:
• Organising client and staff entertainment for the Research department alongside the other PAs within the team
• HR support (recruitment, scheduling appraisals, managing and monitoring team holiday, sickness, etc)
• Ensuring CVs, Case Studies and Team Sheets are kept up-to-date
• Handling telephone calls, taking messages and covering phones
About you:
• The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate skills and experience that show they are comfortable with working in a fast paced environment, dealing with large teams and working across a number of departments in the business
• The candidate must be very organised with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to take initiative and build a rapport with the team, internal and external clients
• They will be a self-motivated and proactive individual, able to demonstrate reliability and flexibility where necessary
• A good team player with a positive attitude, willing to get stuck in
• Interest in marketing
Key Skills
• 2 years’ experience in a similar role
• Strong IT skills and Intermediate/Advanced Microsoft Office skills (incl. Outlook, PowerPoint & Excel)
• Experience with travel bookings (trains/flights/hotels/taxis) preferred
• Self-starter, who relishes challenges and strives for the best
• Excellent organisational and co-ordination skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong proof reading and attention to detail skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to multitask and to work accurately and effectively under pressure
• Must understand the principles and practice of client care
• Strong team player: builds relationships and consults with others, quickly establishes trust and credibility. Ability to understand team dynamics
• Reliable and able to handle confidential matters and be discreet at all times
• Continuous improvement: delivers efficiency
• Ethical with strong integrity
Team Overview
The Residential Research Team includes 31 members from Analyst to Director level. The team is split to cover both B2B and B2C. The B2B (Business to Business) team’s work primarily focuses on providing research and consultancy on residential property to both internal and external clients. External clients include national government, house builders, developers, housing associations, charities, and investors. B2C is Business to consumer, so has a focus on Prime real estate publications and supporting the Estate Agency side of Savills. This PA role is to support the B2B side of the team.
Find out more about Savills offer
Recruitment agencies
Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.
Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.
Job number 1451901