Research Executive

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Rural?

We live and breathe what we do. Helping clients deliver a vision for a better future. We’re a passionate and committed team of professionals, proud to help clients create spaces and places that support a thriving countryside. We work hard, while spending time in the landscapes we love.

Employee benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

Private medical insurance including dental and optical

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Wellness allowance

Birthday off

Christmas holiday allowance

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible working arrangements
- At Rural Solutions, you'll have the opportunity to work with a dynamic team of experienced property professionals, business consultants, planners, project managers, architects, and landscape architects - all of whom specialise in rural development.

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**About Us**

Rural Solutions is a national specialist working with clients who own and manage rural land, property, and estates. We help our clients realise their ambitions to create remarkable spaces and enterprises in the countryside. Our Consulting Team comprises strategists, analysts, communicators, researchers, property professionals, and project managers working alongside our Planning and Architecture and Landscape teams to deliver a range of rural development outcomes.

**Role Overview**

The Research Executive role is responsible for undertaking desk-based and primary research tasks to develop evidence and insight related to client project work, business development, and marketing activity. This role involves working across all four service lines and contributing to high-quality client-ready reports and presentations.

**Responsibilities**
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative primary and secondary research and analysis of data and information to draw evidenced conclusions to inform client advice and marketing materials.
- Contribute to high-quality client-ready reports and presentations, including drafting text, document editing, and proofreading.
- Establish and manage a knowledge management system and associated databases to store information centrally and make it easily accessible to the wider team.
- Create templates for collating research to establish efficiencies in collecting and presenting data and information to clients.
- Identify market-leading sources of data and information and collate relevant data, statistics, and evidence from these sources.
- Design and manage online surveys as required for client projects.
- Develop and maintain client relationships, dealing with client inquiries and maintaining the highest standards of client care.
- Own the project case study portfolio, CV library, and proposal and client deliverable library, ensuring they are continually updated and easily accessible.
- Support business development activities and proactively engage in companywide business development initiatives.
- Contribute to marketing collateral such as blogs, publications, and client newsletters.

**Qualifications and Requirements**
- Highly organised, responsive, and able to work on own initiative with light touch supervision.
- Excellent spoken and written business English. 2
- Experience in research and analysis, database management, and project deliverables.
- Ability to assist with the creation of marketing collateral and social media content.

**Remuneration**:Negotiable depending on experience.

**Location**: Office based in Skipton, North Yorkshire with flexible, hybrid and remote working options available.

**Working Hours**: Both full and part-time will be considered.
- Good Business Charter Accreditation

We are proud to be accredited to the Good Business Charter, an organisation which seeks to raise the bar on business practices for employees, tax, the environment, customers, and suppliers.
- Still searching?

We’re always on the lookout for like-minded folk who share our passion. With projects ranging from estate scale strategies and masterplans to hotels and tourist attractions, to commercial developments and country homes, we offer a unique and rewarding career path.
- Whether you're a planner, architect, landscape architect, consultant, project manager or have transferable skills and a deep knowledge of the rural sector - you might be who we are looking for.
- Get in touch
- Join us and be a part of shaping the future of rural Britain.