Research Assistant at Deal Leaders Africa

Job description

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate skills in multiple areas. You will need to possess strong team-working skills and you will need to demonstrate versatility and adaptability in a dynamic workplace. In addition, you will also need to be accustomed to interacting with senior people within an organistation (e.g M.D, F.D etc), meeting deadlines and fast turnaround times.

Key attributes/competencies:

• A commitment to high-quality analysis and output
• Strong interpersonal skills
• High computer literacy in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Agility in moving between team and individual working
• Problem solving and technical/analytical thinking
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Determined with a creative approach to problem solving
• Ability to cope with conflicting demands and to prioritise tasks

Responsibilities:

• Prospect Engagement
• Integration and alignment with deal team underpinned by values, growth and integrity
• Ad hoc project related initiatives

Assistance with:

• Preparation of research strategy for project
• Presentation of research strategy to client
• Research and successful identification of potential prospects
• Preparation of prospect overviews for meetings

Profile:

• Bcom or equivalent
• Age: Between 24 +