Information Researcher, European Languages (French)

Information Researcher (European Languages)

Fluent written and spoken French essential

Funding and Information Services

Home Based or Glasgow

About the role

Idox has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join the ResearchConnect content team. ResearchConnect supports universities, research institutions and research-intensive companies to identify and disseminate R&D funding. With a global client base, we support international research collaboration as well as researcher mobility. Whether its supporting research to combat neurodegenerative diseases like dementia or exploring the potential of low carbon alternative energy solutions, ResearchConnect plays a vital role in connecting researchers with the funding they need.

You will be responsible for researching and writing funding information and news for ResearchConnect, working alongside an experienced team. This role is to focus on our French content area, meaning French to English translational skills of a high standard are required. You will have internal ownership of this dataset and provide support to our account team, which works with our clients in mainland Europe, including top-tier universities.

You will be home-based with attendance expected at occasional Content Team working days in Manchester. Alternatively, the role could be based at our Glasgow office.

Key responsibilities

This is a role that might suit someone with an interest in innovation or funding, and experience in content management, databases or information management. You will need strong attention to detail and be able to follow themes and reader interests, research emerging funding news and summarise information succinctly. The role will involve:

• Managing a dynamic French (and international) research funding dataset, ensuring it is continuously updated and current by tracking and sourcing new research funding opportunities and announcements covering the French funding/policy landscape

• Compiling, editing and formatting funding opportunities for our databases

• Authoring news articles for publication

• Support of clients, via the Research Helpdesk

• Supporting the Content Team to fulfil its mission to be Europe’s trusted authority on funding

• Adhere to Idox Information Security & Management System Policies.

The role best suits a proactive, self-motivated individual who is capable of managing multiple deadlines and activities.

To be successful, you’ll need to be:

• An energetic self-starter with an interest in, or experience of, online research and content creation

• Degree level or equivalent, with confidence in research and strong written English skills

• Able to read technical funder information and news announcements in French and translate the key points to English

• Able to learn a new programme quickly and adhere to house style

• Show high standards of accuracy and attention to detail and be able to take responsibility for the quality of your own work

• Comfortable with meeting tight deadlines and prioritising workload

• Able to evaluate content quality and identify opportunities for fresh content and news pieces

• Willing to actively contribute to the work of the wider Content Team in finding new ways of ensuring that our content satisfies the needs of our current clients as well as reaching new audiences

• Able to forge strong internal relationships, which are key to the role.

Additional desirable qualities:

• We’re looking for someone who will enjoy working with databases and providing quality funding resources for our customers, which include research institutions, universities and the private sector

• The role offers a great opportunity for someone to develop their skills and gain excellent experience. It may suit an early career person with confident writing skills or a returner to work. We offer flexible working arrangements.

About Idox

Our specialist software solutions power the performance of government and industry, driving productivity and a better experience for everyone. Built around the user and designed in collaboration with experts who have worked through every detail of every process from end-to-end, our hard-working process engines deliver exceptional functionality and embed workflows that drive efficiency and best practice with a long-term focus for regulated environments.

Through the automation of tasks, the simplification of complex operations, finding scalability as operations evolve, and more effective management of information, we help our customers harness the power of Digital, so they can do more.

We employ around 660 staff in the UK and worldwide, including Europe, North America and Asia, so some travel to meet colleagues may be required.

Our Values, Our Culture

We are ambitious in working together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity. Idox is a company where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit, where we respect all our employees, customers and communities in which we live, work and are a part of.

We recruit and reward employees based on capability and performance – regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability. Each office location worldwide, is free to respond to local needs to create a culturally sensitive workplace for everyone. In doing so, we want every employee to feel our commitment to showing respect for all and encouraging open collaboration and communication.

We recognise that for individuals, the opportunity to work flexibly can enable them to achieve a better work-life balance along with a greater sense of responsibility, ownership and control of their working life. During the pandemic, all our employees successfully transitioned to remote working and we are open to conversations on work patterns to suit our employees’ needs such as changes to working times, part time working, term time working, 9-day fortnight. We are proud to be a flexible employer enabling effective hybrid working for our employees.

How to apply

Please submit a CV and a short cover letter (maximum 500 words - including salary expectation, and current remuneration) explaining why you feel you would be suited to this role.

Please note successful applicants will need to satisfy the BPSS guidelines (Baseline Personnel Security Standards) which consist of the receipt of satisfactory references covering the last 3 years of employment; an identity check; verification of eligibility to work in the UK; and a Basic Disclosure Check. This is in order to help us make safer recruitment decisions.

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