Research Associate, Forum (Jan 2025)

Job Description

Position Overview

Forum is a content product that helps investors make better investment decisions faster. We conduct in depth Interviews with senior executives and industry specialists to unearth critical insights and generate unfiltered transcripts.

Our 150-strong industry aligned team covers over 2,500 public and private companies, applying data-driven factor models to identify where capital is most likely to be deployed. Our library of over 10,000 Forum Interview transcripts is continually strengthened by the generation of approximately 400 transcripts per month.  

Already a growing force across our offices, the Forum team has big plans to become a global producer and distributor of premium content for the investment community. In order for us to deliver on our aggressive growth targets, we would like to recruit a Research Associate to assist our growing team in London in identifying and engaging with the most relevant industry professionals to take part in upcoming discussions. Forum specialises in the TMT, Consumer, Healthcare and Industrials, Materials and Energy (IME) sectors. 

Dive into our comprehensive training program and as you progress from a new hire to a seasoned Associate, you will learn:

• About our business, our team and our clients
• How to use our proprietary tools and public databases to prospect and recruit specialists who are the most pertinent for each topic
• How to manage a project and develop relationships with experts and internal stakeholders
• About various sectors and companies globally and help develop strategies to increase the adoption of our products and services
• Leadership and networking skills to use throughout your career  

Responsibilities

In this role your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Researching industries in order to identify the most relevant individuals (C-level executives and practitioners working at the heart of their industries) to take part in moderated interviews
• Encouraging these individuals to participate in the interview, while ensuring that their insights are relevant and their fees are within budget
• Developing relationships with existing Third Bridge industry contacts and building new ones with experts you have identified
• Working to tight deadlines alongside other members of the Forum team 

Skills

• Proven experience in communicating effectively and building relationships quickly over the phone
• Demonstrable skill in carrying out research with a logical and focused approach
• A solid understanding of the wider business world; an interest in financial markets would be beneficial
• A resourceful nature, with a diligent and proactive approach to their work
• The ability to work well within a team, under pressure and with a positive attitude

• Hold an undergraduate degree with a strong academic record
• Ideally the candidate must be a recent graduate, with 0-2 years of work experience. The level of experience may vary, but what matters is your curiosity, drive and ambition 

• Salary: Competitive base salary of £36,500 with access to our bonus scheme after just 1 month.

• Vacation: 25 days (which increases to 28 days after 2 years of service) plus UK Bank Holidays

• Learning: personal development allowance of £750 per year

• Sponsored learning: part reimbursement of expenses associated with the CFA

• Health and wellbeing: private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan, a variety of health and wellbeing events to focus on mental health, Ride to Work scheme (savings on bikes and accessories)

• Future and family: pension contributions of 4% (increases with tenure) and life insurance of 4x of your base salary

• Flexibility: work from anywhere for one month per year, 2 annual volunteer days, 2 personal days when life throws you a curveball and 'Summer Fridays'

• Rewards: get points through our colleague-to-colleague recognition programme to spend on hotels, gift cards, donations to charity and more

• Social: weekly optional social gatherings, daily breakfast and snacks, social events

• ESG: CSR, Environment and Diversity & Inclusion (including Women at Third Bridge, Pride and Blkbridge)

• Frontline Innovation: your chance to share your ideas for improvement through Hackathons and other events