Job Description
About Reputation Inc
Reputation Inc is a specialist reputation management consultancy with offices in London, Dublin and Oslo. We count many of leading global and local companies amongst our clients spanning a range of sectors such as professional services, energy, consumer goods, financial services, food & beverage, retail and healthcare.
We work closely with clients to help them understand the drivers of their reputation and what matters most to their stakeholders. We work on issues that range from supporting companies in implementing sustainability and ESG initiatives to navigating complex regulatory environments, through to guiding leadership in the workplace transformation.
We are very proud of our work, and the impact it has had on the world of reputation in ensuring reputation guides better decision-making to create a more sustainable, prosperous world.
Our work focuses on three key areas:
* Intelligence: We help organisations understand the perceptions and expectations of their stakeholders through insights and analytics: materiality studies, perceptions studies, risk & issues mapping, ESG mapping.
* Strategy: We develop blueprints for organisations to shape their reputation: external affairs strategies, sustainability strategies, thought leadership strategies and communications strategies.
* Engagement: We help organisations engage with their stakeholders through internal capability building and leadership coaching in all fields related to stakeholder engagement, as well as through direct stakeholder engagement and communications (e.g., facilitation of stakeholder forums, communications planning).
What we’re looking for:
We are looking for a Junior Consultant to join our London team. This is an entry-level position, with a six-month probation period.
As a junior consultant, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of our client services. You will be expected to research the key topics driving our clients’ reputation, discover insights from qualitative and quantitative data, develop impactful content for client presentations, plan and draft client communications materials, and make a valuable contribution to the development of our client advice and recommendations.
What you will be doing:
* Work across our three key areas of Intelligence, Strategy and Engagement, embedded in project teams
* With the support of your project manager:
-Conduct desk research to identify trends in key topics driving our clients’ reputation
-Research media and corporate publications to inform our client’s approaches to External Affairs, Sustainability, Communications or Stakeholder Engagement
-Manage fieldwork for our Intelligence projects, e.g., launch online surveys, conduct stakeholder interviews, manage external partners
-Analyse qualitative and quantitative data to extract key themes around the perceptions and expectations of our clients’ most important stakeholders
-Prepare client presentations and participate in client meetings
-Draft communications materials for our clients, which could include press releases and digital content
Some of our recent projects included:
* Conducting a global materiality study to uncover the key sustainability issues affecting a global consumer goods company
* Helping a not-for-profit organisation in the field of alcohol responsibility better measure its impact
* Conducting a series of workshops to help a global energy company embed its new reputation strategy across all its divisions
* Setting up and building the profile of a new trade organization in the alcohol sector
* Helping a global consumer goods company understand their prospective talent’s expectations and developing engagement strategies to connect with them
Candidate profile:
The ideal candidate will have a combination of the following:
* Strong academic credentials, preferably in Business, Communications, Media studies or related field
* A keen interest in consulting, communications, sustainability or other relevant field
* A keen interest in the fields of reputation, external affairs, communications and sustainability
* Strong analytical skills and an ability to extrapolate trends and themes from both qualitative and quantitative data
* Resourcefulness to approach complex, unfamiliar issues and apply logic to shape solutions addressing our client’s needs
* Highly proficient in MS PowerPoint, Word and Excel
* Full English fluency
* Excellent writing skills
* Good presentation skills
* Knowledge of other languages is a plus
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
What we can offer:
You will be embedding yourself in a team of highly-driven individuals with multicultural backgrounds and a wide depth of expertise. Junior consultants work directly with our leadership team and get many opportunities to learn on the job as well as through training. Besides their client responsibilities, they are invited to contribute to all aspects of our company life, such as developing new IP, innovating new client services, delivering keys aspects of our marketing plan, or building our social media profile.
Our benefits package includes:
* Competitive salary
* Private medical insurance
* Company pension scheme
* 25 days holiday
* Flexible working policy
* Office in central London
* Personalised 1-1 onboarding sessions with the team
* Personalised training & development plan
* Regular social activities
How to apply:
If you’re interested in applying for this position, please send your CV with a cover letter explaining why you’re interested and suitable for the role to by 29th November. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Successful candidates will be invited for an interview. We regret that due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to candidates who have not been selected for interview.