Since opening our office in Johannesburg in 1995, Brunswick South Africa has established a market-leading position in the country. From financial situations through to capital markets, crisis, cyber, employee engagement, and litigation, clients rely on Brunswick for insight, advice, planning, preparedness, and campaigns. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of sector and practice area experts who contribute to cross border projects with fellow professionals in law, banking and consultancy to support companies through transactions or critical situations. Brunswick’s Digital Search Center sits in the Johannesburg office. This team provides specialist Search Engine Optimization and Web Analytics support to all the global offices as well as full service digital support to our South African clients.
Brunswick is a level 4 B-BBEE contributor.
Creating a Research and Analysis Hub (RA Hub) to support Research & media monitoring
Successful candidates will be part of a global team to help develop and grow a Research and Analysis Hub (RA Hub) to support basic research and media monitoring activities across the firm.
Senior/Junior Researcher (Associate/AD – depending on experience)
The Role/ Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
Demonstrate a strong understanding of research and digital/social media techniques; adopts a curious mindset, scoping briefs thoroughly and iterating work as appropriate.
Devising, conducting and presenting high quality, thorough and thoughtful research and where appropriate innovating new ideas and approaches (using a wide range of tools including Reuters, Bloomberg, Spredfast, Signal, Factiva and other specialist sources).
Providing concise and compelling outputs, succinctly drawing out and articulating key messages and themes.
Disseminating and bringing to life findings through a range of formats including reports and briefings.
Proactively scan and analyse sector news and key developments; share key research and analysis insights with colleagues through daily, weekly and monthly sector and client briefs/updates.
Shows a very good understanding of data and statistics, including corporate, financial and macro-economic indicators and concepts.
Demonstrates a strong understanding of research resources and tools; advises colleagues and requesters on availability, usage, copyright issues and source attribution.
Participates in internal efforts and works with external vendors to improve the way we use information, tools and technology.
3+ years working in a research role
Demonstrates strong curiosity and awareness of current and relevant global issues and horizon trends (incl. how these may impact clients), sharing appropriately. Works closely with global colleagues to bring new ideas and approach.
Works/builds relationships with client teams across the firm as appropriate, anticipating and understanding requester needs, maximising efficiencies and adding value wherever possible.
Experience working within service centre style environment. Demonstrates good project management skills, prioritizing and responding to requests on a timely basis; keeps colleagues and requesters informed of project status and provides briefings to colleagues as needed.
Adept at navigating and succeeding within high-performance, entrepreneurial environments
Actively seeks out learning and growth opportunities.
Treats everyone with respect and strives to be inclusive.
Excellent communicator with professional polish and strong emotional intelligence
Entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit. A dynamic self-starter with a strong work ethic.
High level of attention to detail and an intellectually rigorous, client-service attitude.
An experienced team-worker and will prefer to work in a collegiate way.
A sense of fun.
Brunswick is a critical issues firm. We advise the world’s leading companies on how to navigate the critical issues they face and engage with their critical stakeholders. Our purpose is to help our clients play their role in the world more successfully. We help the leaders of the world’s great value-creating organizations operate successfully across the increasingly complex and fast-changing arenas of finance, politics and society at large. Brunswick is one firm globally, operating as a single profit centre. This allows us to respond seamlessly and effectively to clients’ needs wherever they are in the world.
Founded in London in 1987, Brunswick’s global partnership has grown organically to 27 offices in 19 countries. We began as a M&A and financial communications firm and, over time, expanded our capabilities to provide expert advice to our clients on a range of business critical issues. We invested in new offices, sector teams and practice groups including investor engagement; shareholder activism; governance; regulatory and public affairs, including geopolitical; crisis; litigation; social issues including climate change and diversity, equity and inclusion; cybersecurity, data and privacy; employee engagement; digital communications; opinion research and analysis, and; creative services.
Our CEO is Neal Wolin, based in Washington, D.C. Our Chairman is Sir Alan Parker, based in London. For more information, visit: www.brunswickgroup.com.
