Practice Development Analyst/Associate, Full-Time

Please send your resume and cover letter quoting the position title within your cover letter to careers@humanbranding.VIP. Applications will be reviewed and only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Summary

  • To provide support across proposal writing, cultural work, and strategic communications

  • Supports the business development and Corporate profile functions at Human Branding, to ensure the company’s leadership position as an innovative and progressive market research consultancy

  • The person in this role must be comfortable working in an entrepreneurial fast paced environment and able to verbalize their point of view, as well as like working on a team and in a team environment


Core Competencies

Accountability

• Takes personal ownership and responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work commitments. Follows organizational guidelines for work and strives to meet Human Branding’s standard of best work. Demonstrates reliability and integrity on a daily basis

Multi-Tasking

• Ability to prioritize appropriately, manage timelines, project deadlines and handle multiple projects and changing priorities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.

Attention to Detail

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to handle and see projects through completion. Maintains a professional and positive manner even under changing or uncertain conditions.

Organizational Awareness

• Shows commitment to the company vision and strategic goals by acting in accordance with organizational expectations and through having a solid understanding of the internal environment/culture.

Teamwork: CAN DO ATTITUDE!

• Works positively and effectively with others to reach a common goal. Participates actively in group activities and collaboration fostering a team environment


Essential Skills

Communication & Presentation Skills

  • Expresses and transmits information with consistency, clarity, and confidence

  • Ability to communicate with ease both in written and verbal form

  • Demonstrates active listening techniques in order to effectively understand and interpret outcomes, and formulate next steps

  • Can read a room/meeting and understand implications

Proposals and Credentials Presentation Writing

  • Takes detailed notes and absorbs information from a client brief, in both a meeting and by reading a Request for Proposal (RFP)

  • Sources all necessary background information to write an informed proposal; including and not limited to:

    • Conducting research on therapeutic area/category

    • Analyzing and understanding previous relevant work conducted by Human Branding

    • Gathering recent proposals to understand approach, costing, etc.

  • Develops and writes compelling proposals within deadlines

  • Writes persuasive proposals with impactful visualization of ideas, Human Branding approaches and output, driving innovation where appropriate and necessary

  • Stays up to date on how costing is completed for clients, including client rate cards and discounts that are offered

  • Is aware of financial terms and MSA agreements for all clients

  • Has strong understanding of client portals for RFP submissions and all the required documents

  • Develops professional and customized credential decks for clients as needed

Cultural Work

  • Supports academic cultural work for Human Branding

  • Supports cultural background research for projects, as needed

  • Supports Partners with background research & cultural work for media requests, as needed

  • Keeps Human Branding’s staff up to date with cultural trends/ societal shifts in healthcare space and priority consumer categories

HB Profile and Strategic Communications

  • Supports development & writing for strategic communications copy for Human Branding that may be required, including but not limited to:

o   Human Branding Website

o   Human Branding LinkedIn


EDUCATION

•       Post-Secondary/Graduate Degree in social sciences, business, or marketing

EXPERIENCE

•       0-2 years

TECHNICAL SKILLS

•       Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word
•       WordPress, LinkedIn experience an asset

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

•       Travel outside of GTA not required

LANGUAGES

•       Fluent in written and verbal English
•       French an asset

LOGISTICS

•       Preference for in-office work from Human Branding head offices (downtown Toronto) with hybrid/work from home schedule

Requirements