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GLG is seeking a highly self-motivated and enthusiastic Project Support Specialist to join the Project Support team, part of the wider Platform Operations team based in London. Project Support Specialists are responsible for scheduling consultations between GLG’s clients and selected industry experts, including business leaders, scientists, academics, former public sector leaders and subject matter specialists.
Specific responsibilities
- Schedule calls between GLG clients and requested experts
- Navigate requests with compliance requirements and client-specific preferences
- Establish and build strong working relationships with internal Client Solutions partners
- Successfully execute against scheduling request objectives, seeing each project through to completion
- Appreciate the urgency of scheduling calls and prioritizing accordingly to provide timely client service
- Demonstrate adaptability in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
- Please note this is not a project management role
An ideal candidate will have the following
- Undergraduate degree and/or equivalent experience of client/customer service
- Able to prioritise tasks in order of urgency
- Superior phone communication and interaction skills, including demonstrated oral and written abilities
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Passion for fast-paced learning
- Ability to communicate and manage relationships across the full professional spectrum including internal and external stakeholders
- Act with the highest integrity and professionalism in all their endeavour
- Think creatively and focus on opportunities for growth
- Enjoy working in a team orientated environment
- Demonstrate the ability and initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time
- Full business proficiency in English is essential
- Full business proficiency in Spanish desirable but not essential for the role
Career Progression
Project Support Specialists typically progress onto Senior Project Support Specialist level with the ability to take on mentoring opportunities of more junior members of the team.
What we offer
- Competitive base salary and annual bonus with comprehensive benefits (including healthcare coverage, a contributory pension plan, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays)
- Global tuition reimbursement to support GLGers who want to continue their professional education
- A great team atmosphere with socials, off site activities and sports teams to join
- An opportunity to contribute to GLG’s Social Impact Partners Programme
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s insight network. Our clients rely on GLG’s global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).
We serve thousands of the world’s best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions. We connect our clients to the world’s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, former public-sector leaders, and the foremost subject matter specialists.
GLG’s industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company’s culture.
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
