Information Scientist
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Leatherhead
- Salary
- 25000.00 - 30000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 28 Aug 2018
- Closes
- 25 Sep 2018
- Sectors
- Manufacturing & Industrial
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An Information Scientist is required to join a leading Food & Drink advisory business based in Surrey.
Your job purpose is to provide members and clients with excellent services in the area of information provision.
The Information Scientist helps the organisation and its client with access to relevant, timely and accurate information using the latest formats and technologies.
This is essential in maintaining our current services and in helping to build and develop our technical knowledge base.
Your main duties will include:
* To manage, co-ordinate and develop existing information subscription services and member databases.
* Demonstrate the value of the services to the clients including monitoring service utilisation and running a programme of Webex demonstrations and/or visits to client's sites, including extracting client feedback.
* To maintain a high level of best practice in terms of the delivery of knowledge and information-based solutions and recommend and implement change in services and products.
* To support in the development of our digital content delivery strategy.
* To support the rest of the department and business including answering enquires, proposal development, research and literature searching, development and implementation of document & knowledge management strategies, and sourcing and application of external business intelligence.
* To create, maintain and enhance effective working relationships
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
* Graduate or Postgraduate level qualification(s) in Information Science accredited by CILIP, or related subjects
* Excellent awareness of current information science practice and use of the latest technologies in providing information in the appropriate formats.
* Excellent understanding and/or practical experience of database, search and content management systems
* Excellent all-round IT skills, ideally with SharePoint site management experience
* Ability to search, disseminate and ideally summarise technical information
* Well-developed communication skills - upwards, downwards and outwards
* Skilled report writing and presentation skills
* Ideally experience of providing, summarising and extracting business information including market research information and ability to present these in different formats
* Ideally experience of information provision in a commercial or a membership-based organisation
* Good communicator with proven client skills
Interested? Then click the apply button today, or contact Rob Salter for further information on (Apply online only)
Your job purpose is to provide members and clients with excellent services in the area of information provision.
The Information Scientist helps the organisation and its client with access to relevant, timely and accurate information using the latest formats and technologies.
This is essential in maintaining our current services and in helping to build and develop our technical knowledge base.
Your main duties will include:
* To manage, co-ordinate and develop existing information subscription services and member databases.
* Demonstrate the value of the services to the clients including monitoring service utilisation and running a programme of Webex demonstrations and/or visits to client's sites, including extracting client feedback.
* To maintain a high level of best practice in terms of the delivery of knowledge and information-based solutions and recommend and implement change in services and products.
* To support in the development of our digital content delivery strategy.
* To support the rest of the department and business including answering enquires, proposal development, research and literature searching, development and implementation of document & knowledge management strategies, and sourcing and application of external business intelligence.
* To create, maintain and enhance effective working relationships
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
* Graduate or Postgraduate level qualification(s) in Information Science accredited by CILIP, or related subjects
* Excellent awareness of current information science practice and use of the latest technologies in providing information in the appropriate formats.
* Excellent understanding and/or practical experience of database, search and content management systems
* Excellent all-round IT skills, ideally with SharePoint site management experience
* Ability to search, disseminate and ideally summarise technical information
* Well-developed communication skills - upwards, downwards and outwards
* Skilled report writing and presentation skills
* Ideally experience of providing, summarising and extracting business information including market research information and ability to present these in different formats
* Ideally experience of information provision in a commercial or a membership-based organisation
* Good communicator with proven client skills
Interested? Then click the apply button today, or contact Rob Salter for further information on (Apply online only)