Overview:
IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1,100 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries worldwide. For 50 years IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC's Insights businesses provide industry-focused advice for IT buyers in the Financial, Government, Health, Retail, Manufacturing and Energy verticals. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. You can learn more about IDC by visiting www.idc.com.
Responsibilities:
This position will be responsible for the implementation and management of processes that will allow IDC to successfully complete a complex research document in a timely manner.
Initiate, coordinate, and close projects based on a formal prescribed procedure
Create and monitor project schedules, including maintaining action logs
Train research analysts on specific project methodology and answer questions as they arise
Maintain the project calendar to ensure milestones and hit on time.
Create, edit, and maintain project-specific content such as interview summaries, survey questionnaires, project details/guidelines and various communications to sales representatives
Support pilot project initiatives to enhance overall project methodology and process as needed
Communicate & interact with IDC clients related to project needs
Communicate & interact with IDC analysts, sales and product management related to project needsQualifications:
Applicants should have at least 2-5 years working experience as project specialist/project coordinator.
Willing to work 7pm to 4am shift local time in Manila to maximize overlap with U.S time zones
Ability to communicate and interact with many different personalities and roles within and outside the organization
Extremely organized, good with time management and communicates succinctly and often.
Willingness to identify areas of need and to be able to assist by taking on many different types of project activities
Reliable
Excellent English language skill spoken and written
Strong writing skills with the ability to synthesize various inputs into a written format
Anticipates and heads off problems that can jeopardize deadlines
Personal time management with the ability to juggle multiple, competing priorities
Basic research skills and knowledge
