Acorn Strategy

Researcher

• Conduct targeted market, industry and competitor research for business development, client and internal projects
• Support Business Leads with research for RFP responses, proposals and presentations
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative information and identify meaningful trends
• Translate findings into clear, practical insights
• Prepare competitor analysis and benchmarking reports
• Provide basic data analysis for client work, internal planning and business-development activity
• Maintain an organised database of trusted research sources, industry reports and reference materials
• Produce concise research summaries, reports and presentation materials
• Verify sources and review data for accuracy, relevance and consistency
• Manage multiple research requests and deadlines
• Communicate progress or risks early
• Collaborate with the Business Development & Strategy team and connect research findings to wider business objectives
• Report to the Marketing & Strategy Manager

Strategic Researcher

General

• Read RFPs, tenders and client briefs, extracting deliverables, volumes, service levels and submission requirements
• Build structured cost models using the agreed rate card and document assumptions
• Identify budget gaps, hidden effort and commercial or delivery risks
• Raise clarification questions and challenge ambiguous scopes
• Review client terms, NDAs and contractual requirements for commercial impact
• Ensure proposals, forms and declarations meet client requirements
• Coordinate senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to keep submissions on track
• Submit approved proposals and resolve issues before deadlines
• Maintain an accurate, reusable library of proposals, costings and commercial records
• Hand approved scopes to Account Management with commitments and boundaries documented
• Support change requests and scope variations by re-costing work and highlighting commercial impact
• Use AI tools to improve scope review and proposal work, validating outputs and refining workflows
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Project Management and Account Management
• Report to the Business Development Strategist

Strategic Researcher

Commercial Specialist