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Research Enablement Specialist

FirstRand Johannesburg Full-time

Job description

The Research Enablement Specialist provides highquality editorial, production, and contentmanagement support to the Research function. This role is ideally suited to an individual with exceptional English language editing and proofreading skills, strong attention to detail, and a keen interest in economics, financial markets, and research. The role strengthens the clarity, accuracy, and usability of research outputs by ensuring they meet established editorial standards, comply with regulatory requirements, and are delivered efficiently across channels. The incumbent partners closely with analysts and stakeholders to enhance content quality, streamline workflows, and maintain the organisation’s research knowledge base.Key Responsibilities: Editorial Quality and Content Assurance Edit, proofread, and qualityassure research publications, presentations, and client-facing materials to ensure clarity, coherence, and factual accuracyAct as a quality checkpoint for highimpact or time-sensitive outputs, ensuring all content meets agreed research and editorial standards before releaseUphold and apply editorial style guidelines consistently across asset classes, product types, and distribution platforms  

Responsibilities & skills

Bachelors degree in English, Publishing, Language Practice, Economics, or related field.3+ years experience in editorial, research production, or content management roles.Experience in financial services or research environments advantageous.

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About the company

FirstRand

FirstRand knows firsthand about banking. The company's FirstRand Bank Holdings operates FirstRand Bank and First National Bank in southern Africa, as well as asset financing firm WesBank and investment bank Rand Merchant Bank. FirstRand Limited owns and operates more than 750 branches and approximately 6,000 ATMs in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, and Zambia. It also has a presence on every continent except Antarctica, with an international focus on Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and the UK. The company's activities encompass retail and private banking, corporate and investment banking, insurance, and asset management. 
PO Box 650149 Benmore, 2010www.firstrand.co.za
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