Voicentric is looking to recruit a new talent with a background in sciences, on a full time basis, people with a proactive and competitive attitude, who can work well both independently and as a team, in order to achieve daily and weekly targets and work well under pressure. You will have the ability to articulate complex information in a clear and confident manner, and have exceptional attention to detail.
If you tick those boxes, you’re one step closer to being a part of our multilingual, successful and supportive team!
Your role:
As an International Communications Representative, you will be responsible for conducting professional calls, on behalf of our clients, in order to communicate complex information about new technologies, raise product awareness and assess the requirements of prospective customers.
- Conduct calls in order to generate high quality leads
- Acquire, with training, good knowledge of product features and applications and be able to utilise this information efficiently within your communication
- Understand the needs of the prospective customer and react accordingly
- Maintain organised and detailed records of customer interactions
- Research contacts and consider their requirements prior to communication
- Support your colleagues and work as a team
- Deliver a very high standard of quality and professionalism at all times
About you:
Essential Skills:
- Scientific background – biology preferable (educational)
- Exceptional communication skills; both written and spoken
- Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience
- Positive attitude and result driven
- Good team and interpersonal skills
- Confidence to direct the course of a conversation and handle objections
- Well-organised and conscientious, with excellent attention to detail
- Ability to quickly learn new processes
Desirable Skills:
- Fluency in an additional language (ex: German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Mandarin, Korean...)
- Experience with CRM
- Experience in a call centre or any target-driven environment (lead generation, telesales, B2B, customer service, etc)
The benefits we offer:
- Option of a flexible contract or a permanent contract.
- Hybrid working model - Remote and office work (desktop computer, screens, keyboard, webcam will be provided)
- Eligible employees can earn a share of the profits from the company as Voicentric became an EOT (Employee-Owned Trust) in 2019.
- Employee of the quarter awards (prizes have included trips for two, brand new laptop or tv, yearly gym membership, etc)
- Ongoing training, coaching and career progression opportunities
- Variety of shifts available between 6am and 9pm, a regular weekly shift pattern agreed from day 1, and no weekend work
- Regular parties and events
- EAP (Employment Assistance program) via Healthcare Assured – available to help employees deal with personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing.- Free 24/7 counselling, legal & information line- Critical incident advice & telephone support- Online health portal & access to the Wisdom App
- Pension scheme
- Free eye test
- Free flu vaccination
- Informal dress code
Life at Voicentric:
Voicentric is an international and multi-lingual team. As well as being a professional and hard-working place, Voicentric strongly promotes a friendly and welcoming culture.
We celebrate our successes together with our annual winter and summer socials. We also organise regular office-based events and also support two charities annually through our ‘VC in the Community’ initiative.
We recognise outstanding performance through our Employee of the Quarter awards and many staff become eligible for an annual profit pay-out.
About Voicentric:
Voicentric is a scientific marketing agency specialising in Life and Material science. We promote scientific products to scientists, researchers, and academics all over the world by telephone, in order to generate interest and make them aware of new technologies that can potentially improve their daily work. Voicentric seeks to engage and qualify potential customers on behalf of our clients.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.75 per hour
Expected hours: 36.25 per week
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Profit sharing
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Durham DH1 2SJ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you have a background in sciences (biology, biomedical sciences)?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Durham DH1 2SJ
Expected start date: 01/09/2025
