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Note Taker - Preston

Office Angels
Posted 10 hours ago, valid for 4 days
Location

Preston, Lancashire PR4 0AS, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • This job opportunity is for freelance note-takers with an independent research agency in Preston, PR1 2YF, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Social Care.
  • Candidates should have fast and accurate typing skills, excellent grammar, and attention to detail, and while not essential, being locally based is preferred.
  • The role involves attending in-person workshops, taking detailed notes, and helping with workshop arrangements, requiring candidates to bring their own laptops.
  • The position offers firsthand experience in social research with potential future freelance opportunities, and expenses for travel, accommodation, and meals will be covered.
  • Salary details are not specified, but candidates should have relevant experience in note-taking or research.

Job Opportunity: Note-Taking

Company: Independent research agency

Location: Preston PR1 2YF

Date: Sunday 7th December

Partnering with: Department of Health and Social Care

We are excited to offer a unique opportunity for anyone interested in gaining experience in research. Our client is an independent research agency, and they talk with people across the UK to understand their experiences.

Our client is currently working on projects in collaboration with the Department of Health and Social Care where they discuss how citizens feel about public health, data, and life in the UK at in-person workshops. We are looking for freelance note-takers to assist them with this research.

This is an excellent chance to gain firsthand insight into research, public health, and strategic insight development, with potential for future freelancing opportunities for our client.

Responsibilities:

  • Attend workshops in-person within reasonable distance to your home location
  • Take detailed and accurate verbatim notes during discussions
  • Participate in a briefing call before the event to understand the workshop format and your role
  • Help with arranging tables and chairs before workshop start
  • Help with neatly packing away papers and stationery after workshop is over

Requirements:

  • Bring your own laptop for note-taking
  • Must have the right to work in the UK
  • Fast and accurate typing
  • Excellent grammar and attention to detail
  • While not essential, being locally based in one of the workshop locations would be preferred

Benefits:

  • Firsthand experience in social research and deliberative methods
  • Opportunity to travel with expenses covered, including accommodation, transportation, and meals
  • Future freelance opportunities either remotely or in-person (e.g., transcribing focus groups, live note-taking) for our client

Office Angels is an employment agency. We are an equal opportunities employer who put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.