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Joshua Higgins

Joshua Higgins

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Portfolio Manager at Mercia Asset Management Plc

  • Education

    • CFA Institute

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      Level 1 & 2 Passed

    • St Annes RC High School

      2008 - 2013

    • Cheadle Hulme School

      2013 - 2015
      A-Level Business Studies, Spanish and Mathematics

      Activities and Societies: - Part of the Young Enterprise club in which my peers and I innovated ideas/products. This consisted of attending school fairs and pitching a business plan to entrepreneurs at Stonyhurst college in Lancashire. We made healthy profits from our ideas and I adopted the role of Financial Director as well as assisting in other areas of the group such as Marketing and Product Development. A highly-regarded coeducational school, well-known for its academic achievement and a wide range of extra-curricular activities. I obtained a bursary under the condition that I met the GSCE requirements of the sixth-form.

    • Lancaster University

      2015 - 2018
      Business Management BSc Hons International Business 2:1

      Activities and Societies: I have also just completed a consulting project with the BFPP (Business Fraud Prevention Partnership), a cyber-security consultancy firm who provide services such as training and security policies to companies. Currently, I am President of the ERASMUS and languages society whereby students congregate and practise their target language through social events and language cafes. I am also part of the Extrav Committee, a group organising the end of year celebrations for the college. A top-ten UK University with an excellent Management school ranked in the top 100 worldwide. My degree covers every aspect of business acumen: Economics, Finance, Accounting, Consulting, Analytics, Marketing and Spanish. This provides many paths to go down in the corporate world, not least with respect to international markets.

  • Experience

    • Alfred Music

      Oct 2014 - Oct 2014
      Market Researcher

      - Identified and solved a critical issue through coursework investigation in sixth-form: ‘How can Alfred most effectively protect its profit margins with the increase in online sales as a percentage?’ - Responsible for processing 100s of orders through specialised systems of large companies such as Amazon - The interpreted data has been used to assist in the improvement in the company’s marketing - Throughout this week, I gained technical experience (e.g. Excel) and developed my capability of carrying out complex tasks independently - Contributed to the critical decision making of the company on purchase platforms - Worked at Alfred Music as an analyst for 1 week responsible for collecting, displaying and extrapolating company sales data for the UK sector Show less

    • Asda

      Oct 2014 - Mar 2016
      Customer Service

      - Responsible for stock replenishment, stock counts and dealing with customer queries.- Obtained leadership and team skills through delegating tasks to new employees and collectively completing tasks. - Developed technical skills with the scanner gun to locate and count. - Received customer service training and have practised it whilst working.

    • ERASMUS and Languages Society

      May 2016 - May 2017
      President

      A society in which students come together and meet to practise their target language through social events and language cafes. This includes speaking with both natives and learners of the language.

    • ARTIEM FRESH PEOPLE HOTELS

      Jun 2016 - Sept 2016
      Barman

      - Internship at the hotel to develop fluency in Spanish. - Also carried out room service.- Responsible for dealing with customers from all over Europe in both Spanish and English - Used effective teamwork skills and developed an efficient system of working with colleagues. - Translation of gym adverts and labels for the restaurant which provoked positive feedback on Trip Advisor.

    • Business Fraud Prevention Partnership

      Oct 2016 - Mar 2017
      Management Consultant

      - A consulting project for the company in which we carried out market research using a questionnaire, company reports and other various sources- We identified the main possible target market through data analysis and, most importantly, the best marketing techniques to target them most effectively- This included the website design, offers and means of advertising via the web e.e.g LinkedIn and GoogleAds

    • Pendle College

      Feb 2017 - Jun 2017
      Member of Extrav Committee

      A group organising the end of year celebration event for the college. This includes the marketing, props and entertainment for the day and night.

    • Chartered Management Institute

      Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
      Insights and Development

      - Responsible for the development of student engagement which focused on developing products tailored to the student age group (e.g. career development centre and study aids)- Painted a clear picture of the pain points of a student's life and, therefore, when best to communicate with students- Sourced and prototyped new ideas for learning such as virtual walkthroughs and animation videos in place of talking head ones. This involved learning how to use a new piece of software called VideoScribe- Received the Bright Ideas Suggestion of the Quarter award for implementing a thesaurus for all of the acronyms within the business. This was used to break down the jargon barrier Show less

    • Osmosis Investment Management

      Jul 2018 - Aug 2021
      Research Analyst

    • British Business Bank

      Sept 2021 - Apr 2024

      • Investment Manager, Future Fund

        Aug 2023 - Apr 2024

      • Investment Analyst, Future Fund

        Sept 2021 - Aug 2023

    • Mercia Asset Management PLC

      Apr 2024 - now
      Portfolio Manager

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Joshua Higgins
      Undergraduate of the Year Award finalist TARGETjobs Mar 2017 Travelled to Canary Wharf in April 2017 for the awards ceremony of the Undergraduate of the Year Award sponsored by Barclays. This was based on my application to Barclays consisting of answers to industry based questions and aptitude tests. Those who reviewed my application were 'so impressed with the application' that I was not required to complete the online tests and attend the assessment centre. I have now been shortlisted as one of the final 10 candidates. In addition, further job… Show more Travelled to Canary Wharf in April 2017 for the awards ceremony of the Undergraduate of the Year Award sponsored by Barclays. This was based on my application to Barclays consisting of answers to industry based questions and aptitude tests. Those who reviewed my application were 'so impressed with the application' that I was not required to complete the online tests and attend the assessment centre. I have now been shortlisted as one of the final 10 candidates. In addition, further job prospects are being discussed with the company regarding my interest in the Financial sector. Show less