Jobs at Ipsos

Job Purpose
Qual Expert

• Contribute to the growth of our clients by being the key person of contact, from proposal development through final presentation
• Expert in qualitative research but also ready to change the game using digital platform: Ethnography, provide guidance via Video edits reporting
• Constantly looking for new, better solutions to answer business problems. Helping us to boost the perception of Ipsos Nigeria qualitative business.
• Curious and keen about experimenting new approaches to best meet our client needs.

Responsibilities & Deliverables Business Lover:

• Delivering proposals high level outputs, by understanding clients and their business
• Reporting to the Service Lead this role would be responsible for the qualitative business in Nigeria, which include financial targets (UU monthly & yearly AOT) team management
• Under supervision of Qualitative head, develop multi-country reports including final business recommendations/insights
• Final business recommendations/insights to be provided on key clients as will be identified
• Lead presentation of the findings and insights with Qualitative Head support when requested.
• Prepare & check final reports for key clients
• Attend briefing sessions. Based on business objectives and under supervision of Qualitative Head, lead proposal development including most appropriate research design leveraging new innovative techniques.

Working Relationship
Caring Team Leader:

• Our team (5 people) is an awesome mix of personalities and priority is to lead them to the next level in terms of client and staff management
• Responsible for the overall healthy growth aspect of the team, including planning their career paths, and in motivating and guiding them through their professional career progression
• As a self-driven person, you will be responsible for developing strong relationship with a core set of clients by coordinating projects with excellence from understanding client business needs up to the delivery of final insights.

Qualification

• 6-10 years relevant professional or experience in qualitative research-interest and exposure to innovative qualitative techniques a plus (e.g. online communities. mobile/digital, immersions, ethnography, etc.)
• Solid exposure in FMCG
• Strong expertise in leading multi-country projects.
• Fluent reading/writing/speaking English is mandatory, any major Nigeria language a plus

Knowledge & Skills:
People must be able to say...

• So creative in problem solving! "Very cool under pressure"
• A great business partner"
• An awesome team player within an organization The best manager Team has ever had!"
• With minimal support from Service Lead. ability to design, run and deliver independently multi country projects.
• International minded, team spirit and multicultural oriented
• Ready to travel frequently

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Job Purpose

• The role will contribute to the execution of research projects across different stages of the research process, including research design, questionnaire development, fieldwork coordination, data analysis, desk research, report preparation and presentation development.
• The Research Executive will work closely with Research Managers, Senior Research Executives and other project teams to ensure research assignments are delivered accurately, efficiently and to the required quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. International Relations, Economics, Sociology. Psychology, Mass Communication, Public Administration, Statistics, Marketing, Social Sciences or a related discipline.
• A Master's degree in a relevant field is an advantage.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in public affairs, social research, market research, public opinion research, policy research, communications, consulting, development research or a related field.
• Internship or graduate-level experience in research, consulting, communications, policy or related fields will be considere advantage.

Expertise & Competencies:

• Basic to good understanding of market, social and public opinion research.
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
• Interest in public affairs, social issues, policy. governance and stakeholder research. Ability to conduct desk research and gather information from credible sources.
• Basic data analysis and interpretation skills.
• Good report writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate research findings clearly and concisely.
• Good organisational and project coordination skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
• Familiarity with research, data analysis or visualisation tools is an advantage.

Core Competencies:

• Analytical thinking
• Research skills
• Critical thinking
• Data interpretation
• Communication
• Report writing
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving
• Organisation and time management
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Client focus
• Curiosity and continuous learning Adaptability

Key Deliverables:
The Research Executive will be accountable for:

• Accurate and timely completion of assigned research activities.
• Relevant desk research and secondary data analysis.
• Accurate data analysis, tables, charts and research outputs.
• Clear contributions to reports and presentations.
• Effective support for client engagements.
• Quality contributions to proposals and pitches.
• Consistent adherence to Ipsos research quality and ethical standards.
• Effective collaboration with project teams.
• Continuous development of research. analytical and public affairs expertise.