Research Manager Quant/Qual

Established in September 2016, my client was shortlisted for MRS Best New Agency in the same year.  In 2020 they won a Gold UK Business Award for Professional Services. We have excelled over the last few years, and have grown our revenue year on year (despite the pandemic), with ambitious plans for the future. They are a small team of hard working individuals, and looking for another person to join  the team.  As a small and growing business, you will have the opportunity to sink your teeth into a variety of tasks. We work with a range of different clients in a number of sectors including PR, technology, and the built environment so every day can bring different ideas and challenges.

The role will require someone who:

• Can design quant survyes an  write proposals.
• Enjoys having the ‘whole’ view, overseeing projects and supporting junior team members carrying out the day to day activities on them
• Gets a sinking feeling if their project goes over schedule, or over budget
• Shares our passion of making sure our clients look good, by providing them with the best possible research process from beginning to end
• Enjoys both the challenge and pleasure of creating and building strong relationships with clients, to encourage new and repeat business
• Is passionate about working as a team and looking at new ways to do things, whether that’s creating bespoke research programmes that fit with the clients' briefs, or heading up a new internal initiative to improve productivity or efficiency
• Has an ability to see the stories and the insights in the data, pulling together the finishing touches on reports and imparting their expert knowledge to produce high quality outputs

The role

• Leading on client scoping calls, and presentations
• You will be responsible for overseeing the research projects and research team under your remit, utilising the support of the junior researchers who will carry out the day-to-day project execution
• Hands on questionnaire and discussion guide design
• Hands on data analysis (both quantitative and qualitative)
• Ensuring that projects are delivering within time frames and in budget
• Ensuring impeccable quality is maintained throughout each project
• Building up strong relationships with existing and new clients, to encourage new and repeat business.
• Working with your peers and directors, to look at new ways to do things and creating bespoke research programmes that fit with the clients' briefs.
• Adding value to final research reports and presenting to clients

We are looking for someone who:

• Has learnt, developed and worked hard to build up their expertise in qualitative and quantitative research
• Relishes the challenges of managing a number of different client accounts
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
• Can jump head first into a quick-turnaround three-day project, as well as being happy to spend a bit more time on a project which runs on for months, or even a year
• Loves a bit of variety, with experience of overseeing multiple projects at once
• Is passionate about coaching junior members of staff

Salary and benefits:

Salary range is £35,000 to £40,000 p.a. dependent on experience

Our benefits package includes:

£500 wellness bonus p.a.*

Pension contributions*

Matched charity giving of up to £500 p.a.*

£100 Christmas charitable donation*

Performance bonus*

Quarterly team outings

Extra day’s annual leave on your birthday*

Free onsite gym use

*These benefits become available after 3 months