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Market Research Project Executive - International Social Research at Ipsos
London, United Kingdom
Job Descrption
Join us at Ipsos, where you'll be part of the International Social Research team. This role offers you the chance to make a difference in providing international research and insight while working in a dynamic and highly motivated team.
We are looking for someone with project management/administrative experience in a market research role, ideally social research.
The International Social Research (ISR) team at Ipsos UK is seeking a highly organised, detail-oriented Project Officer, with a key focus on supporting the management of international research and evaluation projects requiring quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation. Internationally focused Ipsos’ teams specialise in designing and managing large-scale, multi-country surveys, designing and implementing qualitative research, and carrying out evaluations. We carry out important studies for clients such as bilateral and multilateral development agencies, UN agencies, the European Commission, and other... EU Institutions Union, the EBRD, the OSCE, the World Bank, and philanthropic Foundations. Ipsos has a powerful, integrated global network that enables us to deliver international research solutions for our clients, and the ISR team is experienced in bringing together this network.
What will I be doing?
As a Project Officer within the ISR team, your key responsibilities will include:
• Providing operational and administrative support, contributing to international social research and evaluations on international development concerns.
• Managing administrative duties such as supplier and consultant contracts, office contracts, coordinating expenses and travel, and overseeing ethical approval processes.
• Coordinating projects with multiple partners / consortiums
• Managing administrative processes particularly in business development and knowledge management.
• Identifying and tracking opportunities in the international research and evaluation market.
• Maintaining an external consultant/academic database.
• Leading on administrative tasks during scoping, bidding, and implementation of international proposals and framework contracts.
• Using our financial system to generate job numbers, proposals, requesting quotes from suppliers and issuing customer satisfaction monitors.
• Tailoring Ipsos tools to the international sector, such as proposals, budget sheets, project management toolkits, and boilerplate proposal material.
• Engaging on research and evaluation tasks as required.
• Supporting other teams with an international focus, such as the Policy & Evaluation Unit.
Ipsos UK offers a hybrid working environment, 3 days in the office and working the rest from home.
What do I need to bring with me?
The successful candidate will have some existing project management/administrative experience in a market research setting, will be intuitive, highly organised and flexible, with a proactive attitude and careful attention to detail.
• Market Research Project Management
• Highly proficient and skilled in MS Office packages including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to manage own projects and workload.
• Highly organised and able to manage many different tasks simultaneously.
• Able to work quickly and flexibly to manage a high volume of work to tight deadlines.
• Enthusiastic, flexible to changing needs, resilient and able to remain calm under pressure.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• A keen eye for detail and accuracy.
• Logical and able to understand data.
• Able to demonstrate initiative, motivation and effective team working skills.
• Previous experience with tracking and responding to calls from tender from international organisations is desirable but not essential.
What is in it for me?
Ipsos UK offer an attractive basic salary and a rewards package including 25 days annual leave, a pension scheme and a great range of flexible benefits to suit your personal needs. For roles at Research Manager level and above we also offer private healthcare.
In addition to this we have a fantastic Learning & Development offer delivered through a mix of face to face, online or on-demand; you can read more by clicking here .
We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application.
Ipsos is committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We also recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients
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