| Remuneration: | Cost to company |
| Location: | Johannesburg |
| Education level: | Degree |
| Job level: | Junior |
| Type: | Permanent |
| Company: | Kantar TNS |
Driving growth through insight
Research executive
Role mission statement
The Research Executive works with line managers to set up and run research projects. Build a strong day to day working relationship with the operational departments to ensure the smooth running of projects through the department.
At Kantar TNS we understand consumer behaviour like nobody else. One of the world’s largest research agencies, we drive growth by helping our clients make the most of the moments that matter. Our global teams advise on everything from brand, communications and innovation to shopper activation and customer relationships. Join us and you’ll be part of 30,000 colleagues and 12 world-leading research, data and insight brands at Kantar. At the heart of WPP, our unique consumer insight inspires clients to flourish in an extraordinary world.
Key outcomes
- Travel to client meetings as and when required (very occasionally may require overnight trips)
- Internal presentations, general project administration and client files
- Setting up of projects
- Interdepartmental project management
- Questionnaire management
- Preparing fieldwork materials under supervision
- Specking and checking of code frames
- Data/chart/coding specking and checking
- Initial analysis of data and report preparation
- Checking and proofreading presentations
Capabilities:
- Three-year degree, preferably in research, marketing, business, economics, social sciences
- Previous experience of: at least one to two years’ relevant market research experience in a research agency, client company, management or marketing consultancy
- Build rapport with and show consideration for all work colleagues
- Courteous, respectful and professional in all communications
- Set priorities and manage tasks
- Manage multiple projects
- Flexibility
- Analytical skills
- Integrity and high ethical standards
Join us
At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.
We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and the shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that is out of the ordinary and join us.
Posted on 02 Feb 14:51
Kantar TNS
As one of the world’s largest research agency, we understand consumer behaviour like nobody else.
