Job Title: Research Director
Reports To: Managing Director
Industry: Research
Location: Nairobi
Salary: KShs 200,000 – 230,000 Gross
Our client is a leading research firm that offers market and products insights
to clients such as large multinationals in FMCG, finance, telecommunication and
healthcare companies.
They seek to hire a Research Director
who will lead in the Development, implementation, monitoring and achievement of
business targets and plan
Principal Responsibilities
Principal Responsibilities
- Overall in charge of research project
management & analysis and data collection.
- Supervise, train and mentor a team of
Associate Research Directors, Research Managers, Analysis Managers, Data
Collection Managers and executives
- Providing technical support and business
development assistance to Consumer Insight offices outside Kenya
(currently in Tanzania and Uganda).
- Writing, reviewing and presenting research
proposals, instruments and reports.
- Reviewing new client briefs, discussing the
research approach & allocating proposal preparation work to the
research teams
- Reviewing and preparing research instruments
(questionnaires, discussion guides, observation checklists) for key and
complex projects
- Reviewing research proposals , analysis
plans and research reports
- Preparing clients presentations, reviewing
clients feedback and acting appropriately
- Supervise progress & job updates
with the research, analysis & data ollection teams and resolving
conflicts/ problems/ issues
- Providing all the support above to country
offices outside Kenya on need basis
- Recruiting, motivating, training and
evaluation of research project teams, analysts and data collection workers
- Reviewing business performance, developments
and implementation of business plans
- Advising on organisation structure and
resource development strategy
- Generation of new business
Skills and Qualifications Required
- Masters degree in Business Administration/
Management
- Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, statistics,
commerce, economics or related fields
- Training in market research and data analysis
- Further professional training in
Management from reputable institutions
- At least 10 years’ experience in market
research gained from working at middle to senior level in an agency
- At least 5 years’ brand/marketing management
or advertising experience
- Creativity and analytical skills
- Regular international travel, mainly within
Africa
- Working long hours
- Work delivery pressure
- Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills
- Team building and team leadership skills
- Good organisation, mentoring and
communication skills
- Good computer skills
- Honest , Integrity, Reliability, Curiosity,
Leadership, Problem solving ability, Quick thinker, Proactive and
confidence
- High energy and self-driven , High level of
accuracy/attention to detail
- Open mindedness
- Results oriented, Diplomatic and tactful
If you are up to the challenge, posses
the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting
the job title on the email subject (Research Director 200 – 230K gross)
vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before Tuesday 19th May 2015
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing
Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.
The Recruiting Manager
Corporate staffing Services
Nabui House, 3rd floor, Westlands.
(Next to Unga House)
