Duma Works is recruiting a Senior Research Executive for one of our clients; a leading
marketing and research agency in Nairobi.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain long term relationship
with the clients
- Ensure the research and financial process if
carried out with utmost level of integrity and professionalism – from
request for POs, to invoicing, to payments
- Manage and develop both new and existing
client relationships at the highest client service level
- Actively participate in business development
which involves working with targets
- Manage, lead and motivate the people working
under you on various projects
- Give support during recruitment and training
of Coders, Field Coordinators and Supervisors as required.
- Work in collaboration with the Project
Coordinator / Manager to ensure high levels of integrity are withheld by
the field team so as to deliver quality data
- Prepare field tools and monitor fieldwork
costs for projects as required
- Carry out the duties of proposal writing, data
analysis and report writing as required
- Assist Project Managers (Local/Other
Countries) in ensuring all fieldwork instructions, translations,
questionnaires, briefing notes, show cards, and other field tools, budgets
etc. are received on time
- Assist in preparation and dissemination of
stimulus materials for different studies as well as ensure all field tools
are ready on time
- To manage and monitor project actual expenses
vis-à-vis project budgets for all projects entrusted to you.
- To prepare and present Weekly Project Status
during progress meetings on Monday morning.
- Monitor and appraise the performance, attitude
and behavior of any team members placed under your care, including the
establishment of personal objectives/targets and individual training
needs.
- Highlight areas of training after observation
during the various projects
- Coordinate day-to-day management of the
projects entrusted to you.
- Ensure all company field tools e.g. phones
entrusted to the teams you are working with are surrendered back after
project completion
- Carry out reconciliations for projects you are
handling
- Perform other duties occasionally which are
not included above, but which will be consistent with the role
- You may be required to travel to various
destinations within the country and beyond as required
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree in Statistics / Economics
or other related course
- 5+ years working experience in a research
environment
- Excellent client service and liason
- Experience with coordinating fieldwork,
proposal and report writing and overall research projects management
- Demonstrated ability and experience to carry
out business development
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively
across internal and external organizations
Reports To: Regional Research & Insights Manager
Supervises: Research Executives, Research Assistants and Project Managers
Terms of Employment: Permanent
Supervises: Research Executives, Research Assistants and Project Managers
Terms of Employment: Permanent
How to Apply
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please send your CV to apply@dumaworks.com.
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please send your CV to apply@dumaworks.com.
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Deadline for receiving applications: 24th February 2016
* When applying to any job through Duma Works, you can expect that after you apply, you will receive a confirmation email, and then an SMS alert asking you to take a basic screening test over SMS. The SMS with the test may not arrive immediately. Please be patient. The SMS test will typically be 5-8 questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the test, and if you ever have any issues with the process, please reach out to 0702093793.
Deadline for receiving applications: 24th February 2016
* When applying to any job through Duma Works, you can expect that after you apply, you will receive a confirmation email, and then an SMS alert asking you to take a basic screening test over SMS. The SMS with the test may not arrive immediately. Please be patient. The SMS test will typically be 5-8 questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the test, and if you ever have any issues with the process, please reach out to 0702093793.
