Duma Works is recruiting a Research Manager for one of our clients.
Our client is a market research
company that cuts through the long list of research findings to extract meaningful,
timely and accurate insights, that are then presented in a user-friendly way
that will assist in making the right marketing decisions.
Principal Responsibilities
- Achieving the agreed monthly & annual
business targets
- Ensuring operating systems are adhered to in
execution of all projects
- Client relationship management including
prospecting, brief taking, proposal preparing, field and analysis briefing
and overseeing and report presentation
- Ensuring the completion of the necessary
documentation on approval of proposal to facilitate proper and early
commissioning and payment of projects
- Overseeing the execution of research projects
to ensure timely and accurate execution of all parts of the projects
- Regular follow up with key client contacts on
existing and potential research projects
- Developing and growing the team of people
working with you, by motivating, training, appraising and guiding them
- Collecting the final payment and getting
client feedback on research projects
- Any other task that may be assigned by the
Research Director or Managing Director from time to time
Person Specification
Education Qualification and Training
Essential
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, statistics,
commerce, economics or any other related field
- Post graduate Marketing Diploma
Desired
- Master’s Degree in Social Sciences or in
Business studies
Knowledge and Skills
- Good analytical skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Team building and team leadership skills
- Good organisation
- Good mentoring skills
- Good computer skills
- Excellent communication skills
Experience
- At least 5 years’ experience in Marketing,
Brand Management, Advertising or Market Research in a reputable company
Personal Attributes
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Reliability
- Consumer empathy
- Curiosity
- Problem solving ability
- Ability to think on feet
- Proactivity and confidence
- High level of Accuracy
- Attention to detail
Judgement and Mental demands
- Creativity
- Ability to handle client pressure
Physical demands and work environment
- Ability to work long hours and to withstand
pressure
- International travel
Job Type: Full time
Location: Nairobi
How to Apply
Applications letters and detailed CV are to be sent by email to apply@dumaworks.com marking the subject as “1957”, Your Full name & Phone number e.g. 1957, Barack Obama, 07xxxxxxxxx.
Applications letters and detailed CV are to be sent by email to apply@dumaworks.com marking the subject as “1957”, Your Full name & Phone number e.g. 1957, Barack Obama, 07xxxxxxxxx.
If you don’t follow these
instructions, your application will not go through
Deadline for receiving applications: 30th November 2015
Deadline for receiving applications: 30th November 2015
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