Our
Client, a Market Research Company is looking to recruit a Research
Director.
The
ideal candidate MUST have at least 10 years experience in market research and 5
years in brand / marketing.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Development,
implementation, monitoring and achievement of business targets and plans.
- Overall
in charge of research project management & analysis and data
collection.
- Providing
technical support and business development assistance to local and
regional offices.
- Writing,
reviewing and presenting research proposals, instruments and reports.
- Reviewing
new client briefs, discussing the research approach & allocating
proposal work to the research teams.
- Reviewing
research proposals.
- Reviewing
research instruments (questionnaires, discussion guides, observation
checklists).
- Reviewing
analysis plans.
- Reviewing
research reports.
- Preparing
research instruments for key or complex projects.
- Preparing
& presenting research reports.
- Reviewing
client mails/ calls, and answering them appropriately.
- Reviewing
progress & job updates with the research, analysis & data
collection teams and resolving conflicts.
- 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.
Qualifications
- Must
have a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, statistics, commerce, economics
or related fields.
- Must
have a Masters degree in Business Administration / Management.
- Must
have training in market research and data analysis.
- Must
have further education in Management from reputable institutions.
- Excellent
analytical skills.
- Excellent
interpersonal skills.
- Team
building and team leadership skills.
- Good
organisation skills.
- Good
mentoring skills.
- Good
computer skills.
- Excellent
communication skills.
- Honest,
Integrity, Reliability, Curiosity, Leadership and Problem solving ability
- Quick
thinker, Proactive and confidence
- High
energy and self-driven
- High
level of accuracy/attention to detail
- Open
mindedness and Results oriented
- Diplomatic
and tactful
- Creativity
and analytical skills
- Must
be open to regular international travel, mainly within Africa
- Must
be willing to work for long hours
Monthly gross salary: Ksh.300,000/=
(Approx. 3,000 USD)
Deadline: 20th December
2015
Applications:
To
apply, please follow the link:
http://bit.ly/1OPtQBV
Summit Recruitment & Training,
Summit Recruitment & Training,
Blixen
Court, Karen road,
Karen.
We
endeavour to make contact with all of our applicants but unfortunately high
volumes of applications make this unrealistic.
If you
do not hear from us within two weeks your application has not been successfully
on this occasion.
This
does not mean you will not be consider for future roles so please keep an eye
on our job board and apply for positions that match your skills and experience.
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