Looking for a job in Social Research? Interested in projects that help improve lives? Get a buzz from working with numbers?
If so, you may be just the person we need. Particularly if you have any of these skills:
- Analysing numerical data and finding meaning
- Following logic and adhering to process
- Attention to detail
- Writing succinctly.
We have a range of roles available:
- Research Executive
- Senior Research Executive
- Research Manager
- Research Director
You’ll work on a range of projects for the NHS, government bodies, utilities, local authorities, leading charities in a supportive agency environment.
Competitive salaries dependent on skills and experience.
We are offering part time and full time roles, all with flexible working arrangements that suit your circumstances.
If any of this sounds of interest to you, please contact richard.bryan@qaresearch.co.uk or call 01904 632039.
Research Executive
£22k per annum
The Vacancy
Looking for a market research role that makes a difference to society?
Want to help improve experiences provided by the UK’s largest attractions or investigate how households could change their behaviour to improve the UK’s rivers? Or perhaps you would like to evaluate how new housing developments might impact local communities, or research the views of the homeless to help improve their chances of a better life? Then you might fit right in.
We are offering a Research Executive role within a dynamic agency environment that provides frequent new challenges and learning opportunities.
Role responsibilities
After undertaking a rounded training programme, your day to day work will cover all stages of the research process from the development of an appropriate methodology in response to a client’s brief, through to data collection, analysis and report writing.
You will be involved in all other stages of the research process, from the initial client enquiry right through to the production of the report.
The full range of research activities, both quantitative and qualitative will be undertaken to help deliver a diverse range of research and consultation projects for a wide variety of clients throughout the country.
Person Spec
You must be educated to degree level or equivalent and be seeking a career in research.
You must demonstrate an aptitude for report writing, critical analysis and problem solving, together with commensurate IT, organisational and presentational skills.
In addition, you will need to be enthusiastic, flexible and self-motivated.
As the role will involve a mix of office and home-working, it is essential that you have the ability to work on your own initiative as well as within a team.
The ability to learn quickly will be advantageous and a full driving licence with a willingness to travel essential.
Qualifications
- Degree; any discipline
Skills & Experience
- An interest in developing research experience or, ideally, research experience gained commercially or as part of a degree / qualification / experience
- An interest and understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods
- IT literate
- Highly numerate
- Highly literate – clear, concise writing style
- Strong organisational skills
- Outstanding attention to detail
- Strong inter-personal skills
- Strong spoken communication skills
- Full driving licence
For further details please download the person specification and job description.
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Experienced Market Researcher
Quantitative Senior Research Executive / Research Manager
Competitive salary dependent on capability and experience
The Vacancy
Looking for a market research role that makes a difference to society?
Want to help improve experiences provided by the UK’s largest attractions or investigate how households could change their behaviour to improve the UK’s rivers? Or perhaps you would like to evaluate how new housing developments might impact local communities, or research the views of the homeless to help improve their chances of a better life? Then you might fit right in.
Qa Research is looking to recruit a key member of its Research Team.
The Role
An in-depth understanding of quantitative approaches/techniques and their application to meet the needs of clients is essential. You’ll have a thorough understanding of how to analyse data using data tables and multi-variate outputs produced by our in-house and external data analysts. You’ll also have experience of leading on analysis and reporting based on quant data.
Depending on your level of experience, we need you to lead or work towards leading projects for some of our high-profile clients with minimum supervision and to work closely with the Research Team to ensure our quantitative offer always remains innovative and attractive to clients.To do this you’ll need the ability to manage multiple projects at once, have great inter-personal skills, a positive and inventive approach to research, demonstrable client relationship management experience and excellent written English as well as an engaging presenting style.
Ideally, you’ll have an excellent understanding of the role of qualitative in research projects and an interest in undertaking qual (depths interviews and/or focus groups) would be desirable, but is not essential.
You will be required to undertake occasional travel throughout the UK and you’ll need a full UK driving licence.
The Person
You may be seeking to move on or move up in your role. We’re looking for an experienced and confident quantitative research professional with at least 4 years’ experience, some of which will probably have been gained working for a similar agency.
The ideal candidate will be committed and adaptable, with a solid understanding of how to apply quantitative research in the right ways to meet the needs of clients. You’ll have experience of responding to briefs by writing proposals and all stages of project delivery including questionnaire writing, project management and working with data analysts to produce outputs so you can analyse quantitative data and produce reports/presentations.
You will hold a degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline and have outstanding written English skills that align with the need to write proposals and reports. You’ll enjoy interpreting and drawing conclusions from numerical data and be motivated by creating and implementing research solutions, using research to generate insight to meet clients’ objectives.
A good sense of humour, resilience and honesty will underlie everything you do along with a professional demeanour and working style.
Our Company
Qa offers a friendly working environment from our office in the centre of York. We also offer flexibility to work remotely and have excellent IT to allow seamless home-working, with most employees currently mixing their time between office and home-working.
The research team is afforded a good degree of autonomy to work on our varied and prestigious workload. As a full-service agency, we have all processes in-house to enable us to deliver top quality quantitative research.
We are open to considering part time hours for this role and offer flexibility to enable employees to work around family commitments.
For further details please download the person specification and job description.
To apply please send a copy of your CV along with a covering letter of no more than 500 words to kay.wright@qaresearch.co.uk
Do you like having conversations with people?
If so, you can earn money doing so by joining Qa Research as a telephone interviewer.
We provide social and market research services to organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors.
By joining us as an interviewer you would:
- Be based at our York city centre office
- Conducting surveys on a range of interesting topics
- Engage people from all walks of life
- Be offered a choice of flexible hours
- Be able to earn bonuses for performance
- Work within a friendly environment
- Never be asked to conduct sales calls
- Add a professional discipline to your CV
We provide training on research interview techniques, so previous experience of research is not a requirement.
We expect you to have a professional telephone manner, excellent communication & listening skills, good keyboard skills and attention to detail
If you are interested please contact Patrick by email or telephone.
Patrick Gower
patrick.gower@qaresearch.co.uk
01904 732234
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