Graduate Qualitative Research Executive

7 days ago

Umhlanga, South Africa MMR Research Worldwide LTD Full time

**Want to help bring products to life? Looking for a varied, fast paced role which will enable you to be both creative and analytical? We may have the right role for you**

We are looking for energetic, self-motivated and passionate individuals to join our team and build a career in Consumer and Sensory Market Research. We are looking for an exceptional graduate or recent graduate with previous Market Research experience to join our teams as a Qualitative Graduate / Trainee Research Executives. This position will be based in our Durban office.

**_What we do here at MMR _**

MMR is an independent, global consumer and sensory research agency specialising in food, drink, personal and household care research. This means that when you join us, you’ll have the chance to work with a number of well-known brands to help create, shape and develop products and packs.

We are global leaders, guiding innovation for our clients - partnering with over 50% of the top 100 global food and drink brands. We also boast a true global reach with offices in Durban, London, Oxford, New York, Shanghai, Singapore, Colombia, Mumbai, Thailand and Sao Paulo.

You would join our team of over 520 highly engaged, multi-disciplined employees, who are primarily dynamic research professionals, sensory experts and data scientists. We’re a diverse bunch, with backgrounds in R&D, insight, marketing, sensory science, data sciences and psychology.

No two projects are ever the same, often involving exciting innovations, varied methods and international markets. It’s a great opportunity to challenge and add value to client decision making, all while working with our passionate, friendly teams across the globe.

**So, what's this role all about?**

As a Graduate Qualitative Research Executive, you'll get the opportunity to work across a number of well-known international brands - helping across all stages of the project cycle and working within a dynamic, fast paced team environment.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Conducting depth interviews, moderating online communities and assisting focus groups.
- Helping the team design research methods and writing proposals, screeners, discussion guides and supporting field materials.
- Producing qualitative output and assisting in initiatives to improve the visual aspects of MMR output generally.
- Assisting with project management and brief colleagues from other departments on all aspects of projects, to ensure accurate and timely execution of the research. Drawing up schedules for all aspects of each project and ensure that they are issued and agreed by all relevant personnel, notifying people immediately of any changes.
- Liaising with international agencies and attending international fieldwork as appropriate
- Analysing qualitative data, providing interpretation and recommendations for discussion with a manager in story meeting
- Moderating online communitiies and assisting with focus groups.

**Requirements**:
**You will**
- Have a degree (or higher) in a social science, marketing or arts related discipline or similar experience/qualifications
- Ideally, you’ll possess some relevant work experience, industrial placement experience would also be beneficial
- Have strong organisational, time management and self-management skills
- Be happy to travel both nationally and internationally on a regular basis
- expect lots of opportunities to travel and explore new countries
- Excel in working in a team environment, and relish the challenges that brings
- Possess great communication skills (including fluent written/spoken English)

MMR offers an open, dynamic, varied and non-hierarchical environment, where bespoke MMR Academy training is offered at every level. We also offer exciting secondment opportunities at our other global locations, as well as a selection of fantastic employee benefits.

MMR is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
**Benefits**
**Benefits include**
- **Wellbeing**:Comprehensive benefit plans with your wellbeing at the forefront, inclusive of
- **Learning & Development**:Offering second to none training to ensure our clients are working with market experts, to support this training and personal development programs are offered at every level. Working with top FMCG companies and the largest brands on the market we’re learning with the best Growth opportunities are unlimited with access and opportunity to collaborate with our partner video, innovation, marketing and brand consultancy companies too.
- **MMR Academy -** Academy, a modular training programme that covers a whole host of topics from sensory, statistics, presentation skills, quantitative and qualitative methods, time management and many more.
- **Training Funding Scheme**:

- MMR offers all full and part-time permanent employees the opportunity to participate in a Training Fund scheme where the company will sponsor employees for studies which directly contribute to the development of the business.
- **Early Fini

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