Senior Research Executive

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**Job Details**:Responsible for the design, execution and delivery of research projects (both adhoc and

tracking) from taking a brief to presenting results. In collaboration with research managers

and directors, the incumbent will build existing business and client relationships and

contribute to the development of junior team members.

Role deliverables:
1. Financial Management and Business Acumen:

- Monitor project costs and complete within budget
- Assist in costing and monitoring GM and profit on projects

2. Client Development and Management
- Displays a good understanding of KANTAR service offerings across whole

business to clients
- Displays a thorough understanding of the client business and market

3. People Development & Management
- Provide support to the rest of the team in terms of checking, monitoring, mentoring

and motivating
- Maintain motivation in team through clear communication
- Maintain strong and effective working relationship with Juniors
- Support a learning culture through development of junior team members
- Identify skills gaps and growth potential of team members; provide on the job

training

4. Research Skills

4.1 Proposal, Design, Costing and Sampling
- Competent user of the costing system

research methodology and recommend appropriate Kantar tools
- Able to write proposals, design questionnaires/discussion guides and

sample design and tab specs.

4.2 Questionnaire
- Ensure that questionnaires have been checked by all relevant

departments and feedback has been incorporated into final version

4.3 Project Management
- Manage and evaluate project progress from inception through to

conclusion
- Responsible for monitoring and checking on Junior’s output
- Drive integration of team members to deliver excellence
- Check data to ensure data quality and integrity (including rowtabs,

forensics, normal tables, etc)
- Ensure implementation of the most simple, effective and fastest

project schedules and processes

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4.4 Project Administration
- No additional / direct responsibilities

4.5 Analysis and Insights
- No additional / direct responsibilities

5. Communication
- Responsible for preparation and writing of clear and accurate reports, presentations and proposals
- Is able to confidently present research results to client (smaller, less strategic projects)
- Liaise with client on project related matters

6. Leadership
- Proactively resolves problems
- Maintain very strong focus on efficiency and speed of delivery in all projects process / interactions
- Proactively responsible for own learning and development
- Promote team spirit
- Maintains personal well-being and balance
- Lead by example and live the Company's Values of Passion, Trust, Simplicity, Partnership and Celebration

**Location**
Johannesburg, BryanstonSouth Africa

**Kantar Rewards Statement**
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We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.