Graduate Qualitative Research Executive -Umhlanga at MMR Research Worldwide

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.

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 Finish Fridays
• Flexible Hybrid Working