Research Associate / Analyst at Euromonitor International

Job description – Research Associate / Analyst

Euromonitor International is looking for talented individuals interested in a career in market research. If you enjoy working with data and have high numeracy skills, Euromonitor offers you the opportunity to utilise these skills in helping consumer, service and financial industries make informed business decisions.

Reporting to the Research Manager in our Cape Town office, the data analyst/specialist will focus on the collection, building and analysis of data. This work will contribute directly to Euromonitor’s popular and long-running syndicated product Passport, which provides data and insight on economies, industries, and consumers worldwide, giving clients greater context on global markets and future trends.

Working on specific industries and countries within Africa, the data analyst will further utilise his/her knowledge of data analysis techniques to improve current research methodologies and processes. This may incorporate not only the building of new research methodologies and processes but the utilisation of those already developed by Euromonitor’s centralised process teams, Catalyst and Transformation, to see how they be incorporated into local research to improve data quality and efficiencies.

Key Responsibilities:

• The analysis and manipulation of data from both public sources and trade interviews using MS Excel, and other data analysis tools, such as Python and SQL;
• Working with large datasets and other relevant sources to improve data quality through ongoing sense checks and analysis;
• Building new data methodologies that can improve data quality and incorporating centralised tools that may assist in efficiency of research processes and methodologies;
• Developing industry and regional expertise on consumer and service markets in Africa through data analysis and report writing.

Requirements

Skills/Proficiencies required:

• The successful applicant will demonstrate a keen interest in consumer and industry trends in relevant African markets, with an eye for detail;
• Superb numeracy and analytical skills, including advanced knowledge of Excel, and preferably SQL and Python;
• The ability to work independently and under pressure to tight deadlines;
• Applicants should be flexible, proactive and possess a strong sense of personal responsibility for continued improvement;
• From personal characteristics we seek: curiosity, integrity, striving for excellence, well outspoken and friendly person;