Market Research Executive

2 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION

Research Field

Educational sciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

United Kingdom

Application Deadline

2 Mar 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Hybrid / Leeds (2 days in the office)

Salary circa £23,000

Start date: April 2024

Times Higher Educationhttps://www.timeshighereducation.com/ is a global data and ranking company, based in London, with offices in Leeds, Bristol and overseas. You will be part of an established and growing consultancy team with an enviable reputation amongst our higher education clients for our knowledge and expertise. We deliver quality insights to universities in the UK and globally which make a real difference to the quality of the university experience for students, academics, employers, university leaders and staff and the university sustainability in an increasingly competitive environment.

We are looking for a Market Research Executive for our Leeds office to join ourbusy team of experienced market researchers and data analysts.

What are we looking for?

• Are you a recent graduate with an interest in developing a career in consultancy, market research and data analysis?
• Do you prefer to work for a less corporate company with a strong team ethos and informal working environment where you will have on-the-job training to improve your skills and become a well-rounded professional executive?
• Would you enjoy getting immersed in the higher education sector, a growth area for market research, and becoming an expert in what students want and how universities can improve their offer?

If this sounds like you, please apply now!

We are committed to developing the full potential of all our employees, so we provide a range of training packages and support from senior mentors to ensure each employee can grow personally and professionally.

You will be working within busy team of experienced market researchers and data analysts, supporting more experienced team members to deliver higher education consultancy work to clients that include global prestigious universities, governments and corporate companies.

Role and responsibilities:

• Take responsibility for the delivery of complete or part projects.
• To become the subject matter expert in all the secondary data sources for Higher Education market data (Including HESA, THE rankings, UCAS, bibliometric data etc.).
• Understand the basics of primary market research techniques from sample design, questionnaire design, data analysis, qualitative research recruitment, writing discussion guides and analysing qualitative data.
• Work on client facing teams attending presentations and initial project briefings and being part of the team that presents to new clients in new business pitches.
• Produce well-written reports and impactful presentations.

Person Specification:

• Excellent communications skills and interpersonal skills.
• Able to establish and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues in THE consultancy and wider THE internal stakeholders and external contacts, demonstrating good teamworking skills, strong work ethic and a positive ‘can do’ attitude.
• Able to work effectively autonomously, being a dependable team player, with enquiring mind and confidence in taking the initiative and asking for support from colleagues, as appropriate.
• Commitment and enthusiasm to work within the higher education market.
• Keen to gain experience and confidence in working with large amounts of data and being able to clearly and accurately present in both verbal and written formats, with excellent attention to detail and data visualisation skills when creating presentation slides.
• Willing to be flexible and respond to changing circumstances and alignment to our culture ‘professional but open’.

Experience and Qualifications:

Essential

• Degree educated, 2:1 and above
• Strong MS Office skills – Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong numeric ability
• Excellent organisational skills
• Interest in a career in Higher Education, Data Analysis and Market Research
• GCSE English and Maths at least grade ‘C’ (or equivalent) or above

Desirable

• Knowledge of Higher Education sector
• Advanced Excel skills
• Evidence of commercial awareness
• Relevant work experience

To be considered, please include a cover letter outlining why you’re interested in the role and the company along with your CV.

Please note closing date for applications is 19th February 2024. If successful in first interview, there will be a second interview that will be held in the Leeds office, likely March 2024, with a view to starting work in April 2024.

THE are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that we are all different. Great strength is born through different perspectives and experiences. That is why we are committed to our mission of creating an inclusive culture that enables our people to feel able to bring their whole selves to work. We are proud to be part of the Global Equality Collective and a mindful employer to help support THE achieve this.

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Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION

Country

United Kingdom

City

London (Greater) (GB) / Hybrid

Where to apply

Website

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/364659/market-research-exe…

Contact

City

London (Greater) (GB) / Hybrid

STATUS: EXPIRED