Job Description

Please note: This position is contingent on funding being secured. The successful candidate for this role must be a market researcher with at least three years of experience of quantitative and qualitative research.

Introducing Zinc Network

For over fifteen years, Zinc Network has been helping clients navigate complex challenges at the intersection of security, technology, and behaviour change.

Working in partnership with a global network of media, communities, and influencers, we help clients understand the most complex issues, design behavioural interventions, create compelling campaigns, activate trusted grassroots networks, and evaluate impact.

That's what we do today for governments, NGOs, and private sector partners working on some of the toughest briefs: protecting children online, strengthening democratic resilience, and championing purpose-driven technologies and organisations.

We're now building Kora — our AI-powered platform that systematises this expertise into scalable technology, making interventions faster and more cost-effective whilst enabling clients and grassroots partners to design and deliver them independently.

The world is becoming increasingly complex — with accelerating technology, evolving security threats, and shifting geopolitical and economic dynamics. That's where you'll find Zinc: tackling the trickiest challenges where these forces collide and driving impact on the issues that matter most.

Outline of the job

We are looking for a full time research researcher with three or more years’ experience to fill a three-month contract between early November and early February. The successful candidate will be expected to produce detailed desk research and visually compelling, succinct, narrative led quantitative and qualitative research reports that deliver clear insights and recommendations.

Given the expertise that this role requires, we anticipate that the successful candidate will be based in Moldova. However, we are open to applications from any candidate who meets the below requirements and holds the right to work in their country of residence. Since our offices are in London, candidates must be available during core UK working hours (e.g. 10am – 4pm UK time).

Requirements

. 3+ years' experience in market research, including designing and managing quantitative research studies end to end

· Experience with social listening tools (e.g. Pulsar)

· Experience with hypothesising and analysing cluster analysis (e.g. k-means or hierarchical) and/or developing qualitative typologies

• An ability to run audience segmentations (e.g. cluster analysis) would be advantageous

· A strong record of creating well written, insightful quant and qual reports that require a minimum of senior level revision. In particular:

• Strong analytical skills with an eye for accuracy
• Ability to present data in an accessible, story led manner
• Being able to think strategically and turn insights into actionable business recommendations

· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (esp. PowerPoint and Excel)

· Strong numeracy skills

· Confident in presenting to senior level clients

· Thrives working within a small team and shaping and developing your role

· The ability to work autonomously, with an ability to progress work and projects without ongoing input from senior colleagues

· A track record of using AI tools for qual analysis and quant/qual alignment would be advantageous.

· A strong understanding of the history, culture and politics of Moldova, together with fluency in Romanian and Russian

Desired Candidate Requirements

· An interest in international affairs, behavioural science and/or neuroscience

· Experience with qualitative methodologies (e.g. designing discussion guides, analysing focus group transcripts) and integrating them with quantitative data.

· Experience of conducting and managing research among niche audiences and across international markets

· Experience using SPSS or Q Software

What you’ll be doing

· Undertaking background desk research and social listening

· Undertaking Russian and Moldovan language Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with senior stakeholders

· Working through quantitative data sets in order to profile attitudinal audiences and their motivations

· Leading story board sessions with research and strategy colleagues to establish report narratives

· Creating visually compelling, narrative led reports that ladder up to clear insights and recommendations

· Using AI tools to augment analysis and report design

· Presenting research findings to internal and external stakeholders

· Data checking and proof reading reports

Area of Selection

We’re committed to hiring a diverse workforce from different professional and cultural backgrounds, and to that end we encourage a variety of people to apply to join our company to represent the diverse range of subjects associated with our projects.

Conditions of Employment

Candidates who receive a job offer will be required to:

• Disclose any previous disciplinary action against them resulting from a substantiated safeguarding (including any breaches involving trafficking- related activities) or workplace investigation.
• Undergo background checks including employment verification, sexual offender registry (as available), identity confirmation, and anti-terrorism vetting.

How to apply

Please include a cover letter stating how you meet each of the requirements.

If you require an accommodation to be made at any point throughout the recruitment process, please advise us when contacted.