Job Description

Join a team that helps leading public institutions, international organisations and private sector companies understand and strengthen their operations, communicationsand stakeholder relationships through high-quality research.

The Senior Research Executive will have the following main responsibilities:

• Being part of the client servicing team during the project cycle.
• Work on successful execution of projects together with other team members as well as other Ipsos country teams.
• Development of research instruments, quantitative and qualitative, manuals, supporting documents.
• Development of reports and presentations for quantitative and qualitative studies. Work on insights to maximize study impact of for the clients.
• Participate in client presentations and visits to clients with other project team members.

Desired qualifications, skills and experiences:

• University degree preferably in marketing research or social sciences
• Experience: at least 3-5 years’ experience in a research environment
• Demonstrated interest in corporate branding and communication as well as public policy research for international organizations and corporate clients
• Accountable for actions, commitment to meeting the expectations
• Ability to work in a team, flexibility and creativity
• Quick learner and independent in the context of an activity
• Great attention to detail but also ability to see the big picture
• Strong analytical skills, knowledge of SPSS statistical package is desirable
• Excellent report writing skills, ability to interpret results and generate insights
• Strong communication skills, ability to communicate in an assertive and diplomatic way
• Tenacity and excitement to work in a challenging environment with different teams and under time constrains
• Internationally minded, team spirited and multiculturally oriented
• Fluent reading/writing/speaking English
• Good command of German is highly desirable; and other languages are an advantage.
• Strong PowerPoint, Word and Excel skills. Knowledge of statistical packages like SPSS or R is an asset.

Ipsos is one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we are proud of our continuous efforts in making Ipsos the best place to work!