Research Manager At Ipsos in Tanzania · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

About the job

Ipsos is the third largest market research company in the world with operations in over 90 countries including Tanzania and employing over 18,000 market research professionals who are passionately curious about Society, Markets and People. Our tagline “Game Changers” summarizes our ambition: to provide true understanding of Society, Markets and People and make our changing world easier to navigate so that our clients can make faster, smarter and bolder decisions. In line with our ambition, we are looking to fill the position of Research Manager in our Tanzania operation to join and lead a team of equally enthusiastic research professionals to specifically drive one of our core practice areas related to Market Understanding and Strategy

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Research Manager will be the primary contact for clients allocated to his / her portfolio. The Research Manager is responsible for developing existing and new client relationships and guiding the research team to ensure the quality and profitability of all aspects of projects and achieving his/her sales targets. The Research Manager is also responsible for providing strategic input on project design and analysis, managing and training the research team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop the research business amongst existing clients, and by identifying and developing new business opportunities outside the existing client base by embracing the Ipsos win and retain approach to business development
Design appropriate research solutions to drive meaningful insight into clients’ needs and their business
Apply an expert level of knowledge and understanding of your clients and their business in all interactions with clients, particularly regarding deliverables and analysis
Drive continuous development and career progression of people directly managed
Guide the setting of clear, motivational and measurable development objectives for people, and regularly review performance versus objectives
Maximize individual and team performance through effective people management
Lead performance management processes, as and when required

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Experience

Minimum 3 years of experience as a Research Executive in a market or social research company or organization
Minimum 5 years of practical experience and understanding of the research process to coordinate a research project from start to finish
Understanding of methodologies and techniques to provide input into research design
Experienced in using applications such as Excel, PowerPoint and any statistical software
Understanding of client issues and processes to enable input into client discussions, research design and analysis

Additional requirements

Capable of working with all internal clients and attend meeting with external clients whenever required
Demonstrated client focus on business decisions
Lead an area to become a recognized expert in at least one area of ‘business’ or ‘work’
Gain external recognition as a specialism thought leader
Continually extend and actively share expertise in Ipsos´ tools and techniques

If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit your application and CV detailing your experience for the post and include daytime telephone contacts to; careers-tz.tanzania@ipsos.com. Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Deadline for applications: Friday 3rd November 2023

Posted on Oct 23, 2023.

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