Graduate Research Executive

Tebbutt Research; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Tebbutt Research on the Gold Coast is seeking a Graduate Research Executive to join our small executive team in Southport. You will help design, manage, analyse and report on research projects, combining qualitative and quantitative methods for clients around the world.

This is a client-facing role working with the research team across Australia, Fiji, PNG, Solomon Islands and other Pacific Island countries.

Qualifications

• A university degree in Psychology or a human/social science, or a good degree with a strong academic record.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Strong, clear communication and relationship-building skills.
• Genuine interest in researching human behaviour, attitudes and opinions.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to Pacific Island Countries.

Responsibilities

• Design, manage, analyse and report research projects using qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Perform client-facing work with the research team on global projects.
• Prepare insights and recommendations for clients.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Report writing

Written and spoken English

Communication skills

Teamwork / collaboration

Willingness to travel

Education

University degree in Psychology or human/social sciences

Good degree with strong academic record in any discipline

Job description

Are you a professional looking for an exciting and challenging career in the market and social research industry with a regional market leader and internationally recognised firm?

Do you have a degree qualification from a recognised university in Psychology or one of the human or social sciences?

Are you looking for an entry level role for a career in research into human behaviour, attitudes and opinions?

Do you have an analytical mind and enjoy analysis and report writing?

If this sounds like you, then you might be the person we are looking for!

The Company

Tebbutt Research is an ISO-20252-certified business that specialises in market and social research. We have been established for over 30 years, and our clients include prominent multinational corporations, respected donor organizations and governments. We are the industry leader in the Pacific Islands, where we work across 22 countries. We have won numerous awards over the years and have a great, close-knit team and a supportive work culture.

Research fields include social and behavioural research, opinion research, customer satisfaction, ad and communications testing, brand development, media ratings, segmentation studies, product testing, and monitoring and evaluation surveys. The techniques used include qualitative research, quantitative research, data analysis, observation, and audit methods.

The Role

We now have an opportunity for a professional to join our small executive team in Southport as Graduate Research Executive.

This role would involve helping to design, manage, analyse and report research projects. We do both qualitative and quantitative research. It is a client facing role and you would be working with the research team on projects for clients based around the world. The types of tasks you would be doing would typically include:

Qualitative research tasks

• Writing discussion guides and screener questionnaires
• Moderating depth interviews and focus group discussions
• Taking notes in depth interviews and focus group discussions
• Organising and checking transcripts
• Conducting theme analyses on the data collected
• Preparing reports including insights and recommendations for clients

Quantitative research tasks:

• Liaising with programmers to get questionnaires scripted
• Project management, liaising with fieldwork and data teams
• Data quality assurance tasks, including verification checks and daily monitoring
• Preparing specifications for analysis
• Development of code frames and coding of open-ended responses
• Reviewing data tables and conducting analysis on the data
• Preparing reports including insights and recommendations for clients

Key requirements:

• a university degree in Psychology or one of the human or social sciences, or a good degree in any discipline, with a good academic record
• a high standard of both written and spoken English
• strong and clear communication skills
• ability to create and maintain effective working relationships
• genuine interest in researching human behaviour, attitudes and opinions
• genuine interest in Pacific Island peoples
• willingness to travel from time to time to Pacific Island Countries

The role is full-time and office-based in the Southport CBD on the Gold Coast in Queensland. You will be working in a team with people in Australia, Fiji, PNG, Solomon Islands and across the Pacific Islands.