Associate

STRAT7 Incite; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Hybrid working options

Pension scheme

Sabbatical after 4 years

Volunteer days

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Job summary

STRAT7 is a data, analytics, and strategy consultancy that helps clients solve complex business challenges. The Associate will support the design and delivery of FMCG projects through Incite's problem-led, insight driven consulting approach.

Projects range from 6 weeks to several months, often 3–4 concurrent, with a mix of quantitative and qualitative work. This role emphasises curiosity, proactivity, and collaboration, with opportunities to shape briefs, research design, analysis and client

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG or consulting is a plus.
• Experience with questionnaires and fieldwork monitoring.
• Curious, proactive and ready to contribute to projects.

Responsibilities

• Supports projects from design through reports aligned to client objectives.
• Builds trusted client relationships and manages expectations through regular dialogue.
• Fosters collaboration by sharing ideas and supporting team members across projects.
• Develops practical, business-focused insights and challenges assumptions to drive outcomes.

Skills

Project management

Questionnaire design

Data analysis

Qualitative methods interest

Quantitative methods

Communication

Team collaboration

SPSS

Statistical software

Tools

SPSS

Q

Excel

Job description

STRAT7 is a data, analytics, and strategy consultancy that helps clients solve complex business challenges. We combine cutting-edge technology with deep industry expertise to deliver actionable insights that drive growth and transformation. As a group, we bring together experts in data science, AI, consumer insight, commercial strategy, and research methods to provide clients with a complete solution to their business challenges. We embrace agile methodologies across our organization, allowing us to respond quickly to changing market conditions and client needs while delivering high-quality solutions efficiently.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Associate will support the design and delivery of projects through Incite's problem-led, insight driven consulting approach. This individual will engage with the full FMCG project lifecycle, from helping shape the brief and research design through the analysis and delivery. Projects range from 6 weeks to several months and you might be working on 3 or 4 projects at a time. Ideally we are looking for strong quantitative practitioners with experience of qualitative methodologies, or if not experience of, an interest in qualitative. This individual is expected to be curious and proactive, bringing a can-do mindset and making a meaningful contribution to the projects and ongoing client accounts.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports projects, including research design, writing questionnaires/ discussion guides, project management, performs analysis and preparation of reports based on clients objectives. Also contributes to brainstorms and the development of insights
• Builds trusted client relationships and manages their expectations by regular dialogue and follow-ups on each project
• Encourage a collaborative environment by sharing ideas, working closely with colleagues, supporting team members, understanding their motivations, and adapting to different roles and projects to achieve shared goals
• Develops practical, business-focused solutions by identifying key insights and constructively challenging assumptions to reach the best possible outcome

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Evidence of strong project management capability managing work to agreed scope, timelines, and quality standards
• Ability to support with core elements of a project including questionnaire design, monitoring fieldwork and ensuring data accuracy
• Demonstrates confidence of basic quantitative analysis
• A problem-solving mindset, with the confidence to independently resolve day-to-day issues while recognising when to seek support
• Clear and effective communication skills, with a collaborative approach that supports teamwork and best practice
• Confident in SPSS or Q or other relevant statistical software

BENEFITS

The role comes with a competitive salary and clear paths to promotion and to new opportunities. Benefits include:

• 25 days holiday plus UK bank holidays (Christmas closure - 3 days additional to entitlement - discretionary and non-contractual leave)
• Flexible, hybrid working options - we expect you to be at the office 3 days a week
• A contributory group personal pension scheme, to which we contribute 4% of Qualified Banded earnings to each team member's gross salary after an initial 3 months service
• 4-week sabbatical after 4 years continuous service on top of 25 days holiday
• 2 volunteering paid days per year (under a formal program for a registered charity)
• A Health cash plan
• Life assurance scheme at 4 x salary
• Cycle to work scheme following successful completion of probation

RECRUITMENT

Recruitment for this role will involve three interviews

DISCLOSURE

STRAT7 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for research. Our commitment to inclusivity is not just about race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one's identity. All of our employee's points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.